To the editor: After attending a state of the valley presentation where local government officials explained that they rate “attainable housing” as a top priority, it occurred to me that there might be a simple way for local governments to financially assist with this issue: give money to construction companies. The City of Grand Junction, […]
The Grand Junction Regional Airport has earned recognition for its contributions to air transportation in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics named Grand Junction Regional Airport the 2021 Colorado Airport of the Year. The award was presented during a meeting of the Colorado Aeronautical Board conducted in conjunction with the Colorado Airport […]
Timberline Bank and Mobility Driven are among the latest winners of annual awards presented by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce honoring community service. Timberline Bank was named the large business of the year. Mobility Driven, a firm launched by Robert Dittmer, was selected as the small business of the year. Jeff Kuhr, executive […]
A Grand Junction-based company that’s developed sensors for a range of applications has been approved to participate in a tax inventive program. The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved Hayden Data Systems to participate in the Rural Jump-Start Program. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership assisted with the process. “We are very pleased with the local support […]
Family Health West plans to soon close its assisted living center in Fruita and relocate the 50 residents there to other facilities. Korrey Klein, president of Family Health West, said the Oaks has gone beyond its useful life. The center was constructed in the 1980s using salvaged materials from oil boom man camps. “After a […]
The first phase of the Palisade Plunge, a 32-mile mountain bike trail from the top of the Grand Mesa to the town of Palisade, has opened. Completion of the second phase is scheduled for the end of July. “The Palisade Plunge exemplifies how a community can come together and create something special for the community […]
Tax collections, a key measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Grand Junction and Mesa County. The City of Grand Junction and Mesa County reported large, year-over-year gains in collections in May, although the gains also reflect the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic a year ago. The city collected nearly $4.9 million in sales […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners has retreated even as a growing proportion of them struggle to fill job openings. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell two-tenths of a point to 99.6 in May. “The labor shortage is holding back growth for small businesses across the […]
The monthly unemployment rate in the United States has dropped to its lowest level in more than a year as payrolls continue to grow. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobless rate retreated three-tenths of a point to 5.8 percent in May, the lowest level since March 2020. Nonfarm payrolls increased 559,000. […]
Jeff Kuhr, executive director of Mesa County Public Health, has been appointed to the Opioid Crisis Recovery Funds Advisory Committee. Kuhr serves on the committee as a representative of a local public health agency. The committee advises on the use of custodial funds the state receives as a result of opioid addiction-related litigation that’s not […]