Applications will be accepted until March 7 for an awards program honoring Colorado businesses for exporting. Established in 1970, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting recognizes economic development through international business. Winners of the latest awards will be recognized at the World Trade Day event scheduled for May 24. Through November, Colorado businesses exported […]
Express Employment Professionals, a staffing company whose operations include locations in Grand Junction and Montrose, ranks among the best employers in the United States in the latest ranking compiled for Forbes magazine. Forbes and Statista, a statistics portal and industry ranking provider, selected 2022’s best U.S. employers through an independent survey of a total of […]
A federal agency is accepting comments on plans to sell a total of 48 acres of public land east of Collbran. The proposed sale also would resolve an issue of trespassing and the unauthorized construction of a reservoir and gravel pit on two isolated parcels managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. “The BLM […]
Visiting Angels in Grand Junction ranks among the top home care businesses in North America in the latest results of an annual awards program. Visiting Angels received the Top 100 Leader in Experience Award from Home Care Pulse, an experience management company serving the home care industry. The award recognizes the top 100 home care […]
The Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction awarded a total of $35,0000 to 13 Mesa County organizations serving children. Money for the awards was raised during the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day and Fun Fest. last summer. The upcoming pancake day and fun fest is scheduled for June 11 at the Grand Junction Convention Center. The latest […]
The Bow Wow Film Festival will offer participants an opportunity to go to the dogs in watching films exploring the bonds between people and their canine companions. Moreover, the event will serve as a fund-raiser for the Roice-Hurst Humane Society in Grand Junction. “We are excited to host the Bow Wow Film Festival once again […]
Three political leaders announced their support for efforts to keep an outdoor retailer trade show in Colorado. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Sens. Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper released a joint statement following announcements by outdoor industry leaders to keep the show in Denver. “Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry is crucial to our economy and […]
Anglers, hunters and other outdoor recreation enthusiasts are invited to participate in a virtual meeting to discuss issues as well as elect a regional representative to a state group. The Northwest Region office of Colorado Parks and Wildlife scheduled the sportsperson’s caucus for 6 p.m. Feb. 23. “The Northwest Region’s caucus gives sportsmen and sportswomen […]
Tax collections, a measure of retail sales, continue to increase in Mesa County. Mesa County collected $4.3 million in sales taxes in January, a 19.7 percent increase over the same month last year. Use tax collections — most on automobiles purchased outside the county, but used in the county — rose 16.1 percent on a […]
The Colorado economy is expected to continue to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, but challenges persist. “Colorado’s economy is on the cusp of returning to pre-pandemic levels in a lot of areas. But we have to keep working to make sure that momentum continues for the weeks, months and years ahead,” said Jena […]