SCL Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction continues to earn recognition for its maternity care. For a second consecutive year, St. Mary’s ranked among the best maternity hospitals. The ranking was based on a survey conducted by a national nonprofit and news magazine based on protocols to protect mothers and babies as well […]
Bray Real Estate based in Grand Junction has received recognition for production during 2020. Leading Real Estate Companies of the World awarded Bray Real Estate with a Member Achievement Award. The firm won the Momentum Club Award for improvement in broker-to-broker referral production in 2020. “This award showcases the hard work of our agents and […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management would maintain its headquarters in Grand Junction under legislation proposed by a Western Colorado congresswoman. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert introduced the Local Opportunities, Conservation and American Lands Act. The legislation keeps the BLM headquarters in Grand Junction as well as BLM employees in western states. “Westerners deserve a voice […]
The Western Colorado Latino Chamber of Commerce has relocated its office to the Colorado Mesa State University campus in Grand Junction in a collaborative effort intended to help entrepreneurs and students. “Statistically, Latinx students and or business owners are more likely to have first-generation status than the rest of the population. This is where we […]
The Colorado West Land Trust based in Grand Junction will add staff to its expanding Western Colorado operations thanks to a nearly $134,000 grant. The Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded a $133,700 grant to the land trust as part of a program to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron Bleiberg, the executive director of the […]
A Fruita rancher who serves as a leader of the cattle industry in Colorado, said she was encouraged by a show of support across the state for the industry. An event dubbed “Meat In” day included not only specials at retailers and restaurants and government proclamations, but also elicited contributions to support local communities and […]
A woman who’s worked in the public and private sector to help small businesses has returned to the U.S. Small Business Administration as the new administrator. The U.S. Senate confirmed Isabella Casillas Guzman’s nomination to the post. “I am excited to return to the SBA and serve as the voice of small business in the […]
Bidding will remain open through midnight March 31 for table dinners planned as part of the annual Edesia fund-raiser. Chef’s table dinners are scheduled for 6 p.m. April 11, 18 and 25 at the Wine Country Inn, 777 Grande River Drive in Palisade. The dinners will be limited to up to 10 guests in each […]
A measure of sales activity in Grand Junction continues to increase. The city reported collecting more than $3.7 million in sales taxes in February. That’s an increase of nearly $423,000 and 12.8 percent over the same month last year. The city also received nearly $800,000 as its share of county sales tax collections, a 6.3 […]
Businesses based in Mesa County will receive a total of nearly $1.5 million in the latest distribution of dividends from Pinnacol Assurance. The workers’ compensation insurer will distribute $50 million in general dividend checks, the sixth consecutive year for dividends. “During this year when Colorado businesses and their employees are facing significant financial hardships, we’re […]