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 […]
Brandie Volpi has joined Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction as a real estate agent and property manager. Volpi was raised in Western Colorado and returned to the region after working in property management in California. She oversaw thousands of rental units in several states while also gaining experience in corporate property management. She […]
Laura Taylor, a pet behavior counselor at the Roice-Hurst Humane Society in Grand Junction, has been certified as a professional dog trainer. Taylor earned the designation after passing the Certified Professional Dog Trainer knowledge assessment administered by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. “It feels good to demonstrate that I have the knowledge the […]
Matt Vogel has been promoted to director of information technology at West Star Aviation. Scott Debrie has been promoted to interior senior team lead at the West Star facilities in Grand Junction. Working out of Grand Junction, Vogel oversees the company’s IT project portfolio, designing and implementing systems to benefit employees and customers. Vogel brings […]
The Mesa County Workforce Center and Grand Valley Transit have joined in an effort to offer high school students free transportation to summer jobs and other destinations. Mesa County School District 51 high school students may ride fixed routes on Grand Valley Transit for free until Aug. 31. All that’s required is GVT stickers on […]
Bus service between Grand Junction and Denver has expanded with more trips. Bustang will add three roundtrips on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays on its west line that includes Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Vail and Denver. The new trips add to three routes operating Monday through Friday. Bustang also added roundtrips to its north line between […]