What started out as a holiday campaign has turned into an ongoing effort to promote small businesses in Colorado. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced the #ShopLocalColorado campaign will equip small business owners as well as economic development leaders with social media content and other resources to promote a shop local […]
A program enabling businesses that follow health guidelines and safety practices to operate under less stringent pandemic restrictions saved the local food and beverage industry an estimated $13 million in 2020, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce announced. “In an industry that saw the devastating effects of the pandemic more than most, we are […]
A key measure of sales activity continues to increase in Mesa County. The county reported collecting a total of nearly $3.9 million in sales and use taxes in January, an increase of $255,000 and 7 percent over the same month last year. Sales tax collections increased 6.3 percent. Use tax collections — nearly all of […]
A virtual forum will feature eight candidates vying for four seats on the Grand Junction City Council. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the Zoom forum for noon Feb. 16. The event is free, but registration is required. To register or obtain more information, call 242-3214 or visit www.gjchamber.org. The municipal election […]
Four grants worth a total of $154,000 were awarded in Mesa County under one part of an initiative providing pandemic relief funds for businesses, organizations and individuals involved in arts, culture and entertainment in Colorado. Mesa Theater received $100,000. Sandstone Entertainment received $30,000. Absolute Dance and the Western Colorado Center for the Arts each received […]
Toni Heiden, Cynthia Castaneda and Kathy Tomkins were honored as the top-performing agents for January at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Heiden, the owner and broker of the firm, posted the highest dollar volume in sales for the month. Castaneda posted the most closings, while Tomkins had the most new listings. Weichert Realtors-Heiden […]
The School District 51 Foundation honored its latest award recipients as part of its White Iced benefit event. The 2021 White Iced Award recipients were Nancy Benton, Appleton Elementary; Khylene Colombe, Mesa View Elementary; Lisa Crabtree, Fruita Monument High School; Jenna Fairfield, Orchard Avenue Elementary; Kate Kindall, East Middle School; Jeff Mason, Palisade High School, […]
Greyhound Lines has relocated its Grand Junction bus terminal to the Grand Valley Transit station at 525 S. Sixth St. Greyhound Lines offers services under two schedules between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Customers can access a network of 2,400 destinations nationwide. For more information or purchase tickets, visit the website at […]
Grand Junction Volkswagen has once again received recognition for customer service. The dealership received a 2021 Customer Satisfaction Award from the DealerRater dealer review website. “2020 definitely created some unique challenges. We had to recreate our customer service experience by keeping our distance, while still delivering essential, high-quality auto service to our customers,” said Ron […]
Announcements made only a week apart underscore the importance of two things: the contributions of Colorado Mesa University to Western Colorado and the person who leads CMU. According to the latest results of an analysis conducted every two years, CMU accounted for $539 million in economic effects in a 14-county region of the West Slope […]