John Hildebrand has been inducted as the new president of the Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction. Hildebrand succeeds Toni Heiden, who now serves as past president. Club officers for 2021-2022 also include Nathan Rhodes, president-elect; Stacey Mascarenas, vice president; Leonard Silence, secretary; and Alan Watkins, treasurer. The Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction is part of […]
The Pinnacol Foundation awarded a total of nearly $350,000 in scholarships to 74 Colorado students for the 2021-2022 year. The foundation — established by Pinnacol Assurance, a workers’ compensation insurance provider — provides college scholarships to students whose parents were seriously injured or killed in work-related accidents. Since 2000, the foundation has awarded a total […]
Mesa County School District 51 has scheduled a career fair for Oct. 16. The fair is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at R-5 High School at 455 N. 22nd St. in Grand Junction. The event will offer information about job openings in teaching as well as custodial work, nursing, nutrition services […]
Payrolls keep growing in the United States, albeit at a slower pace, and the unemployment rate continues to drop. Nonfarm payrolls increased 194,000 and the jobless rate dropped four-tenths of a point to 4.8 percent in September, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest payroll increase was about […]
Bank of Colorado has scheduled a grand opening celebration at its new location in Grand Junction. The grand opening is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the branch at 2452 Patterson Road near Mesa Mall. Prizes will be given away, including an iPad and Traeger grill. The branch opened Sept. 30 in […]
Coloradans will soon receive a welcome surprise in the mail — a check from their state government. The controller’s office announced enough income tax revenue was generated to issue every Colorado household a modest but meaningful $70 refund. The idea of reducing the burden on taxpayers seems almost unheard of these days, especially as debate […]
Colorado business leaders are less upbeat heading into the final months of the year as concerns mount over the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and supply chain issues. The Leeds Business Confidence Index retreated 11.2 points to 56.1 for the fourth quarter. The index was lower at 47.9 for the fourth quarter of 2020. The index is […]
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland intends to move the headquarters of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management back to Washington, D.C., as part of what she termed efforts to rebuild the agency. Grand Junction will remain the western headquarters, however, with an expanded operation. “There’s no doubt that the BLM should have a leadership presence in […]
Low-interest loans are available to small businesses in Western Colorado affected by the closures of Interstate Highway 70 through Glenwood Canyon. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the U.S. Small Business Administration approved a disaster declaration for Mesa County as well as Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and Routt counties in Colorado and Grand and Uintah […]
A Grand Junction clinic has opened to offer more access to primary health care services. SCL Health Medical Group celebrated the grand opening of the clinic located at 2570 Patterson Road. The 22,000-square-foot facility offers a full range of primary care services, including imaging and laboratory services as well as mental care. SCL Health Medical […]