Alpine Banks of Colorado has announced it will pay quarterly cash dividends on Feb. 1. The bank will pay a dividend of $24 per class A common share and 16 cents per class B common share. Those dividends represent a 33.3 percent increase over dividends paid in the previous quarter. A $5.1 billion employee-owned organization […]
Listings will be accepted through Feb. 15 for the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, an annual publication promoting farmers markets, wineries and other agricultural operations in Colorado. “Farm Fresh is a popular and helpful resource for Colorado residents and visitors,” said Danielle Trotta, business development specialist with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. “The goal of the […]
A company has enlisted commercial real estate brokers in Mesa County to help test a new search engine and marketing platform. Jamis Companies plans to offer the Commercial Co-Op platform to Colorado and, eventually, nationwide markets. “It’s an all-in-one search engine and marketing tool for commercial real estate brokers looking to streamline their tech and […]
The Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District has canceled its spring grant cycle and will instead roll funding into one cycle scheduled to begin Aug. 1. The district has allocated $350,000 for fall grant awards. The district distributes federal mineral leasing funds to local public entities to support infrastructure, construction and public service projects that […]
Spectrum has added the AccuWeather TV Network to programming offered to customers in Grand Junction. “AccuWeather will give Spectrum customers in Grand Junction access to even more timely and reliable weather news and information from a trusted brand,” said Tom Montemagno, executive vice president of programming acquisition for Charter Communications. Charter operates the Spectrum brand […]
A bicycle rack manufacturer has installed computerized machinery to ramp up production at its Grand Junction facility. QuikRStuff added the computerized numerical control machines to handle the production of up to 2,000 Quik Rack Mach2 bicycle racks by the end of March. The company expects to add four employees to run the machines. Bryan Wachs […]
Sales tax collections, one measure of retail activity, declined in 2020 in Grand Junction, the city reported. Lodging tax collections, a measure of hotel and motel sales, also dropped. The city collected a total of more than $57 million in sales and use taxes in 2020. That’s a decrease of about $1.1 million and 1.9 […]
A measure of consumer confidence has increased on more upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.1 points to 89.3 in January. An increase in a component of the index tracking the short-term outlook more than offset a decrease in a component of the index tracking […]
A monthly measure of the rural economy in Colorado has declined in part on decreasing employment. The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for Colorado retreated 1.3 points to 41.6 for January. The overall Rural Mainstreet Index for a 10-state region that includes Colorado rose four-tenths of a point to 52, the second-highest reading since January […]
Colorado Mesa University has updated its plans for responding to the coronavirus pandemic while continuing to offer in-person instruction on its Grand Junction campus. The update — titled “The Future is Now” — builds on the “Safe Together, Strong Together” pandemic plan. “The Future is Now is a metaphor for the idea that taking assertive […]