Barbara Brewer of Grand Junction has been reappointed to a four-year term on the State Board of Equalization. Bridget Reyes of Grand Junction has been appointed to the HIV Alliance for Prevention, Care and Treatment. Brewer, a former Mesa County assessor, serves on the State Board of Equalization as a representative with knowledge of property […]
A Colorado real estate investment firm has secured a $15 million loan to construct an apartment complex and RV park in Grand Junction. Four Points Funding received the loan from FirstBank for the Eddy at Grand Junction. The project will include a 96-unit apartment complex and 74-unit RV park. “Grand Junction has all the key […]
A House committee has passed an amendment intended to keep the U.S. Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction. The House Committee on Natural Resources voted unanimously to pass an amendment to the concurrent resolution on the budget for the 2022 fiscal year. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican whose congressional district includes Grand […]
Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. Mesa County reported collecting more than $3.8 million in sales tax in August, a 16 percent increase over the same month last year. The county also collected nearly $400,000 in use taxes — almost all of it on automobiles purchased outside the […]
Construction is under way on renovations to the Lincoln Park stadium complex in Grand Junction. The project will include new bleachers at Suplizio Field, new western bleachers at Stocker Stadium, improvements to the southwest and northwest entryways as well as audiovisual, electrical and information technology upgrades. Work will begin at Suplizio Field with the demolition […]
Employers can expect more applicants to fill job openings now that a $300 federal stipend added to weekly unemployment benefits has ended, according to the owner of a staffing agency in Grand Junction. “We average filling three positions a day. I expect that number to jump now that the stimulus program has ended,” said Nina […]
A small business advocacy group has filed a brief with the Colorado Supreme Court in connection with a case involving the role of general partners in businesses. The National Federation of Small Business Legal Center filed a so-called friend of the court brief in Chan v. Heartland Energy Development Corp. The NFIB supports a Colorado […]
Applications will be accepted through Oct. 15 for a second round of grants to promote social emotional learning in Mesa County School District 51. Alpine Bank donated $50,000 to the School District 51 Foundation to fund the grants. The foundation will in turn award grants in various sizes to teachers, counselors and principals. “Alpine Bank […]
A measure of consumer sentiment has dropped to its lowest level in six months on less upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 11.3 points to 113.8 in August. That’s the lowest point since the index stood at 95.2 in February. “Concerns about the Delta variant […]
U.S. payrolls continue to grow even as the unemployment rate drops. Nonfarm payrolls increased 235,000 and the jobless rate decreased two-tenths of a point to 5.2 percent in August, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, the latest payroll increase was less than half the average monthly gain of […]