The Bray Cares Foundation in Grand Junction awarded five grants worth a total of $20,000 to help nonprofit organizations meet housing needs in Mesa County. Grants were awarded to: Foster Alumni Mentors to provide rental assistance and support for those who formerly were in foster care. Grand Valley Catholic Outreach for its Stop Eviction rental […]
The Mesa County Workforce Center and Western Colorado Area Health Education Center in Grand Junction are among the winners of statewide awards recognizing efforts to promote apprenticeships. The workforce center and health education center were among three winners of awards for partnerships. The Business Experiential Learning Commission hosted a virtual event in which the Colorado […]
Payrolls grew and the unemployment rate slipped in November as labor conditions continue to recover in the United States. The payroll gain was the smallest in six months, however, a slowing in hiring attributed in part to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Nonfarm payrolls increased 245,000 and the jobless rate edged down two-tenths of a […]
Sharon Hytinen has joined Bray Real Estate. Working out of Rifle, she’ll assist buyers and sellers from Grand Junction to Glenwood Springs. Hytinen brings to her latest position 15 years of experience in real estate. “I enjoy meeting new people and guiding them in all their real estate needs, from buying and selling to investing […]
Dr. Mark Noel has joined Colorado West Otolaryngologists and provides ear, nose and throat care out of offices in Montrose. Noel brings to his latest position nearly a decade of experience in Minot, N.D. He completed a residency in 2011 at the Michigan State University Community Program. He holds a medical degree from Des Moines […]
Anthony Heiden has joined Weichert Realtors-Heiden Home Realty in Grand Junction as a broker associate. Heiden brings to the position a passion for real estate he developed growing up with his grandmother, Toni Heiden-Moran, owner and broker of the firm. Born and raised in the Grand Valley, Anthony Heiden serves as a board member of […]
Dr. Kurt Spriggs is among the cardiologists seeing patients at a new practice that’s opened in Grand Junction. The SCL Health Medical Group and St. Mary’s Medical Center announced the opening of the SCL Health Heart & Vascular Institute cardiology clinic. The clinic is located in the Life Center at 2686 Patterson Road. Spriggs has […]
The largest workers’ compensation insurer in Colorado expects to lower rates in 2021. Pinnacol Assurance announced plans to lower rates an average of 6 percent for its more than 57,000 policyholders in the state. “We understand that to many of our policyholders, even a small decrease in rates can make a big difference during historically […]
A group of 55 real estate professionals earned the Grand Valley Specialist designation by completing the inaugural course offered at the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association. Tyler Harris, a broker associate at Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, created the designation with the help of the GJARA young professionals network committee. Participants had to earn […]
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties and Coldwell Banker Prime Properties based in Grand Junction joined in a project that secured homes for 107 pets. The real estate companies partnered with animal shelters in the markets the companies serve in the region to raise awareness of pet adoptions as well as collect pet food and toys. The […]