The latest edition of the annual Colorado Hay Directory is now available, offering information to connect producers and buyers. The directory offers information about hay producers and brokers as well as companies that provide related products and services. The directory offers information by region for the type and amount of hay available and bale types […]
Comments will be accepted through Aug. 31 on an updated comprehensive economic development strategy completed by the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado. The organization represents Mesa County and four other counties as well as municipalities in the five-county region. The organization updated its comprehensive economic development strategy as part of the requirements to maintain its […]
Pinnacol Assurance once again ranks among the best-performing property and casualty insurance companies in the United States. The Colorado-based worker’s compensation insurance provider is included on the Ward’s 50 list for the fourth consecutive year. “We are proud of our performance, especially the past year, and to have earned this coveted position on the Ward […]
Kay Ramachandran National Community Health Center Week 2021 will be celebrated in person and virtually this year through Aug, 14. Elected officials will join communities across the country in elevating the work community health centers have done while fighting on the front lines of COVID-19 to keep our communities healthy and safe. Their visits and […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners has retreated on less upbeat expectations for the economy, sales and earnings as well as concerns about labor availability. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.8 points to 99.7 in July. The decrease nearly erased a 2.9-point increase in June, […]
Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. Mesa County reported collecting more than $4 million in sales tax in July, a 20.4 percent increase over the same month last year. The county also collected nearly $401,000 in use taxes — almost all of it on automobiles purchased outside the […]
U.S. payrolls swelled and the unemployment rate retreated in July with hiring in the leisure and hospitality and education sectors accounting for more than half the job gains. Nonfarm payrolls increased 943,000 and the jobless rate declined a half point to 5.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Estimated payroll gains for June […]
New business filings continue to increase on a year-over-year basis in Colorado, a trend that portends economic recovery in the aftermath of a pandemic. “Colorado is on the road to recovery despite historic economic challenges,” said Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. According to the latest report based on statistics from the Colorado Secretary of […]
A search is expected to soon begin for a new leader of a Grand Junction-based economic development organization. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership announced Robin Brown resigned as executive director to take a position with Colorado Mesa University. “We are confident in our ability to find a strong successor and to continue the great work […]
Samuel Adamson, Jennifer Cook and Rhett Cook joined Monument Health in Grand Junction for summer internships. The three Colorado Mesa University students are working in different areas with the organization as they explore their interests in health care and business. Adamson, a sophomore majoring in electrical and computer engineering, works as an information technology intern. […]