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 […]
A 22-year employee who’s worked in a series of positions at Osburn Cabinets & Design has yet another as owner and president of the Grand Junction business. Chad Brandon purchased the business from Marty Kolonel, who in turn acquired the firm from founder Bill Osburn Sr. in 1994. “I’ve spent the last two decades in […]
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union has expanded its charter to offer services to more customers. “We are excited about this opportunity to serve more of our Western Colorado neighbors,” said Gabriella Stockton, operations manager at Grand Junction Federal Credit Union. Membership in the Grand Junction Federal Credit Union previously required affiliations with particular employer groups […]
Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. Feb. 4 for grants intended to help small businesses endure the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and related restrictions. “Our small businesses are the backbone of our community, and this is a way Mesa County can offer financial assistance in the form of a one-time relief grant,” said […]
Darren Starr has retired as public works manager of the City of Grand Junction after a 36-year tenure with the city. Starr managed trash collection, street maintenance and snow removal. He served as a solid waste manager and also managed the streets and stormwater divisions and for 11-months managed Two Rivers Convention Center. “Darren has […]
Greg Larson has been selected as manager of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Upper Colorado River District headquartered in Grand Junction. Larson brings to his duties experience as manager of the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office in Montrose. He also worked as a planner and project manager for the Colorado River Valley Field Office in […]