The Western Colorado Community Foundation will use a $197,000 grant to increase efforts to alleviate hunger. The Colorado Health Foundation, a statewide philanthropic organization supporting food access and security, awarded the grant. The grant will build on the efforts of the Western Colorado Community Foundation and Mesa County Hunger Alliance, said Anne Wenzel, president and […]
Donations will be accepted through Nov. 20 for an annual pet food drive organized by the VCA Tiara Rado Animal Hospital in Grand Junction. Collections from the drive go to the Community Food Bank, which in turn provides dog and cat food. “Many of our clients have four-legged family members who are just as important […]
A cancer institute is recruiting health care professionals in the Grand Valley to provide care to patients under a program planned for Utah. The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah seeks nurse practitioners and others for its Huntsman at Home sites in Carbon, Emery and Grand counties starting in early 2021. Additional information […]
As usual, Abraham Lincoln put it best in exhorting his fellow citizens to strive to finish the work to achieve a just and lasting peace. The final paragraph of Lincoln’s second inaugural address in 1865, delivered just weeks before his assassination, began with these still-familiar words: “With malice toward none, with charity for all …” […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners remains unchanged on a mix of positive and negative expectations for the months ahead. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index held steady at 104 in October. The latest reading remains slightly higher than the historical average of 100 for the 46-year-old […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management celebrated the 20th anniversary of establishing a 123,000-acre conservation area in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area was established in 2000 and named for Scott McInnis, a former U.S. representative who now serves as a Mesa County commissioner. “This is a special place for […]
A 20-acre parcel characterized as a missing link has been purchased to continue a trail in the Grand Valley. The Colorado West Land Trust purchased the land from a local real estate developer, conserved the property for public open space and transferred ownership to the City of Grand Junction. A $156,920 grant from Great Outdoors […]
SCL Health St. Mary’s in Grand Junction has expanded a training program to help health care workers in the region respond to a potential surge in COVID-19 infections. A $79,000 grant received from the federal government and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment funded the training. In June, St. Mary’s also received a $50,000 […]
St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction will invest $300,000 over three years in the HomewardBound Pathways Family Shelter. The shelter, which opened in July, provides families with a place to eat and sleep as well as educational and training programs to help people become self-sufficient. “For 124 years we have embraced a commitment to […]
Energy development, recreation and other activities on public lands in Colorado managed by the U.S. Department of Interior accounted for a total of nearly $19 billion in economic contributions during the 2019 fiscal year. Those activities also supported 62,425 jobs, according to the latest economic report from the federal agency. Nationwide, activities resulted in $336 […]