Mesa County Public Health was awarded the Veterans Affairs’ Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant, a $733,400, one-year federal grant. Mesa County Public Health said in a news release it plans to launch a new initiative for local veterans called the Tri-County Veteran Support Hub. It is a comprehensive, community-based initiative designed to […]
Teriyaki Madness, 2691 Patterson Road in Village Fair Plaza, marked its opening with a ribbon cutting Oct. 2. The building previously was home to a Which Wich sandwich shop.
The Mesa County Board of County Commissioners today, Sept. 29, unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data-center projects. The commission took the action during a public hearing, and the moratorium takes effect immediately. The county has been working on updates to its land-development code, because data-center facilities are not addressed in the old land-use code, […]
If you recognize this metal apple sculpture from Downtown Grand Junction’s Art on the Corner and wonder why Terry Burnett has it in his home workshop, don’t worry. He’s not an art thief. Burnett is the creator of the sculpture, and he removed it from downtown Grand Junction a year ago to freshen up the […]
New Fruita bookstore and lounge TBR Book Bar sells books and serves wine, beer and coffee Tim Harty, The Business Times Most people try to talk themselves into opening a business. They find reasons it will work. Not Brandy Remy. She did her darnedest to talk herself out of opening a business. Looked for every […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The City of Grand Junction and Mesa County are considering moratoriums on data centers while officials study the rapidly growing industry and determine how future facilities should be regulated. The city mentioned a moratorium, possibly for one year, during a Sept. 14 workshop. Then, Mesa County joined it, saying in […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Organizational leaders from across Western Colorado gathered at Colorado Mesa University on Sept. 23 for a conference designed to provide the type of high-level training that often requires companies to send employees to larger cities. The second annual SPARK Summit brought speakers from across the country to CMU’s Meyer Ballroom […]
Paranormal Cirque returns to Mesa Mall, 2424 U.S. Highway 6&50, for four nights of shows, Oct. 2-5, with a claim it will expose attendees to a unique creation of combined theatre, circus and cabaret with a new European-style flare. Cirque Italia is presenting a brand-new show for a mature audience that loves thrilling, wicked, sexy […]
The Kindness Creates Community Foundation is offering up to $30,000 in matching funds to support construction education and workforce development for Western Slope students. The foundation, the charitable arm of the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association, will match contributions made to Careers in Construction Western Slope through the end of 2026. The match includes donations […]
For anyone who has wondered what it really takes to run a school district, or wanted a better understanding of what happens behind the scenes to support nearly 20,000 students and thousands of staff members every day, School District 51 has a way for you to find out. The school district is taking applications for […]