A new cardiology practice is scheduled to open in Grand Junction. The SCL Health Medical Group and St. Mary’s Medical Center announced plans to open the SCL Health Heart & Vascular Institute clinic in November. The clinic will be located at the Life Center at 2686 Patterson Road. “We are thrilled to be able to […]
Sales tax collections, a key measure of retail activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. The county reported collecting a total of nearly $3.7 million in sales and use taxes in October. That’s an increase of more than $400,000 and 12.2 percent over the same month last year. October collections reflect September sales. County sales […]
A grant will fund research and college scholarships to advance the Colorado wine industry. The Winiarski Family Foundation — an organization established by renowned California vintner Warren Winiarski and his wife, Barbara — bestowed a $150,000 grant to Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado Community College. The grant will be used to establish the Warren […]
Payrolls swelled and the unemployment rate retreated in October as labor conditions continued to improve in the United States. Nonfarm payrolls grew 638,000 and the jobless rate fell a point to 6.9 percent, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. Both the increase in payrolls and decrease in the unemployment rate exceeded […]
A measure of consumer confidence has slipped on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell four-tenths of a point to 100.9 in October. A component of the index tracking current conditions increased. But a component tracking the short-term outlook decreased. Lynn Franco, senior director of […]
Landon Brown has joined Community Hospital in Grand Junction as chief compliance officer. Brown succeeds Scott Houska, who retired after a career in nursing, law and health care compliance. Brown brings to his duties more than six years of experience in health care compliance, mostly recently as hospital compliance officer for the Abrazo Community Health […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to increase, but at a pace that signals slowing. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose seven-tenths of a percent to 107.2 in September. The gain was the fifth in as many months. Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of economic research at […]
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Alexander McLean Nees of Grand Junction was appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Community Service. The commission recommends a community service plan that promotes school safety, literary, and mentoring for disadvantaged youth while preventing youth violence.
Toni Heiden-Moran and Kathy Tomkins were honored as the top-performing agents at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Home Realty in Grand Junction. The owner and broker of the firm, Heiden-Moran posted the highest sales volume and most new listings for the month. Heiden-Moran and Tompkins tied for the most closings. Weichert Realtors-Heiden Home Realty operates offices at 735 […]