Job losses in Mesa County in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic are forecast to total 3 percent by the close of 2021, according to the results of survey conducted to assess the effects of the pandemic on local businesses. “Our findings indicate that Mesa County has experienced a relatively low impact from the COVID-19 […]
Local business owners and managers have a variety of concerns about applying for additional funding if the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue. Responding to the latest survey conducted by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, some owners and managers said they’d apply for funding only if the loans were forgivable or they were […]
A search is under way for a successor to lead a clinically integrated health care network based in Grand Junction. Stephanie Motter, chief executive officer of Monument Health, announced she’s leaving the organization she’s led since its inception in 2016. “While I am thrilled to join the team at Indiana University Health and be closer […]
The Counseling & Education Center in Grand Junction is among the latest recipients of grants from the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation. The $15,000 grant will help the center provide counseling to clients of all ages regardless of their income levels or insurance coverage. “We are thrilled and grateful for the continuing generosity of the Rocky […]
A group of health care professionals have joined in an effort to turn a long-vacant building in Grand Junction into a new kind of medical facility. Renee Williams, a biochemist and health coach, and her husband, Dr. Nathan Williams, an anesthesiologist, lead the effort to renovate the former Grand Junction Athletic Club building at 2515 […]
An organization that’s conserved a total of 125,000 acres of agricultural lands, open spaces and wildlife habitat in Mesa County and Western Colorado has once again earned national distinction for its efforts. The Colorado West Land Trust based in Grand Junction earned renewed accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, a program of the Land […]
Registration is underway for a conference offering information on managing change in laws, work forces and other aspects of business operations. The Western Colorado Human Resource Association has scheduled its fall conference for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20. The conference will be conducted at the Colorado Mesa University Center ballroom in Grand Junction […]
Tax collections, one measure of sales activity, have increased, although at different rates for Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction. County sales tax collections increased 9.2 percent in July compared to the same month last year. City collections edged up three-tenths of a percent. Meanwhile, city lodging tax collections, a measure of hotel […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners have provided a total of nearly $2.6 million to fund research and conservation projects that benefit elk and other wildlife in Colorado. Research projects will help biologists identify sources of elk calf mortality and learn how elk are affected by human recreational activity. Conservation projects will include […]
The Pinnacol Foundation has awarded a total of nearly $453,0000 in scholarships to 95 Colorado students. The foundation — established as a charitable nonprofit entity by Pinnacol Assurance, a workers’ compensation insurance provider — provides scholarships to students whose parents were seriously injured or killed in work-related accidents. Since 200, the foundation has awarded a […]