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 […]
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 […]