Employment declined in the United States in December as layoffs in restaurants and bars more than offset hiring in other industry sectors. Nonfarm payrolls decreased 140,000 and the unemployment rate held steady at 6.7 percent, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop in payrolls was the first since […]
The Grand Junction Lions Club will donate $30,000 to support construction of a regional cancer center at Community Hospital. The grant is among 12 worth a total of $90,720 the club announced as part of its latest fund-raising efforts. The grant for the center constitutes the first installment in a multi-year contribution totaling $75,000. Construction […]
Colorado business leaders are more upbeat heading into a new year, according to the latest results of a quarterly survey tracking their expectations for the economy, sales and other factors. “While the Colorado and national economy will likely continue to struggle for many months, there seems to be reason for optimism in the year ahead,” […]
Construction is scheduled to begin this summer on a regional cancer center at Community Hospital in Grand Junction — a facility funded in part by a $1 million donation. James Pulsipher, owner of Fidelity Mortgage in Grand Junction, made the donation. It was the largest single contribution in the 30-year history of the Community Hospital […]
Jared Prochnow of Fruita has been appointed to the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis appointed Prochnow to serve as a member of the public at large on the board. Prochnow succeeds Michael Rodriguez of Aurora, who resigned. Prochnow’s term expires Nov. 15, 2022. The nine-member board includes five members from the public […]
Vance Wagner, regional president of ANB Bank in Western Colorado, has been appointed to the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Jon Rizzi, executive director of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, welcomed the appointment. “His passion and support of the game throughout Colorado — and especially on the Western Slope — will […]
Lori Buck, mayor pro tem of Fruita, is among three appointees to the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis appointed Buck, a Republican, to serve on the 13-member board that oversees CMU. David Foster of Denver, a Democrat, also was appointed. Allison Ream Griffin of Lafayette, a Republican, was reappointed. The […]
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15 for a specialty crop block grant program. The Colorado Department of Agriculture joins with the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the annual grant program to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through education, nutrition, promotion, research and trade. Specialty crops include fruits and dried fruits, horticulture, nursery crops, […]
A nonprofit organization that owns and manages an affordable housing community in Grand Junction has completed more than $2.4 million in renovations there. Rocky Mountain Communities completed the work at Grand Manor on Orchard Avenue. The renovations included updates to the property, including fence and roof replacements, parking lot repairs, retaining wall construction and sewer […]
Work is expected to begin in February on additional improvements to Riverbend Park in Palisade funded by a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. A $20,900 grant was awarded to the Town of Palisade in partnership with Desert Rivers Collaborative for ongoing work at the park. A crew from the Western Colorado Conservation Corps will work […]