Dani Wright, a Realtor with Hummel Real Estate in Grand Junction, has received the Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) designation. Wright completed classroom instruction that covered not only the fundamentals of real estate, but also areas of specialization and addressed such topics as contract law, finance, professional standards, risk reduction and sales and marketing. Wright joins […]
A chief flight nurse has retired after more than 30 years of work for St. Mary’s Medical Center and Careflight of the Rockies in Grand Junction. Kathy Shoemaker oversaw the Careflight of the Rockies flight program and managed aircraft vendors, personnel and policies. Shoemaker joined St. Mary’s in 1986. After working in the emergency room […]
Barrett Kendall and Dan Savoca have joined Bray Real Estate. Cody Carlson has joined Bray Commercial Real Estate. Jo Carole Haxel, a broker associate with Bray Real Estate, has received designation as a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. Kendall and Savoca joined the Grand Junction office as broker associates. Kendall brings to his duties four years […]
U.S. payrolls rebounded in May as restaurants and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic began to reopen and millions of people returned to work. Nonfarm payrolls increased 2.5 million, the biggest one-month gain since at least 1939. The unemployment rate decreased 1.4 points to 13.3 percent, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. The […]
A measure of consumer confidence has edged up as business re-openings buoy expectations for improving economic conditions in the United States. Consumers remain wary, nonetheless, about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the Conference Board. “While the decline in confidence appears to have stopped for the […]
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A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to slide, suggesting the coronavirus pandemic and related restrictions have triggered a recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 4.4 percent to 98.8 in April. That decline follows a 7.4 percent decrease in March, the largest monthly decline in the […]
An event promoting entrepreneurial endeavors in Western Colorado will switch to a virtual format in offering a series of free presentations in July. Programs and events will be offered online every Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon starting July 7 and running throughout the month as part of Techstars Startup Week West Slope. “We know that […]
Jennifer Bebee noticed yet another result of the coronavirus pandemic, this one affecting her hearing impaired patients. “With the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all wearing masks. If you already struggle to hear, the masks not only muffle one’s voice, but it makes it impossible to read lips,” Bebee said. “I knew I needed to help come […]
Colorado Mesa University has begun planning to offer in-person instruction for the fall semester. CMU President Tim Foster said the Safe Together, Strong Together initiative will involve Mesa County Public Health as well as Community Hospital and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. “Combining their expertise with the knowledge base of our faculty experts should result […]