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 […]
Kristi Redlinger, vice president and business development officer with Bank of the San Juans in Grand Junction, was named District 5470 Rotarian of the Year. The district includes 58 Rotary Clubs in Colorado. Redlinger has belonged to the Horizon Sunrise Rotary Club since 2008. Redlinger has served as president and treasurer of the club. She’s […]
A Grand Valley student who launched a business to offer protective outdoor gear for children was among the semifinalists who pitched their ventures in a national competition. James Stucky, chief executive officer of Bulldog Protective Gear, vied against nine other semifinalists, but didn’t advance to the finals of the Saunders Scholars National Competition. Stucky, a […]