A fast-growing home health care provider that operates out of the Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction has earned recognition for its efforts. The International Business Innovation Association presented MLS Senior Care with its Outstanding Client of the Year Award. The awards program showcases the efforts of clients of business incubator and entrepreneurship centers. “It’s […]
Mara Hardy, business development manager for the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, is among three winners of a new award recognizing their efforts to promote entrepreneurship. The Anchor Point Foundation awarded Hardy and the others with the Startup Champion Award as part of Techstars Startup Week West Slope presentations. The winners each received a $10,000 grant […]
Britni Schneider has joined Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction as a broker associate. Bobby Boe, also a broker associate with the firm, has earned designation as an Accredited Land Consultant. “My focus is helping buyers and sellers get where they need and want to be by educating them about the local market and being […]
Dalby, Wendland & Co. has promoted five staff members to new positions with the Western Colorado accounting and consulting firm. Sabrina Hoyt was promoted to principal. A certified public accountant, she oversees the Grand Junction tax office. Hoyt has worked at Dalby, Wendland since 2006, providing tax return preparation and planning for individuals as well […]
Timothy Spihlman has joined West Star Aviation as chief financial officer. Spihlman oversees all aspects of the company’s finance functions, including accounting, financial planning, taxes and corporate strategy. He brings to his duties more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience in a variety of industries. He holds designation as a certified public […]
Linda Childears, a veteran of the Colorado banking industry who’s served on a variety of boards, has been elected to the Alpine Bank board of directors. “With our recent addition of four Front Range Alpine Banks, we felt it important to find a board member who will make a valuable contribution to our organization. We […]
Even as Americans recently celebrated their declaration of independence and the war that freed them from the tyrannical rule of England, another war rages on in the United States. The war on small businesses hasn’t been officially declared, but the evidence of aggression is on full display. After an amazing economic comeback over the last […]
A measure of consumer confidence has retreated on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 5.7 points to 92.6 in July. A component of the index tracking assessments of current conditions increased. But a component tracking the short-term outlook decreased. Lynn Franco, senior director of […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to rebound as more businesses reopen, but still signals a weak outlook in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) advanced 2 percent to 102 in June. The index has climbed 5.2 percent over the past […]
Toni Heiden-Moran was honored as the top-performing agent for June at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Heiden posted the highest dollar volume in sales for the month, the most closed transactions and most new listings. The owner and broker of her firm, Heiden has worked in the Western Colorado real estate market for […]