Community Hospital hires vice president of human resources

Jerry Clipp has joined Community Hospital in Grand Junction as vice president of human resources. Clipp brings to his duties more than 25 years of experience in human resources in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Most recently, he worked as chief administrative director for the Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute. He holds a […]

Grand Junction accountant receives Enrolled Agent designation

Brandon Warnock, an accountant with Dalby, Wendland & Co. in Grand Junction, has received designation as an Enrolled Agent. The designation, the highest credential conferred by the Internal Revenue Service, enables Enrolled Agents to represent clients before the IRS without restrictions to which clients they represent, the type of tax matters they handle or which […]

Labor update: U.S. payrolls, jobless rate up

Payrolls continue to grow in the United States even as the unemployment rate remains near a 50-year-low. Nonfarm payrolls increased 128,000 and the jobless rate edged up a tenth of a point to 3.6 percent in October, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. Overall payrolls increased despite a drop in manufacturing employment because of […]

Consumer Confidence Index edges down

A measure of consumer confidence has edged down on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions, but remains encouraging heading into the holiday season. “Confidence levels remain high, and there are no indications that consumers will curtail their holiday spending,” said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators for the Conference Board. The Conference […]

Real estate firm honors best-selling agents

Mary Kruse, Cynthia Castaneda and Toni Heiden were honored as the top-performing agents for September at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Kruse posted the highest dollar volume in sales and most closed transactions for the month. Castaneda and Heiden tied for the most new listings. Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty operates offices at 735 […]

ProStar Geocorp hires manager for oil and gas division

Steven Maldonado has joined ProStar Geocorp to manage sales and service for the oil and natural gas division of the Grand Junction-based company. Based in Houston, Maldonado will work with existing ProStar clients in the oil and gas industries as well as assist other companies that could benefit from ProStar software and services. He brings to […]

Wine Country Inn names new executive chef

Michael Deremer is the new executive chef at the Wine Country Inn, where he oversees food service and event catering at the Palisade hotel. Deremer brings to his duties 16 years of experience working in country clubs in Colorado and Florida and operating a catering business in Florida. He designed the Paradox Grill at the […]

Free online course offers help in using public data

A free online course offers information to businesses and others about how to access and analyze public data. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and Business Research Division of the University of Colorado launched the Data Tools eLearning course. “Government should help Coloradans achieve their own American dream. We are excited to collaborate with the […]