Applications will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 23 to fill a vacancy on the Mesa County School District 51 board. The District C seat on the school board was vacated following the resignation of John Williams. Williams resigned before a final round of interviews for an open position as the district general counsel. To […]
Applications will be accepted through March 20 for an annual conference designed to give Colorado residents a better understanding of federal legislative processes. Colorado Mesa University will join with Colorado State University and the University of Colorado to host the Colorado Capital Conference June 10 to 12 in Washington, D.C. Participants will meet and interact […]
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has scheduled an educational event for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25 at the Table Mountain Inn in Golden. The event will include panel presentations on creating diverse characters as well as author platforms and formatting for publication. Early registration is $80 for members and $90 for others through March […]
Jeff Wilson — a certified public accountant with Dalby, Wendland & Co. in Grand Junction — has earned the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional designation. The designation from the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals recognizes financial managers who are well-versed in the construction business. Applicants must have a minimum of 4,000 hours of […]
Applications will be accepted until March 31 for $2,000 scholarships the Shelter Insurance Foundation will award to graduates of Caprock Academy and Fruita Monument High School in the Grand Valley. Kerry Phillips, an agent with Shelter Insurance in Grand Junction, sponsors and partially funds the scholarships. A committee comprised of high school officials and community […]
The pace of hiring has picked up with an estimated addition of 273,000 jobs to United States payrolls in each of the last two months. The unemployment rate edged down a tenth of a point to 3.5 percent in February, matching its lowest level in 50 years. According to the latest Department of Labor report, […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions has rebounded, signaling what likely will be continued growth through early 2020. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) rose eight-tenths of a percent to 112.1 in January. The gain is more than double a three-tenths of a percent loss in December. A separate measure of current […]
Four Grand Valley residents have been appointed to state boards. Nathan Perry, an associate professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, is among seven appointees to an advisory committee that helps project revenue for the state government. Perry was named to the Governor’s Estimating Advisory Committee. The committee was created to assist […]