A certified public accountant who runs a financial services firm based in Grand Junction has been appointed to a national committee formed to advance financial literacy in the United States. Matt Rosenberg, president of RoseCap Financial Advisors, was selected by the American Institute of CPAs to serve on the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission. The […]
An annual fund-raising event that dares participants to brave the shave is scheduled for June 22 at the Avalon Theater in downtown Grand Junction. Men, women and children who volunteer for the St. Baldrick’s Grand Valley and Community Hospital head shaving event will raise money and awareness for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and childhood cancer […]
An aviation company with operations in Grand Junction remains the top-ranked maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the latest results of an annual magazine survey. West Star Aviation ranked first among most-preferred MROs in the 2019 survey conducted by Professional Pilot magazine. The company has ranked first since the magazine added the category to […]
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties ranks among the fastest growing real estate companies in the United States in the latest results of an annual industry report. The Grand Junction-based company ranks 25th among the top 50 movers in the 2019 REAL Trends 500 based on the proportional increase in closed transaction sides between 2014 and 2018. […]
The unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in the United States in nearly 50 years as payrolls keep growing. The jobless rate decreased two-tenths of a point to 3.6 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased 263,000 in April, according to the latest estimates from the Department of Labor. The unemployment rate now stands at […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has rebounded on more upbeat assessments of current business and labor conditions as well as more optimistic expectations. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose five points to 129.2. The gain doesn’t offset a 7.3-point drop in March or boost the index back to the levels of […]
New businesses continue to open in Colorado, but at a slower pace, according to the latest analysis of business filings in the state. For the first quarter of this year, 35,838 new entity filings were recorded with the secretary of state’s office. The half percent gain over the same quarter last year was the smallest […]
Seven high school students and a community college student will receive scholarships from Grand Valley Power based in Grand Junction. The recipients are: Lauren Amos and Kassidy Wilkerson, Plateau Valley High School; Peiten Barton and TyLee Brown, Fruita Monument High School; Kim Holton, Central High School; Makayla Moran, Grand Junction High School; and Jeron Walck, […]
Cynthia Castenada was honored as the top-performing agent for March at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Castenada posted the highest dollar volume in sales for the month as well as the most closed transactions and most new listings. Castenada brings to her duties nearly 12 years of experience. She also works as a […]
Jim Roland, a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Grand Junction, was among those selected by the company to meet with lawmakers in Washington to advocate on behalf of individual investors. “We are grateful for the opportunity to communicate the concerns of individual investors, especially those here in Grand Junction, and make sure they are […]