On Sept. 25, the Bureau of Land Management reopened public lands in Mesa County that the bureau had closed because of the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fires. The BLM announced an emergency closure July 15 to ensure public and firefighter safety during fire-suppression efforts. The bureau issued the rescission, because agency officials determined the […]
The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to its members Sept. 19 to notify them about its nominations for the four open seats on the board of directors. The chamber’s nominating committee, in accordance with its bylaws, met Sept. 12 and submitted the following nominees for three-year terms: Kristin Lee, Vectra Bank; Mai […]
The Confluence Center of Colorado, 2600 Dos Rios Drive, will host its grand opening Nov. 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The six nonprofit organizations that are occupying the building are: RiversEdge West; EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum; One Riverfront; Colorado National Monument Association; Colorado West Land Trust; and Colorado Canyons Association. The grand opening will […]
Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction announced its new officers for the 2026 fiscal year. The incoming president is Stephanie Garcia-Hagen, and Audrey Kiser is the president-elect, while Tim Haggerty is past-president. Returning officers are Treasurer Alan Watkins, Assistant Treasurer Chris Thompson and Secretary Russ Adsit. Trish Hausenbauer will be a new board member. Returning board […]
Tax credits abound when donating to Contribution Projects EDITOR’S NOTE: Sometimes, for various reasons, The Business Times isn’t able to print everything it wanted to present in a story. When that happens and we feel the need to provide what the original story was missing, we’ll bring you “More to the Story.” In the Sept. […]
The District 51 Foundation announced its 16th round of Professional Learning Grant award recipients, awarding $10,096.60 in grants to train 126 Mesa County Valley School District 51 staff members. The foundation received grant requests totaling more than $43,000. Since 2018, the D51 Foundation has donated more than $170,000 to 590 District 51 staff members for […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times It took about five years to come to fruition, but HDR, a professional services firm in the architecture, engineering and construction industry, finally has an office in Grand Junction. To help spread the word, HDR hosted an open house Sept. 4 to welcome local agencies and other members of the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times In its inaugural year, the Spark Summit brought national-level insight and hands-on leadership training to Grand Junction without the travel or expense of a big-city business and leadership conference. Rather than relying on theory, organizers Robert Beaver and Kristin Donahue designed the day as a “working summit,” where business owners, […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times At the Sept. 24 Spark Summit Business and Leadership conference, a breakout session in Room 213 at the Colorado Mesa University Center walked owners through what to do before, during and after a sale of their businesses. The panel featured high-level brokers and professionals that work with businesses throughout the […]
Local experts explain various ways to back up power in your home Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times When storms, wildfires or other threats to the power grid hit Mesa County, households can quickly find themselves in the dark. That was the case during multiple outages in the Redlands this August, which sparked local questions about […]