Kassie Spears has joined Real Estate West in Grand Junction. Spears brings to her new position experience as a buyers agent and said she enjoys helping clients making the home buying process as smooth as possible. Real Estate West operates offices at 601 N. First St. For more information, call 243-7100 or log on to […]
Spencer Adleman, a staff accountant with Dalby, Wendland & Co. in Grand Junction, has attained the Certified Public Accountant designation. To receive a CPA license, applicants must pass a four-part examination with 14 hours of testing that covers such topics as auditing, financial accounting and reporting and regulations. Applicants also must meet requirements for education, […]
Twenty business professionals have graduated from the Mesa County Leadership program conducted by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. The program includes nearly 100 hours of class time teaching participants about community issues and how to become involved at a state level. The chamber has offered the program for 27 years. The latest graduates […]
A Palisade woman has been appointed to a state organization that makes funding available for Colorado businesses in the early stages of their development. Thea Chase will serve a four-year term on the Colorado Venture Capital Authority. Chase will serve as a representative of venture capital, institutional investment, fund management and investment banking on the […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has retreated on less upbeat expectations for sales, earnings and capital outlays. “As expectations for sales gains and the general business environment faded, uncertainty levels increased,” said Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business. “Still, job openings and plans to create jobs […]
Cold War Patriots has scheduled a social event in Grand Junction for uranium and nuclear weapons workers. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 10 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 743 Horizon Drive. The event will include a Mexican food buffet, magician, trivia contest and prizes. The event also will […]
Payroll growth has rebounded in the United States with the largest monthly gain in six months. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls swelled 224,000 in June. The unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a point, but at 3.7 percent remains new a 50-year low. The June gain in payrolls was the […]
Mesa County will receive more than $3.6 million in the latest payment in lieu of taxes on federal lands in the county. The payment is the single largest to a Colorado county out of nearly $40 million in so-called PILT payments in the state for 2019. Nationwide, the Department of the Interior will distribute $514 […]
An agricultural lighting company that’s relocated operations to the Grand Valley has been approved to participate in a program offering tax incentives for creating new jobs. Violet Gro will join 14 other companies participating in the Colorado Rural Jump-Start Program, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership announced. “We are thrilled that Violet Gro is the latest […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions remains unchanged, but also signals what could be slowing growth in the months ahead. The Conference Board reports its Leading Economic Index (LEI) held steady at 111.8 in May following three consecutive months of increases. “While the economic expansion is now entering its 11th year, the longest in U.S. […]