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 […]
Michael Burkhard, sales manager of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, has become a Sterling R Presidents Circle investor in the Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC). “I support RPAC because doing so is important to my profession,” Burkhard said. A bipartisan political advocacy organization, RPAC works to support the real estate industry and homeownership. The […]
Max Taylor has joined Bray Commercial as a commercial broker in the Grand Junction office. Taylor recently moved to Grand Junction after working as a state park ranger in Sedalia and Hayden. “I chose Grand Junction to call home because of the wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities here,” he said. Brian Bray, managing broker […]
Alyssa Needham has joined DKT Realty at Metro Brokers in Grand Junction. Needham brings to her duties as a real estate professional 10 years of experience in marketing as well as communications and community relations with regional and national organization in the private and nonprofit sectors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Colorado […]
The Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies distributes food boxes for low-income seniors once a month. Distributions are set for 2 to 4 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the food bank warehouse at 268 N. River Road in Palisade. Boxes are available to adults age 60 and over who meet income […]
Shea Feedlot in Delta is among five winners of 2018 Safe Farm Awards presented by the Colorado Livestock Association. The association presents the awards to participants in its workers compensation group with active cost containment certification that meet designated medical provider requirements, two years of a loss ratio less than 25 percent and average two […]