An upcoming workshop in Grand Junction will offer information about the basics of self-publishing. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has scheduled the workshop for 9 a.m. to noon May 4 at the Business Incubator Center, located at 2591 Legacy Way. The event is free and open to the public. A light breakfast will be available from […]
Grand Junction Subaru and Subaru of America donated more than $20,000 to Colorado Discover Ability (CDA), proceeds from the latest Share the Love campaign. The total was the most for Grand Junction Subaru in its 11 years of participating in the annual effort, said owner Ron Bubar. “I’m so proud of our team and our […]
Registration remains open through May 1 for a team challenge organized by Rocky Mountain Gun Club in Grand Junction. Based on the television show “The Amazing Race,” what’s billed as the MAGnificent Challenge will enable participants to experience new forms of sport shooting, archery and situational awareness simulations. “We really wanted something unique, fun and […]
Community Hospital celebrated a milestone of sorts in the delivery of the 1,500th baby at the Birth Place at the Grand Junction Hospital. A labor and delivery nurse at the hospital gave birth to a girl at 5:11 a.m. April 18. “The fact one of our labor and delivery nurses gave birth to the 1,500th […]
The Kimbrough Team in Grand Junction once again ranks among the top 100 RE/MAX teams worldwide for residential and commercial real estate sales in 2018. The Kimbrough Team has ranked among the top 100 teams worldwide for five straight years and as the top-selling team in Mesa County for nine consecutive years. “Year after year […]
Relieved to have filed your income tax forms for another year — or at least filed for the extension that provides a reprieve? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. Who isn’t relieved to complete the onerous task of figuring how much is owed Uncle Sam and his ilk in Denver — or worse still, sending […]
Tax collections in the Grand Valley constituted something of a mixed bag in March. The City of Grand Junction reported a 5.6 percent increase in sales and use tax collections compared to the same month last year. Mesa County reported a 6.6 percent decrease. Overall lodging tax collections in Grand Junction increased, but only because […]
The Montrose Chamber of Commerce has announced plans to soon close, bringing an end to an organization that’s operated for 130 years. The chamber announced in a news release it will close May 24. Members will receive a refund for any unused portion of their annual membership by the end of May unless they direct […]
A project to move and store a massive pile of uranium mill tailings along the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, has passed a milestone with 10 years of shipments. On April 20, 2009, the first trainload carrying mill tailings departed from the Moab site. Ten years later, more than 9.5 million tons of the estimated […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has increased, but continues to signal slowing growth. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose four-tenths of a percent to 111.9 in March. Separate measures of current and past performance also increased. “The U.S. LEI picked up in March with labor markets, […]