Carol Gerber has joined the Mesa Group at Keller Williams Colorado West Realty in Grand Junction. Gerber brings to her duties 27 years of experience in the local real estate market. She holds designations as a Certified Residential Specialist and Senior Real Estate Specialist. Gerber works with seniors to help them buy and sell their […]
Susan Scofield has joined Real Estate West in Grand Junction. Scofield brings to her duties as an agent experience in commercial property management and starting a charter school as well as her interest in hiking. Real Estate West operates offices at 601 N. First St. For more information, call 243-7100 or log on to the […]
A Grand Junction company has manufactured and installed an acrylic panel in the largest underwater restaurant in the world. Reynolds Polymer Technology made the panel for Under, a newly opened gourmet restaurant in Lindesnes on the southern tip of Norway. At 36-feet wide and 13-feet tall, the panel affords diners a view of life in […]
A Grand Junction-based aerospace manufacturer has received statewide recognition for its operations — twice. Wren Industries was named the aerospace and electronics manufacturer of the year at the Colorado Manufacturing Awards presentation in Denver. The same day, Wren Industries was named a 2019 finalist in the Colorado Companies to Watch program. CompanyWeek, a weekly publication […]
The labor market has seesawed back up with an estimated 196,000 jobs added to United States payrolls in March. Initial estimates for payroll gains in January and February were revised upward, and the March unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. The March numbers contrast with those for February, when nonfarm payrolls increased 33,000. Payrolls […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has seesawed back down, a reflection of volatility as well as expectations for slowing growth. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 7.3 points to 124.1 in March. The drop follows a 9.7-point gain in February that in turn reversed three months of declines. “Confidence has been […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has edged back up — signaling continued growth, but at what likely will be a slowing pace. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose two-tenths of a percent to 111.5 in February. The gain was the first in five months. A separate […]
Registration is underway for an annual event that will address a range of issues associated with economic development in Western Colorado. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership has scheduled its economic summit for April 19 at Colorado Mesa University. The summit will coincide with an event showcasing the work of CMU students. “We are excited to […]
New bus service connects the Grand Junction Regional Airport and Horizon Drive business district with Colorado Mesa University and the downtown. The free service — called the Dash — runs from 4:15 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Dash runs along an existing route of Grand Valley Transit and includes a total […]
A trucking company with operations in Grand Junction reduced turnover by nearly a third, according to a case study conducted by a company that helps motor carriers retain staff. Brady Trucking lowered turnover 31 percent while increasing its driver count 40 percent in 2018, according to Stay Metrics, which partnered with the company. “We recognize […]