A new support group offers assistance to people who’ve lost beloved pets. The Roice-Hurst Humane Society will offer group meetings from 6 to 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every other month at its facilities at 362 28 Road in Grand Junction. Stacy Schoolfield, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist, will guide the groups. […]
Six Western Colorado automobile dealerships sold a total of 38 electric and hybrid vehicles in the latest campaign offering discounts and test drive events. Red Rock Nissan in Grand Junction participated in the 90-day campaign, along with Audi Glenwood Springs, Berthod Motors, Bighorn Toyota, Mountain Chevrolet and Phil Long Honda all in Glenwood Springs. Clean […]
Entries will be accepted through Dec. 25 for an annual sweepstakes in which the winner will receive two tickets to every public ticketed event in 2019 at the Avalon Theater, Los Colonias Park amphitheater and Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. Pinnacle Venue Services, which manages the three facilities, sponsors the sweepstakes. Online entries […]
Five Wienerschnitzel Express locations in Western Colorado will once again serve free food on Christmas as part of an annual event. The “No One Goes Hungry on Christmas” event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 25 at Wienerschnitzel Express locations at Shell convenience stores at 333 N. First St. and 745 Horizon […]
REI Co-op has expanded its equipment rental program — starting with snowshoes. “Factors such as price and storage space can be barriers to getting outdoors. Offering rental gear makes it that much easier for people to learn a new hobby, check out new gear, connect with friends and get outside,” said Peter Whitcomb, director of […]
A Grand Junction business offers tips to help homeowners prevent frozen and broken pipes this winter. “When temperatures dip into the teens and single digits, we definitely see a spike in calls. And then we usually get hit again when the temperatures rise and those frozen pipes thaw out,” said Robin Stevens, owner of Peterson […]
Four companies have been honored for expanding operations in the Grand Valley that involved a collective $10 million in capital investments and 82 new jobs. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce honored the companies during its latest quarterly membership luncheon. Business expansion awards were presented to: ANB Bank for the construction of a branch […]
Christmas comes early in the latest version of an annual forecast characterizing the business and economic outlook for Mesa County in 2019 as not just positive, but “extremely positive.” That’s the verbatim summary of a section on Mesa County in the 2019 Colorado Business Economic Outlook compiled by the research division of the Leeds School […]
Mesa County tax collections, an indicator of sales activity, continue to increase. Mesa County reported a 7.8 percent increase in sales and use tax collections for November compared to the same month last year. Through November, year-to-date sales and use tax collections were up 9.1 percent over the same span in 2017. The latest numbers […]
Amy Gekas plans to work for Talon Wine Brands now that she’s completed her degree in enology from Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction. “Colorado is home to an inspiring and evolving community of viticulturists and enologists,” Gekas said. “WCCC not only gave me the foundation needed to thrive in this industry, but helped […]