Mesa County Public Health has expanded a program recognizing local businesses that meet high standards for health, quality and safety. The Blue Ribbon Award program applies not only to retail food establishments, but also child care facilities, schools, swimming pools and body art businesses. “Our restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, food trucks, care facilities and […]
Quick quiz: How does the United States compare to other countries in terms of its tax structure? How competitive is the U.S. internationally as a result? There’s good news and bad. Thanks to federal reforms enacted under the Tax Cuts and Job Act, the U.S. moved up four spots in the 2018 International Tax Competitiveness […]
Payrolls swelled in the United States in October, a gain that helped keep the unemployment rate at a nearly 50-year low and wages growing. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased 250,000. The jobless rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent, the lowest reading since December 1969. Estimated payroll gains for September were […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence remains at it highest level in 18 years with expectations for continued growth into the new year. “Consumers do not foresee the economy losing steam anytime soon. Rather, they expect the strong pace of growth to carry over into early 2019,” said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators […]
Donations will be accepted through Nov. 9 for an annual pet food drive organized by the Tiara Rado Animal Hospital in Grand Junction. “We host this pet food drive to ensure that pets in need in our community have food going into the winter months,” said Caylie McClure, hospital director. Collections from the drive go […]
A group of businesses and organizations involved in outdoor recreation has added its support to a ballot measure to increase the Grand Junction lodging tax. The Outdoor Recreation Coalition endorses Issue 2A on the November election ballot. The measure asks Grand Junction voters whether or not to double the lodging tax from 3 percent to […]
An upcoming meeting in Grand Junction will offer information about forming a group for women involved in the building industry. The luncheon meeting is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at JXN Station, 571 25 Road. The meeting will feature Judy Dinelle, 2018 chairwoman of the National Association of Home Builders Professional […]
Two Grand Junction business executives were among those speaking at what was billed as an ethics consortium summit in Denver. Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate, and Jerome Gonzales, president and CEO of JG Management Systems, participated in a panel presentation at the event, hosted by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate […]
More than 150 scientists and their research laboratories are expected to move to Colorado under a new partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and Colorado School of Mines. The scientists and will work with faculty and students at a state of-the-art facility planned for the university’s campus in Golden. “This is a great day for […]
Sister Barbara Aldrich, Jeni Brown and LeAnn Zetmeir have been selected as the latest inductees in a program honoring women for their professional and personal contributions in Western Colorado. The Girl Scouts of Colorado will honor the 2018 inductees into the Women of Distinction Program at a breakfast event scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. […]