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 […]
A monthly telemedicine clinic is now available for blood and marrow transplant patients in Grand Junction and surrounding areas. The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City joined with Grand Valley Oncology to offer the clinic, which uses lights, cameras and computers to connect doctors and BMT patients. “The telemedicine […]
Community Hospital in Grand Junction now offers new technology designed to help better visualize intricate anatomy during surgery. Dr. Courtney Fulton, a surgeon at Community Hospital, uses what’s known as the SPY portable hand- held imaging system during breast cancer, melanoma and gallbladder surgery. “SPY-PHI is a visually accurate tool that allows surgeons to see […]
The City of Grand Junction has joined with Colorado Mesa University in a program offering part-time jobs and internships to students at CMU and Western Colorado Community College. “We are extremely proud to be able to provide these learning opportunities to the students of CMU and WCCC,” said Grand Junction City Manager Greg Caton. “We […]
Oil and natural gas leases on a total of 20 public parcels in Mesa County and four other counties in Colorado brought in a nearly $1 million in the latest quarterly sale conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The BLM offered 20 parcels totaling nearly 8,000 acres in Jackson, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Routt […]
Powderhorn Mountain Resort has opened for the ski and snowboarding season — earlier than last year and with 75 percent of terrain available on the first day. “Powderhorn plays a vital role as a major employer on the Western Slope. And with such a strong opening this year, we are able to once again provide […]
Colorado Mesa University has earned accreditation for a program offering a master of physician assistant studies degree. The Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Education Commission concurred with previous evaluations approving the request for CMU to offer the degree. “Offering the master of physician assistant studies is a milestone for CMU and a huge benefit […]