Triple Play Records in downtown Grand Junction will join in an event celebrating recorded music on cassettes. Cassette Store Day is set for Oct. 13 at Triple Play Records, located at 530 Main St. Customers who make purchases that day will receive free budget cassettes. “We are expecting a wide variety of exclusive releases specific […]
A Grand Junction company will once again donate up to $500 to a cancer survivorship program in an annual promotion in which participants take photos of the company’s pink truck. Peterson Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Drains will conduct its fourth annual Spot the Pink Truck campaign through Oct 31. Participants who post photos of themselves […]
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties ranks among the top 1,000 residential real estate brokerages in the United States in the 2018 Swanepoel Mega 1000. “It’s an honor to be recognized by such a prestigious organization,” said Todd Conklin, president and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties. “The accolades really need to be given to […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has slipped, but remains near historically high levels. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index fell to 107.9 in September. That’s nine-tenths of a point lower than the record high of 108.8 posted in August, but still the third-highest reading in […]
The Business Times extends its congratulations to Robert Bray for his selection as one of the latest recipients of the Bill Daniels Being a Difference Award. The honor couldn’t be more prestigious — or well-deserved. Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, personifies the goal of the awards program in recognizing […]
There’s one straightforward way to find out what candidates running for elected office think about various issues: ask them. While the Q&A exchanges that frequently occur during candidate forums can be enlightening, it’s even better to have candidates commit their responses to writing. That way they can express their opinions in their own words, and […]
The United States unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in nearly 50 years as payrolls continue to grow. The jobless rate slipped two-tenths of a point to 3.7 percent in September, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. That’s the lowest reading since December 1969. Nonfarm payrolls increased 134,000. The smallest monthly gain […]
Colorado business leaders are less upbeat heading toward the end of the year, according to the latest results of a quarterly survey that reflect economic and political uncertainty. “There has been a lot of conjecture about the national economy in 2019 and then further in 2020. Perhaps they’re looking at higher interest rates. The uncertainty […]
United Way of Mesa County is more than 40 percent of the way to its latest fund-raising goal thanks to workplace contributions. Employees at 31 businesses and organizations dubbed Pacesetters raised a total of $405,834, officials announced during a kickoff event for the 2018-2019 campaign and efforts to raise $1 million. “We are very optimistic […]
Two software companies plan to launch Grand Junction operations as the latest participants in a program offering tax incentives for creating new jobs. The Colorado Economic Development Council has approved Visual Globe and Dude Solutions for the Colorado Rural Jump-Start Program, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership announced. Robin Brown, executive director of the Grand Junction […]