The Western Colorado Human Resource Association based in Grand Junction has won recognition for its efforts to advance the human resource profession. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) awarded the WCHRA its Excel Platinum Award. The award recognizes activities, initiatives and accomplishments that enhance the HR profession. The Excel Award can be earned at […]
A series of free events featuring local authors is scheduled to continue at Crystal Books and Gifts in downtown Grand Junction. A presentation set for 6 to 7 p.m. July 26 at the store, located at 439 Main St., will feature John Records, author of “Love in Action.” Records will discuss his efforts to bring […]
A Grand Valley winery has bottled a wine to raise money for an amphitheater renovation project at the Colorado National Monument. Colterris Estate Vineyard in Palisade has produced Monumental Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery has produced 1,800 bottles of the wine priced at $35 a bottle and will donate $5 a bottle to a project to […]
Main Street Bagels has added two cream cheese spreads, two bagel sandwiches and a salad to the fare served at the artisan bakery and cafe in downtown Grand Junction. Scallion cream cheese features whipped cream cheese with fresh chopped scallions. Horseradish dill cream cheese features whipped cream cheese with freshly grated horseradish and fresh dill […]
Entries will be accepted through 5 p.m. Aug. 6 for the annual Wienerschitzel wiener dog races scheduled for Aug. 11 as part of the Grand Junction Rockies home baseball game. Entry forms and rules are available from Wienerschnitzel locations in Western Colorado and www.wienerschnitzelgj.com. Dachshunds will compete for a combined $1,000 in cash and prizes […]
Alpine Bank will celebrate Colorado Day on Aug. 1 and its 45th anniversary by covering the cost of the first 45 admissions to 17 museums across Colorado, including the Museum of the West and Dinosaur Journey in the Grand Valley. “Since 1973, Alpine Bank has been proud to be a Colorado-based company. We look forward […]
Volkswagen and Subaru dealerships have earned recognition for customer service. Grand Junction Volkswagen won the Customer First Club Award. Grand Junction Subaru was recognized by CarGurus as a top-rated dealer. Ron Bubar, owner of both dealerships, said the recognition reflects a commitment to customer service. “That is always our first priority, and I am so […]
It’s purely coincidental this issue of the Business Times includes stories about a proposed increase in lodging taxes and the remarkable efforts of a woman who’s work over the past 27 years has been funded with lodging taxes. The Grand Junction City Council didn’t vote to put the lodging tax increase on the ballot until […]
An entrepreneurial couple have made a big splash literally and figuratively in opening a cable wakeboarding park in Fruita. Since Victor and Kodi Imondi opened Imondi Wake Zone in June, more than 1,000 people have come to the park. Of those, 70 percent have come from outside the Grand Valley — some from as far […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to signal growth. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose five-tenths of a percent to 109.8 in June. Separate measures of current and past economic performance also increased. “The U.S. LEI increased in June, pointing to continuing solid growth in the U.S. […]