Soup owners honored for community efforts

Joya and Terry Piland, owners of Zoup in Grand Junction, are among the latest winners of annual awards presented during an annual conference for restaurant franchise owners and their team members. The Pilands won the Community Connection Award in recognition of their efforts to give back to the community. They were honored at the Zoup […]

Search under way for library director

A search is underway to hire a Mesa County Libraries director to succeed Joseph Sanchez. Sanchez announced he will leave this summer to take a position as librarian of the University of Hawaii. Shana Wade, associate director of Mesa County Libraries, will serve as interim director until a new director is hired. Sanchez joined Mesa […]

Barnes & Noble schedules series of events

The Barnes & Noble store in Grand Junction has scheduled a series of events for June. A Father’s Day storytime with a book celebrating what’s great about dads is set for 11 a.m. June 16 at the store, 2451 Patterson Road. A mystery book club meeting is set for 7 p.m. June 20, followed by […]

Downtown bookstore plans author presentations

A series of free presentations featuring local authors is scheduled to begin June 21 at Crystal Books and Gifts in downtown Grand Junction. “Off the Shelf” presentations are set for 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at the store — located at 439 Main St. — in conjunction with the weekly downtown farmers’ market. The June […]

Fund-raiser dares participants to brave the shave

An annual event raising funding for childhood cancer research is scheduled for June 23. The St. Baldrick’s and Community Hospital head shaving event is set for 1 to 6 p.m. at Charlie Dwellington’s, 103 N. First St. in Grand Junction. Participants have their heads shaved in solidarity with children and young adults fighting cancer while […]

Shred event raises $4,700 for Mesa County Partners

An annual document shredding benefit event raised $4,700 for Mesa County Partners. Alpine Bank hosted the shred event and raised money through a suggested donation of $5 for each banker size box of documents that were shredded. Colorado Document Security, the Grand Valley firm that provided on-site document destruction services for the event, reported that […]

Construction contractor receives economic development award

FCI Constructors based in Grand Junction is the latest winner of an annual award honoring contributions to economic development. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership presented the Spirit of Economic Development Award to the construction contractor. The award, also sponsored by Charter Communications, honors a business or organization that demonstrates community awareness and involvement while seeking […]

Outdoors really is great in recruiting businesses

Efforts to attract entrepreneurs to the Grand Valley as a great place to both work and play appear to be working. It’s become an effective strategy at a time of growing discontentment with the high prices and suffocating congestion of life in big cities. Add the RockyMounts bicycle rack manufacturer to the list of outdoor […]

Chamber hails drainage fee court ruling

The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce hailed a court ruling a stormwater drainage fee is actually an unconstitutional tax. Drainage remains a problem, however, that will require a collaborative effort to solve, the chamber stated in a news release. District Court Judge Lance Timbreza ruled a fee assessed by the Grand Valley Drainage District […]