Five Wienerschnitzel Express locations in Western Colorado will once again serve free food on Christmas as part of an annual event. The “No One Goes Hungry on Christmas” event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 25 at Wienerschnitzel Express locations at Shell convenience stores at 333 N. First St. and 745 Horizon […]
REI Co-op has expanded its equipment rental program — starting with snowshoes. “Factors such as price and storage space can be barriers to getting outdoors. Offering rental gear makes it that much easier for people to learn a new hobby, check out new gear, connect with friends and get outside,” said Peter Whitcomb, director of […]
A Grand Junction business offers tips to help homeowners prevent frozen and broken pipes this winter. “When temperatures dip into the teens and single digits, we definitely see a spike in calls. And then we usually get hit again when the temperatures rise and those frozen pipes thaw out,” said Robin Stevens, owner of Peterson […]
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 […]