CMU students care well in national business competition

Colorado Mesa University students won nine awards in an academic competition conducted as part of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda national leadership conference in Baltimore. Avery Cantrell and Sarah Glidden placed second in business decision making. Cantrell, Glidden and Jarrott Brown placed fourth in marketing analysis and decision making. Brown also placed […]

Nominations sought for technology awards

Nominations will be accepted through Aug. 6 for annual awards presented by the Colorado Technology Association. The Apex Awards program recognizes the accomplishments of companies and individuals working in the technology sector in the state. Awards are presented to companies, emerging firms and projects. In addition, individual awards are presented to advocates, emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, […]

Tickets on sale for Roice-Hurst gala

Tickets are available for Wine and Whiskers, an annual benefit gala for the Roice-Hurst Humane Society. The gala, presented by Alpine Bank, is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at Two Rivers Winery and Chateau, 2087 Broadway in Grand Junction. The event will include wine, hors-d’oeuvres, an animal-themed silent auction and adoptable pets. Tickets sell […]

Liquor license training set for Aug. 6

The City of Grand Junction has scheduled a free training class for liquor licensees, their managers and employees. The class is set for 11 a.m. Aug. 6 at the City Hall Auditorium at 250 N, Fifth St. Meghan Woodland, a technician with the Grand Junction Police Department, will help liquor licensees protect themselves and their […]

West Slope HR group awarded

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 […]

Winery joins in monumental fund-raising effort

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 […]

Downtown bakery and cafe adds to fare

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 sought for wiener dog races

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 […]