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. […]
Jon Nash, Cynthia Castaneda, Kathy Tomkins and Kat Rhein were honored as the top-performing agents for June at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Nash posted the highest dollar volume in sales for June, while Castaneda had the most closings for the month. Tomkins and Rhein tied for the most new listings. Weichert Realtors-Heiden […]
Richard Keller, a financial advisor with the Oakley-Wanebo-Love-Mendenhall-Keller Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Grand Junction, has been named the Horizon Sunrise Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year. Keller was honored at the club’s annual charter night on June 28. Club members select the Rotarian of the Year through a secret ballot to […]
Dr. Brian Davidson, president of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, has joined the Donor Alliance board of directors. The organization facilitates organ and tissue donations in Colorado and most of Wyoming, serving a total of more than 100 hospitals and 5.8 million residents in the two states. “I have had professional and personal […]
A bank headquartered in Western Colorado has further expanded its operation in opening a branch in the Denver Tech Center. The branch at 4949 S. Niagara St., Suite 100 is the 39th in Colorado for Alpine Bank. “On behalf of our Denver Tech Center team, we’re thrilled to bring Alpine Bank’s brand of outstanding customer […]
Sales tax collections, a key indicator of retail activity, continue to increase in the Grand Valley. The City of Grand Junction reported a 6.9 percent increase in sales tax collections for June compared to the same month last year. The proportional increase was even larger at 8.8 percent for Mesa County. Grand Junction lodging tax […]
Mesa County will receive nearly $3.6 million in the latest payment in lieu of taxes on more than 1.5 million acres of public land. The payment is the single largest to a Colorado county out of a record $40.1 million in so-called PILT payments in the state for the 2018 fiscal year. Four neighboring Western […]