Cristee-Meade Building Company, 735 S. Grand Mesa Drive in Cedaredge, is marking 20 years of designing and building custom homes and remodels across Colorado’s Western Slope. For the 20-year anniversary, Cristee-Meade will host a celebration this fall for clients, partners and friends of the company, those who have helped shape its journey. Founded in 2005, […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) program, which makes infrastructure improvements to health care facilities to ensure safe and effective patient care. The extra funding means more resources to repair and update aging VA facilities and technology, […]
Alpine Bank is proud to announce several recent staffing milestones within its Mesa County team, including key promotions, a new hire in community outreach and a professional certification achievement. Victor Rung has been promoted from retail business banker to treasury management officer for the Mesa County/San Juan Region. Rung, who joined Alpine Bank in 2009, […]
Grand Junction Regional Airport received a $12.5 million Airport Improvement Program grant from the Federal Aviation Administration on Aug. 18, and the money will go toward the airport’s ongoing runway expansion, which is about a year ahead of schedule. The runway originally was expected to open on the airport’s 100th anniversary in 2030, but now […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. As in: Do you want to sell your dry cleaning/laundry business to us? When Eric and Robbie Boucher posed the question to Holiday Cleaners’ owners Mike and Janine Sitz, the answer was yes, and a couple weeks later the Bouchers were the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction hosted business and policy leaders Aug. 19 for the Grand Junction Chamber Energy Summit, a daylong event exploring how Colorado can balance growing electricity demand, economic development and regulatory pressures. National perspective on energy reality The summit opened with a keynote address from Marty Durbin, senior vice president […]
By Brandon Leuallen Work is set to begin next Tuesday, Sept. 2, to remove the bollards and other barriers that were installed along Fourth and Fifth Streets south of Grand Avenue as part of the controversial “complete streets” pilot project. The Grand Junction City Council adopted a resolution at its Aug. 20 meeting to revert […]
Golden Gate Petroleum convenience store also will serve Krispy Krunchy Chicken Tim Harty, The Business Times The unincorporated Mesa County community of Whitewater is growing, and U.S. Highway 50 traffic is as busy as ever. That’s simple math for Golden Gate Petroleum owner Dennis O’Keefe when it comes to opportunities to expand his business. And […]
BY TIM HARTY Blackout Sports Fieldhouse opens for use by GJ Blackout basketball and Mesa Juniors volleyball Until recently a sign on the property at 715 23 1/2 Road, where the 39,353-square-foot Blackout Sports Fieldhouse now stands, heralded its arrival with: “Coming in 2023.” Oops! Dean Havlik mentioned that sign during a June 18 interview […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Ryan Powell’s workday schedule is full, morning to night, each day as the sole practitioner at Acupuncture Solutions. That’s why he hasn’t been taking referrals since moving his business to 2505 Foresight Circle, Unit D, last month. So, life’s good, right? Well, that’s where he’d like to clear up a […]