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 […]
Comments will be accepted through July 17 on plans to offer oil and natural gas leases on more than 236,000 acres of public land in Colorado. The Bureau of Land Management plans a competitive oil and gas lease sale in December on lands managed by its Grand Junction field office as well as its Colorado […]
Grand Junction ranks in the top third in the latest analysis of the best and worst small cities in which to start a business. Colorado ranks 10th in the analysis. Grand Junction finished 400th overall among 1,261 small cities evaluated by WalletHub. The personal finance website offers credit scores, reviews and other services. WalletHub used […]
Colorado continues to rank among the top 10 states for business in the latest results of an annual analysis that takes into account more than 60 measures of competitiveness. Colorado moved up a spot to fifth overall in the 12th annual list of America’s Top States for Business complied for the CNBC cable television network. […]
A company that owns a portfolio of real estate in the health care sector has purchased the 83,000-square-foot Canyon View Medical Plaza in Grand Junction. Griffin Capital Co. and American Healthcare Investors, cosponsors of the Griffin-American Healthcare Real Estate Investment Trust, announced the $31.5 million acquisition. The building, located adjacent to Community Hospital, was leased […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has slipped but remains at historically high levels. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index retreated six-tenths of a point in June. But at 107.2, the reading was the sixth highest in the 45-year history of the index. “There was a […]
Callie Hendrickson of Grand Junction was among the latest winners of annual awards bestowed by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. Hendrickson was one of two people to receive the Volunteer of the Year awards from the CCA during its annual convention in Loveland. The trade association for beef producers honors recipients for their contributions to the […]
Kathleen Hall, an assistant professor of nursing at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, has been appointed to the Colorado Commission on the Aging. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed Hall to the commission as a Green Party representative from the 3rd Congressional District. Hall succeeds Debra Kay Bailey of Grand Junction, who resigned. The commission […]