Kathy Ondrus, a Fruita woman working on her enology specialization technical certificate at Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, has earned top honors in an international competition for amateur winemakers. Ondrus won the award for the grand champion wine and also was named winemaker of the year in a competition organized by Winemaker Magazine. […]
Matthew Rosenberg, president of RoseCap Financial Advisors and professor at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, has earned recognition for his professional and community work. The American Institute of CPAs presented Rosenberg with its Outstanding Young CPA Award and Personal Financial Planning Standing Ovation Award. The Outstanding Young CPA Award honors a certified public account […]
Grand Junction clubs that help people become more effective communicators and leaders and in turn improve their professional and personal lives have earned recognition for their efforts. Grand Junction Mayor Barbara Traylor Smith and the Mesa County Board of Commissioners both proclaimed June as Toastmasters month. The proclamations celebrate Toastmasters International and its 94-year history […]
A benefit concert featuring Ralph Dinosaur and the Fabulous Volcanoes will raise money for the Mesa County Libraries Foundation. The concert is set for June 30 at Grand River Vineyards, 787 N. Elberta Ave. just off Interstate Highway 70 Exit 42. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30 p.m. […]
Registration is under way for a regional economic development forum planned for Northwest Colorado. The Economic Development Council of Colorado has scheduled the forum for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11 at the Clarion Inn & Suites, located at 300 S. Colorado Highway 13 in Craig. The forum will cover Region 11, which includes […]
Eide Bailly, a regional accounting and business advisory firm with an office in Grand Junction, is accepting submissions for annual awards recognizing the practices of nonprofit organizations that promote sustainable revenue. “Over the last five years, the Resourcefullness Award has been a gold mine of revenue generating initiative ideas. And the award prizes have helped […]
A series of free presentations featuring local authors is scheduled to continue June 28 at Crystal Books and Gifts in downtown Grand Junction. “Off the Shelf” presentations are set for 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at the store, located at 439 Main St., in conjunction with the downtown farmer’s market. The June 28 presentation will […]
The Colorado Optometric Association plans to bring a new public awareness campaign to Grand Junction with a display that includes a 5-foot diameter sculpture of an eyeball. A campaign stop is set for July 6 to 13 at the Eureka McConnell Science Museum at 1400 N. Seventh St. Seven campaign stops are planned across Colorado […]
Antonelli’s Advanced Automotive in Grand Junction sponsored a trail building event on the Grand Mesa. The automotive service and repair business joined with the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and U.S. Forest Serve on the effort on the Crane Lake Trail. Participants worked on the trail and also joined in hiking, riding and a […]
Six Grand Junction businesses have been recognized for expansions that have created a total of 14 jobs and resulted in an accumulative capital investment of more than $777,000. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce honored the businesses during its latest quarterly membership meeting. Fuoco Motor Co. was recognized for a $600,000 expansion that created […]