A former Olympic athlete will share his advice on how to achieve peak performance at an event planned for Grand Junction. Eli Bremer will appear at an event scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. May 19 at Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 Crossroads Blvd. Advance tickets sell for $10 at www.awakenyourinnerathlete.eventbrite.com or by calling 260-4839. Tickets will […]
A teardrop trailer manufacturer has relocated its operations from Denver to Grand Junction, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership announced. Timberleaf Trailers has moved into a 4,500-square-foot facility. The company builds three trailers a month, but has capacity at its new facility to increase production to eight trailers a month. Owner Kevin Molick and his wife […]
A Grand Junction-based defense contractor has expanded its operations in acquiring a 35,000-square-foot building with manufacturing and office space. Capco purchased a building on 12th Street nears its location at 1328 Winters Ave. The building will house a manufacturing operation that’s scheduled for full-scale production by the end of the year. The building also will […]
It’s sorely tempting for members of one generation to dismiss members of a younger generation as generally possessing less of the skills or work ethic required to achieve success. It’s easy to stereotype the younger generation as too obsessed with smartphones, social media and video games to ever amount to much. It’s ridiculous, of course, […]
Western Colorado residents frequently visit public lands and believe their proximity to public lands improves the quality of life, according to the findings of a study conducted by Colorado Mesa University for the Bureau of Land Management. The study looked at the factors affecting people’s decisions to move to and remain in rural Colorado. “As […]
Five students from Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction are scheduled to compete in a national competition testing their ability to develop integrated marketing plans to educate students on the role of natural gas and oil in their daily lives. Shania Belden, Avery Cantrell, Nick Cavalier, Garrett Gross and Joseph Pridy will represent CMU as […]
An upcoming event in Grand Junction will offer information about a range of employment law issues, including workplace investigations, harassment, and negotiations. The Employers Council has scheduled an employment law update for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 22 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. The event is the last of three planned […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity continues to accelerate in Mesa County en route to what two industry observers expect could rank among the top years ever for the local market. “It will make its mark,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Annette Miller, senior vice […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners remains near historic levels on expectations for improving profits and sales. The National Federation of Independent Business reported its Small Business Optimism Index edged up a tenth of a point to 104.8 in April. The reading has been higher only 20 times in the 45-year history […]
The U.S. unemployment rate has slipped below 4 percent for the first time since 2000 even as payrolls continue to grow. The jobless rate retreated two-tenths of a point to 3.9 percent in April as nonfarm payrolls increased 164,000, according to the latest Labor Department estimates. The decline in the unemployment rate ended a six-month […]