A city department has a new name that matches its mission of encouraging people to visit Grand Junction. “Our new name is simple, straightforward and invites people to come here. It clearly translates what our mission is,” said Debbie Kovalik, executive director of Visit Grand Junction. What was formerly the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence continues to increase on more upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.9 points to 122.9 in August. “Consumers’ more buoyant assessment of present-day conditions was the primary driver of the boost in confidence, with the present situation index continuing […]
Grand Junction is among the latest communities selected to implement initiatives under state economic development efforts. Grand Junction and Grand Lake were selected for the creativity lab initiative under an effort billed as Colorado Blueprint 2.0. Blueprint 2.0 leverages state partnerships and specialized resources to address the economic development goals of rural areas of Colorado. […]
Six months into a contract to manage events and entertainment facilities in Grand Junction, Pinnacle Venue Services has increased sales and net revenues as well as created new events and protocols, the city announced. “We are extremely pleased with the progress we have been seeing with Pinnacle. They have exhibited creativity and good business sense […]
Four people have been named to lead an effort to expand a psychiatric hospital in Grand Junction. Dr. Brian Davidson, president of St. Mary’s Medical Center; J. Robert Young, chairman of Alpine Bank; Beth Slifer, chairwoman of Slifer Designs; and Rod Slifer, founder and principal of Slifer, Smith and Frampton Real Estate, will lead the […]
Community Hospital has scheduled a town hall meeting for Grand Junction to explore the hows and whys of concussion management. The meeting is set for 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 743 Horizon Drive. The event is geared for a wide audience that includes physicians and other health care […]
Colorado ranks among the top 10 states for the proportion of electricity generated by wind power and the capacity of distributed systems, according to reports released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Colorado ranks seventh in the proportion of in-state generation of electricity from wind at 17.3 percent. In 2016, 61 megawatts of utility scale […]
A series of meetings planned across Colorado to discuss issues related to aging is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 with a session in Grand Junction. The meeting is set for 1 to 4 p.m. at Two Rivers Convention Center, located at 159 Main St. The meeting is open to the public, with a special invitation […]
A group of real estate professionals joined in an effort to provide school supplies to Mesa County students. Independent Brokers, a group of a total of 110 members from 36 brokerages not associated with national franchises, donated to the Stuff the Bus campaign. Bonnie Walker, treasurer of the group, and Virginia Brown, marketing secretary, purchased […]
Eide Bailly, a regional accounting firm with an office in Grand Junction, is accepting submissions for annual awards recognizing the practices of nonprofit organizations that promote sustainable revenue. Eide Bailly will present an awards of $10,000 and two awards of $2,500 each to nonprofits in Colorado as well as Arizona, Minnesota and Utah. “Our goal […]