Pivot-ing into downtown Grand Junction

Pivot-ing into downtown Grand Junction

Pivot Provisions & Design Studio uses retail shop to promote its design business Tim Harty, The Business Times Walk into Pivot Provisions & Design Studio, 521 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction, and it’s obvious the store sells casual clothes for men and women. Not so obvious, even though it’s the second half of the […]

Mediation successful as D51, teachers agree on terms

Step Increases will be suspended, but one-time payouts are approved Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times After months of tension and a breakdown in contract negotiations, School District 51 and the Mesa Valley Education Association reached an agreement through mediation, putting an end to this year’s impasse and avoiding the uncertainty of continued deadlock. The mediated […]

Seafood for Surf, and ‘beef festival’ for Turf

New restaurant Surf to Turf serves sushi, Korean BBQ, hotpot Tim Harty, The Business Times  A lot of Grand Junction residents will walk into Surf to Turf, 1100 Independent Ave., knowing the new restaurant resides in the building that was the longtime home to Golden Corral Buffet & Grill. But former Golden Corral patrons won’t […]

The Auction Team gets needed space

Tim Harty, The Business Times Six offices instead of one. Seven acres instead of one. Three more employees. The Auction Team is growing, which is why in May it moved into a larger building (3,327 square feet) with more land at 1896 U.S. Highway 6&50. Previously it resided in a 585-square-foot building at 2912 Hill […]

City manager recommendation: Don’t buy zip line

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times With nearly $1.7 million in taxpayer-funded incentives already funneled into the broader agreement between the City of Grand Junction and Bonsai Design – and zero operation of the zip line since mid-2024 – the city faces a pivotal choice. The original agreement explicitly grants the city the option to purchase […]

City declines climate grant desired by Urban Trails

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Despite support from the Urban Trails Committee, the City of Grand Junction confirmed it is not pursuing a state-run climate grant that could have required new local policies, including a potential “vehicle climate fee.” At its July 9 meeting, the Urban Trails Committee, chaired by City of Grand Junction Mobility […]

DWC recognizes advancements for quintet of CMU alums

            DWC CPAs and Advisors announced the following promotions and certifications in its office: Kate Bruno, Collin Klinker and Temry Rodriguez have been promoted to tax senior; Madison Donnafield is now a human resources senior; and Ana Carbajal Barahona earned her certified public accountant certification. Bruno, Klinker, Rodriguez and Carbajal […]

Christi Reece Group donates $30,000 to area nonprofits

Grand Valley real estate company The Christi Reece Group announced it donated via its Circle Fund: $12,000 to KAFM Community Radio; $8,000 to Western Colorado Area Health Education Center; $6,000 to Stages of History Chautauqua Program; and $4,000 to &Company, an outreach performance group in the Grand Valley. The Circle Fund is the charitable giving […]

Clarifications/Corrections

Montrose Water Factory sold only a small part of its business Montrose Water Factory co-owner Stewart Goforth called The Business Times to clarify that the transition letter emailed to The Business Times, which was used to write a June 11 Business Brief, was incomplete in its details about the business transaction between his company and […]

City manager not recommending purchase of zip line

By Brandon Leuallen This article is a follow-up to our earlier report on the closure of the Bonsai Design zip line and the $1.69 million in public incentives tied to it. To read that story, visit: Owner of Zip Line Got $1.7M in Incentives—and the Taxpayers Got Zip. With nearly $1.7 million in taxpayer-funded incentives […]

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