Is the Grand Valley economy still stuck in the mud of an all-too-slow recovery or are conditions actually improving? It all depends on who you ask — or more precisely, what indicators you consider. According to the latest results of an annual analysis of job and wage growth and high-tech output, Mesa County doesn’t fare […]
A Grand Valley organization plans to further promote existing sports events while bidding on new events as part of the recommendations from a consulting firm. The Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission worked with Huddle Up Group, a Phoenix-based consulting firm led by Jon Schmieder and Gary Alexander, as part of a planning process for setting […]
A father-and-son team of video game developers working in Grand Junction has released a game allowing players to take on the role of space invaders bent on conquering worlds. “Day of Destruction” is available online from the Steam portal located at www.storesteampowered.com. The game works on the HTC Vive virtual reality headset, although future versions […]
A presentation in Grand Junction will feature two researchers talking about new techniques that tailor cancer treatments to individual patients. St. Mary’s Medical Center has scheduled the presentation for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. Dennis Siamon and Sara Hurvitz, […]
Mesa County Libraries has scheduled free practice college admission examinations for Feb. 10 and 17 at the central library at 443 N. Sixth St. in Grand Junction. Seating for the examis is limited. Registration is required by calling 243-4442 or visit the website located at www.mesacountylibraries.org. Different versions of the SAT exam will be offered […]
Nuclear Care Partners has scheduled a free open house to offer information about federal government benefits to former uranium and nuclear weapons production workers who’ve developed illnesses from exposure to radiation and toxic materials. The open house is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Nuclear Care Partners office at 631 24 […]
Mesa County remains near the bottom of the latest ranking of job and wage growth and high-tech output in small metropolitan areas. Mesa County edged up a spot to 187th among 201 small metro areas evaluated in the Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index for 2017. Other large metropolitan areas in Colorado fared better. Fort Collins […]
John and Valerie McElroy have expanded the options to purchase the fine art photographic images they sell through Spruce Glen Photographic Discoveries. The two sell matted landscape photographs of Western Colorado and other locations in the United States and around the world. They launched a website at www.GlorifyandEnjoyHimPhotography.com to showcase photos with custom-selected colored mats […]
Linda Mansheim and Kat Rhein have been inducted into the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association as new agents for Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty. Mansheim has worked in real estate since 1979. She also has worked in the health care industry as a registered health information technician and served as president of the Western Slope Association […]
Stephanie Motter, a health care executive in Grand Junction, is one of two new appointees to the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed Motter and Raymond Anilionis of Parshall to three-year terms on the board. Robert Wilson of Mack was reappointed to a term expiring at the end of this […]