Colorado ranks seventh among the 50 states in an analysis of the best places to start and grow businesses. Colorado ranked among the top 10 states for its business environment and access to resources, but fared less well for business costs in the analysis conducted by WalletHub. https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-start-a-business/36934/? The personal finance website used information from […]
Registration is under way for the upcoming meeting of the Mesa County Women’s Network. The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. July 11 at the Bookcliff Country Club, 2730 G Road in Grand Junction. Paula Roelands and Rebecca Glasser will lead a presentation on building brain health. Participants should bring cash to purchase tickets to […]
In May, referring to a report by the National Park Service, the Business Times quoted Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke saying, “This report is a testament to the tangible economic benefits our parks bring to communities across the nation.” By June, Zinke ignored these benefits in his report to President Donald Trump. There isn’t a lot […]
Colorado business leaders are slightly less optimistic heading into the third quarter, but the latest results of a statewide survey tracking their outlook still reflect more positive than negative expectations. The Leeds Business Confidence Index fell to 59.7 for the third quarter. That’s down 3.7 points from the second quarter, but up 5.1 points from […]
Nathalie Ames, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties in Grand Junction, assisted the sellers and buyers of two properties in Mesa that each sold for more than $1 million. Ames assisted with a transaction involving the sale of a 4,343 square-foot residence, three-bedroom farm house and workshop on 38 acres for nearly […]
Sixteen people have graduated from the latest Mesa County Leadership Program offered by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. The graduates are: Nick Bierman and Rick Stengel, Ute Water Conservancy District; Brady Blackmer, FCI Constructors; Candace Carnahan, Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce; Michelle DeShazer, U.S. Bank; Dean Harris, Mountain States Employers Council; Theresa […]
Michelle Young and Diane Hanke have joined Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction as broker associates. Young has worked in the real estate industry for more than 20 years, including the last nine as closing coordinator and relocation director for Bray Real Estate. She holds a degree from Colorado State University. “I have really enjoyed […]
Melanie Heiden and Cynthia Castaneda have been honored as the top-performing agents for May at Weichert Realtors-Heiden Homes Realty in Grand Junction. Heiden posted the most closed transactions and highest dollar volume for sales during the month, while Castaneda posted the most new listings. Heiden earned her real estate license in 2013 after working in […]
Jeffrey Hurd has joined Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe as a director and will lead the Grand Junction office of the law firm. Bernie Buescher, an attorney and former Colorado Secretary of State and state legislator, will split his time between the firm’s offices in Denver and Grand Junction. “This is an opportunity to build […]
Vendors at the Fairway Independent Mortgage Farmers Market in downtown Grand Junction will accept payment through federal and state food assistance programs. Vendors will accept SNAP dollars and Double Up Food Bucks at the weekly markets, which start at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and will run through Sept. 14. SNAP, an acronym for the Supplemental Nutrition […]