Management form real estate firm attends conference

Robert Bray, Lynn Thompson and Kevin Bray from Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction attended the Real Trends Gathering of Eagles in Denver. Senior management from some of the largest real estate brokerages and franchises attended the conference. The event included sessions on marketing trends and a keynote presentation by Jim Collins, author of “Good […]

Head shaving fund-raiser planned

An annual head shaving event to raise money for childhood cancer research is set for June 24 in Grand Junction. The sixth annual St. Baldrick’s and Community Hospital benefit is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lincoln Park Barn off 12th Street south of North Avenue. “We have had hundreds of local […]

Keller Williams agent join in RED Day event

Associates with Keller Williams Colorado West Realty in Grand Junction joined in a community service initiative organized by the real estate franchise. Associates volunteered at La Villa Grande, Larchwood Inn and Mesa Manor residential care facilities in Grand Junction, passing out cookies and silk flowers, leading sing-alongs and visiting with residents. The effort was part […]

Presentations set for uranium and nuclear workers

A group that helps uranium miners and nuclear workers will host free town hall meetings to offer information about federal programs offering benefits to them. Cold War Patriots has scheduled sessions for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 31 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 743 Horizon Drive, in Grand Junction. A meeting also is […]

Alpine Bank observes volunteer week

Alpine Bank has donated $2,500 to the Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary in Crawford as part of a National Volunteer Week social media contest. Alpine Bank hosted a contest on Facebook in which participants could nominate their favorite nonprofit organizations in Colorado to receive a donation. Peggy Pine of Montrose, who nominated the Black Canyon Animal […]

Real estate firm earns recognition for performance

Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties based in Grand Junction has earned recognition for sales performance. The firm has been named to the Coldwell Banker Chairman’s Circle. The designation was awarded to companies that attained closed adjusted gross commission income of $9 million or more during 2016. Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties is one of only 59 Coldwell […]

Sausage making in review: The good, bad and ugly

It’s been said nobody’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session. That’s not entirely facetious here in Colorado given the sausage making that sometimes occurs under the golden dome in Denver. Still, no less an expert critic than Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper proclaimed the latest legislative session as one of […]