Zoup — a fast-casual restaurant serving soups, sandwiches and salads — has added seasonal soups and other items to its menu for the holidays. Zoup also offers a special on gift card purchases as well as a giveaway for gift cards. Seasonal soups include chicken wild rice medley, fire-roasted tomato bisque, lobster bisque and pumpkin […]
Crystal Books and Gifts has scheduled a free event as part of the Spirit of Christmas Walk in downtown Grand Junction. Between 5 and 8 p.m. Dec. 8, author Jan Weeks will be at the store at 439 Main St. to meet people, sign books and read from her collection of short stories titled “A […]
A holiday hiring drive is set to continue through Dec. 10 at Express Employment offices in Grand Junction and Montrose. The drive is designed to help people earn paychecks in time for the holidays. In addition, for every job seeker placed through the staffing service during the drive, Express Employment will donate a holiday turkey […]
Grand Junction Subaru has once again selected the Roice-Hurst Humane Society as the beneficiary of its annual Subaru Share the Love campaign. For every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased through Jan. 2, the dealership will donate $250 to Roice-Hurst, which has operated a shelter and adoption center for dogs and cats since 1963. “We […]
A company that provides communications services has moved into an office and manufacturing space in Grand Junction and installed two towers to provide telephone and Internet services to businesses and residences in the Grand Valley. The company also expects to increase staffing with positions in installation, manufacturing and sales. Adaptive Communications operates three divisions — […]
It only makes sense for a business journal to report about changing leadership in organizations involved with business, whether those groups promote overall economic development or a specific industry sector. The Business Times constitutes no exception in reporting in this issue about the new executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership and president of […]
Garfield County has received the first statewide award recognizing efforts to promote health and wellness in the places people work, live and play. Garfield County received the Governor’s Healthy Community Award presented by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade and LiveWell Colorado. The county received $2,000 contributed by Rocky Mountain Health Plans […]
Colorado Mesa University has expanded its efforts to increase the number of Western Slope students who continue their education after high school. Starting in January, CMU will collaborate with the Montrose County School District to hire an advisor who will help students at Montrose and Olathe high schools and Peak Virtual Academy to explore their […]
Mesa County commissioners have approved a budget they say maintans core services while also earmarking additional funding for public safety and infrastructure. The overall budget for 2018 totals nearly $166 million, a 6.1 percent increase over the adopted budget for 2017. The general fund budget comes to almost $57 million, a 1.3 percent decrease over […]
An expanded psychiatric hospital in Grand Junction will include a rooftop solar system, thanks to a gift from a donor who wants to remain anonymous. “The gift of solar panels, allowing us to tap solar power, is a gift that will continue to give for years to come,” said Kim Boe, executive vice president of […]