A grand opening celebration is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 11 at Fat Cat Pottery, a paint-your-own pottery and wet clay studio in downtown Grand Junction. Fat Cat Pottery is located at 634 Main St., Suite 101. The business offers a variety of resources to help people make functional art as well […]
Kannah Creek Brewing Co. has opened a third Grand Valley location in its new restaurant in Fruita. The restaurant, called Kannah Creek Brewing Co. West, is located in the Fruita Southside Marketplace at 456 Kokopelli Blvd. The operation is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. […]
More than 100 babies have been delivered at Community Hospital in Grand Junction in a little more than two months since the hospital opened a new facility and resumed offering labor and delivery services. “This is a wonderful achievement in such a short amount of time,” said Tonya Chapman, director of the Birth Place at […]
Brian Stevens offers a moral to his life story about his struggles in the aftemath of the housing crises and his subsequent turnaround: Unwelcome change sometimes leads to unexpected success. The secret, he says, is how people cope with change. It’s probably no coincidence all that sounds a bit like a metaphor for what’s happened […]
Free screenings of a documentary as well as discussions about dealing with the end of life are planned for Grand Junction. HopeWest, St. Mary’s Hospital and Mesa County Libraries will host the events with representatives from HopeWest leading discussions following screenings of a Public Broadcasting System documentary titled “Being Mortal.” Video screenings and discussions […]
A hearing is scheduled for June 16 in Grand Junction to gather public comments on proposed changes in Xcel Energy electricity rates. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has set the hearing for 4 p.m. June 16 at the Grand Junction City Hall auditorium, 250 N. Fifth St. The commission, a division of the Colorado Department […]
Nearly 30 health and human organizations in Mesa County will receive funding from a United Way campaign that raised almost $870,000. “Mesa County is ours. We work here. Our families play here. We want to make it the best community to live in and raise our kids in,” said Cathy Story, president of the United […]
An aviation company and a businessman who was among the founders of an economic development organization in Mesa County received the inaugural awards presented at the Western Colorado Economic Summit in Grand Junction. West Star Aviation received the Spirit of Economic Development Award bestowed to businesses and organizations. Denny Granum received the Joseph Prinster Leadership […]
Job growth in the United States has slowed to its lowest level in nearly six years as payroll gains in some sectors were offset by layoffs and a strike in other sectors. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls increased only 38,000 in May. That’s the smallest monthly gain since September 2010. The […]
A measure of consumer confidence continues to retreat on less upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index fell 2.1 points to 92.6 in May. The decrease was the third in the last four months. “Consumer confidence declined slightly in May primarly due to consumers rating current […]