Crystal Books and Gifts in downtown Grand Junction has scheduled free events featuring authors and a handwriting analyst. The Off the Shelf presentation set for July 28 will feature Jeanette Gerry, author of “The Dragon, The Butterfly and The Magical Moon,” and Edith Johnston, author of “Discovering The Intensity of Brilliance: A Mandala Journey.” The […]
Major Mortgage in Grand Junction was named the top-producing lender in Mesa County under the U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed housing program. For the 2015 fiscal year, Major Mortgage funded nearly 30 percent of the more than $6.6 million in guaranteed loans in Mesa County, said Trudy Kareus, Colorado state director for USDA Rural Development. […]
Spectrum Business Enterprise Solutions has announced the availability of high-speed Internet access and other services delivered over an expanding fiber network in the Grand Junction area. The services, branded GIG+, offer speeds ranging from megabits through multiple gigabits per second. The services include Internet access and data networking as well as voice and commercial video. […]
As is usually the case, economic indicators for Mesa County for the first half of the year constitute something of a mixed bag. And a midyear update prepared at the University of Colorado confirms Mesa County continues to lag behind other metropolitan areas of the state in key measures of economic performance. The news isn’t […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has edged down on less upbeat expectations for business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index slipped a tenth of a point to 97.3 for July. While consumers were more optimistic about current conditions, they were more cautious about what could be in store in […]
HopeWest plans to use a $300,000 grant to fund efforts that increase the number of people who take a more active role in planning and making known their health care wishes. HopeWest — a Grand Junction-based organization offering hospice, palliative care and grief support services in Western Colorado — received the grant from the Colorado […]
An upcoming celebration of aviation will include presentations to middle school students about careers in the industry. Armstrong Consultants announced Grand Junction will host a National Aviation Day celebration set for Aug. 19 in the Maverick Innovation Center at Colorado Mesa University. About 100 middle school students from Mesa County School District 51 are expected […]
Two companies that have developed techniques for extracting resources from oil shale have joined the lengthening list of firms approved to take advantage of tax credits offered under a new state program. The Colorado Economic Development Commission has approved General Synfuels International and Qmast to participate in the Rural Jump-Start Program in Mesa County. The […]
An index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has seesawed back up, pointing to moderate growth could weather challenges from the financial and labor markets. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Indicator advanced three-tenths of a percent to 123.7 in June. The gain more than offset a two-tenths of a percent decline […]
Two Colorado Mesa University students placed first in a national competition testing skills and knowledge in business-related events. Twelve other CMU students also won awards and competed in the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda national leadership conference in Atlanta in June. Jordan Lehr and Currey Ventling placed first in marketing analysis and decision […]