After an extensive recruitment process with more than 50 applicants, the City of Fruita hired Dan Caris to serve as the next Assistant City Manager. Caris has been Fruita’s planning and development director for the past seven years. In that role he: oversaw and managed the planning, building and code enforcement divisions; was the staff […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Porcia Chen Silverberg has a lifetime of experience with nonprofit organizations, and she knows the following to be true everywhere in the United States: Nonprofit organizations struggle mightily to get board members. Few are the exceptions. “When I worked in California, when I was running this coalition of nonprofits, I […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Tamara Degler wants you to be able to come to her downtown Grand Junction store, Crescent Moon Spiritual Goods, and find like-minded people, find your tribe. And then she really, really, really wants you to stand in the singing bowl from Nepal that is made with seven different metals. Or, […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Following months of growing concerns from downtown businesses and residents, the Grand Junction City Council on May 7 voted 4-3 to end the Fourth and Fifth Street pilot project. The decision came just two days after a tense council workshop in which newly elected and returning council members weighed the […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Loki Gear moved from 445 Colorado Ave. to 537 Main St. a few years ago, but it didn’t make the difference its owner had hoped it would. So, Loki’s employees packed up the multi-functional, performance, outdoor apparel it’s known for and moved one block south and one block west, back […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Having been mentored early in his working career by some prominent Grand Junction business and community leaders – Max Krey, Pat Gormley and Herb Bacon among them – Dave Huerkamp believes successful businesses should give back to the community that helped them succeed. By no means does Huerkamp, owner and […]
Luminate Bank announced it is partnering with local mortgage experts Merica Street and Mary Jane Douma, who own and co-founded Merica & Mary Jane, A Division of Luminate Bank. They have more than five decades of combined experience in the mortgage-lending industry in western Colorado. “We both have our roots firmly planted in the Grand […]
New artwork will be on display for the public to see as of May 16 at the Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial in Fruita. The new artwork includes stainless steel Screaming Eagles in the shape of the 101st Airborne signal as well as forged scrollwork spirals in wrought iron. The artwork was designed and created […]
The 57th annual Kiwanis Club Pancake Day and Funfest is June 7, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast, silent auction, games for kids and live music. The Grand Junction Jackalopes baseball team’s mascot will be there to greet kids, and two season tickets are included in the […]
The VA Western Colorado Health Care System will host the 15th Annual VA2K Walk and Roll event on May 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Grand Junction VAMC, 2121 North Ave. This event is designed to promote healthy activity among veterans and staff while supporting homeless veterans through community donations. Attendees are encouraged […]