A weekly fall produce market is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. Thursdays through October in downtown Grand Junction. The market will be held in the 400 block of Main Street. Parking is available in the lot behind the Rockslide Restaurant and Brewery and Summit Canyon Mountaineering. For more information about events in downtown Grand […]
The Collbran Jobs Corps Center has been recognized for its support of military service members and their families. Gove Aker, director of the center, and Bryan Wilson, program director, accepted a statement of support and patriotic employer award presented by Lou Brackett, a volunteer with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. An agency […]
Chevron has donated $7,000 to the Hi Fives Robotic Team based at the Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction. The donation will help the team in its efforts to raise money to cover the 2016 competitive season — including registration fees, travel and the construction of two robots. The Hi Fives Robotic Team includes a […]
Three wineries were honored in people’s choice voting at the Colorado Mountain Winefest in Palisade. InVINtions, a Creative Winery, in Greenwood Village received the People’s Choice golden cup as the first place winner in the program. Those attending the Winefest were asked to vote for their favorite participating winery. Kahl Winery in Grand Junction placed […]
Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. in downtown Grand Junction has added the OluKai line of footwear to its inventory. OluKai manufactures a variety of boots, shoes and sandals for women and men based on the Hawaiian lifestyle. Brown’s Shoe Fit is located at 425 Main St. For more information, call 242-7690 or log on to www.brownsshoeco.com.
The Wine Country Inn in Palisade has been selected for a second straight year as the best hotel in the latest results of a newspaper survey. The Wine Country Inn was named best hotel in the 2015 Locals’ Choice survey conducted by the Grand Junction Free Press. The hotel also ranked first in the 2014 […]
ANB Bank hosted U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for an event in Denver in which the congressman experienced first-hand how issues debated in Washington, D.C. affect bank operations, employees and customers. The event was part of the American Bankers Association “Take Your Lawmaker to Work Week.” Tipton, a Republican, represents the Third Congressional District that includes […]
A fresh take on the outlook for the local, state and national economies offers some encouragement, but also raises concerns about the effects of slowing in the energy sector as well as diminishing confidence among Colorado business leaders. Two economists with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City detailed their outlooks during an economic forum […]
Federal agencies are now authorized to award sole-source contracts to eligible women-owned small businesses under a new rule issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The rule is designed to level the playing field for women-owned businesses competing for federal contracts. “Women-owned businesses are growing three times faster than their counterparts, yet the federal government has […]
Fees on professional and occupational licenses in Colorado will be reduced by a total of more than $2 million over the next two years, according to the state division that manages licensing. The Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations, a part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, announced that it’s reducing or maintaining all of […]