Donations are now being accepted for an annual fall book sales that serves as a fund-raiser for the Friends of the Mesa County Libraries. Donations of books, DVDs, CDs ad VHS tapes may be dropped off at the depository at the First Congregational Church, 1425 N. Fifth St. in Grand Junction. The sale is set […]
Family Health West in Fruita has scheduled an event in conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Oct. 22, the health care organization will encourage employees to wear pink as a reminder to get breast cancer screenings. “We are encouraging our employees to wear pink and compete for a prize,” said Angelina Salazar, director […]
Applications will be accepted through Dec. 18 for college scholarships offered through the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation. High school seniors who run their own business and plan to attend a two- or four-year vocational institute, college or university starting in the fall of 2016 are eligible to apply. “These ambitious young […]
A federal agency has unveiled a new Web page offering small businesses online tools and other resources to promote their computer security. The U.S. Small Business Administration new cybersecurity Web page is located at www.sba.gov/cybersecurity. “Cybersecurity is one of our nation’s most pressing national security priorities, and America’s 28 million small businesses, which create two […]
A trade group has praised a court ruling granting a preliminary injunction against a U.S. Bureau of Land Management rule governing the use of hydraulic fracturing in oil and natural gas development. Scott Skavdahl, a U.S. district court judge in Wyoming, granted the injunction, finding that Congress has not authorized or delegated to the BLM […]
Demand for natural gas is expected to increase 25 percent over the next five years with exports accounting for more than half that growth, according to a new report from a cooperative bank. The report, titled “U.S. Natural Gas Outlook through 2020: Demand Is the New Captain of the Ship,” states that demand for natural […]
Nearly 100 workers will lose their jobs at an underground coal mine in Western Colorado as operations are idled over the next year to develop a new longwall panel and the market for coal produced there is evaluated. Bowie Resources announced the layoffs at its Bowie No. 2 mine near Paonia. The company said it’s […]
Construction on a new chairlift at Powderhorn Mountain Resort east of Grand Junction has entered the final phases. Leitner-Poma, the Grand Junction company that manufactured the lift, was scheduled to start installing the upper terminal of the lift on Oct. 7. Work on the lift should be completed by mid-November, in time for the opening […]
An annual event showcasing a total of 10 homes constructed by eight different builders is scheduled to continue Oct. 9 to 11 in the Grand Valley. The Parade of Homes is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11. Tickets for the Parade of […]
Colorado Mesa University has named its water center after the late Ruth Powell Hutchins in recognition of her years of activism in preserving Western Colorado water rights. Hutchins, who died in 1997, devoted decades to protecting the water rights of small farmers and other water users. She helped found the Mesa County Water Association, which […]