Hair stylist and lash/nails tech combined their individual businesses into one: Luxe Oasis x Mad Lash Tim Harty, The Business Times Kaitlyn Fournier and Maddii Pink owned separate small businesses, but had quite a few shared customers, thanks to the nearby spaces they occupied in Sola Salon Studios in Mesa Mall. That made it relatively […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says automated license-plate readers have helped investigators identify suspects, recover stolen property and solve cases, while residents who spoke during an Aug. 18 meeting raised concerns about privacy, the Fourth Amendment and the potential for misuse. Sheriff’s Office Operations Division Chief Art Smith gave an […]
Alfalfa is entrenched in area agriculture, but drought drives search for alternative and complementary forage Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Alfalfa has long been a vital part of Mesa County’s agricultural economy. It grows well in the region and provides farmers with a dependable, unsubsidized, cash crop that can be sold directly to dairy and […]
Haven Health opens alongside the Pregnancy Center, provides additional medical services Brandon Leuallen, The Business Time Haven Health celebrated the opening of its new medical clinic Aug. 14 at 2478 Patterson Road, Suite 3, with an open house, tours and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The clinic began as a medical service within the Pregnancy Center of […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Ground work has begun for a new Wells Fargo Bank branch at 1211 Wellington Ave., just south of the City Market grocery store at 12th Street and Patterson Road. Wells Fargo plans to build a 4,755-square-foot structure, according to a Mesa County building permit that was issued Feb. 3. The […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The City of Grand Junction established a three-year funding program in 2025 to help local organizations expand homelessness prevention, stabilization, shelter and housing services. The request for proposals allowed organizations to seek up to $500,000 and submit budgets covering as many as three years. Funding remains subject to annual City […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times When Martin Jensen and Anson Pierce bought CommWest from Nate Wallace this past November, they knew at some point they’d probably look for a different store location for the business than 560 S. Commercial Drive, Unit 4. But it wasn’t Priority No. 1. Or two, or three… It wasn’t something […]
July 2026’s 270 residential real estate sales in Mesa County were one less than the 271 sales in July 2025, while active listings were 24.3 percent higher year over year for July with 971, according to data gathered by Bray & Co. Real Estate. July’s home sales were 27 more than June 2026, and July’s […]
In its August newsletter, CASA of Mesa County announced several position changes among its personnel and an upcoming move to a larger location. Krista Jackson was promoted to program director, a position vacated by Kim Harris, who made a lateral move to a new position at CASA: program support and development director. And Jackson’s former […]
During the August 3rd Grand Junction City Council workshop, I called HomewardBound’s proposed funding model a “non-starter.” That comment was in response to a specific funding request HomewardBound presented to Council that evening. Beyond the workshop itself, there is some important history behind my response that I felt was worth sharing with our community. That […]