Three Federal Express Freight drivers who work in Grand Junction were among the top finishers at the 2015 Colorado State Truck Driving Championship. Tyler Rogers captured the flatbed title for a second straight year. Jason Lyons placed third in the tank truck class, while Kirk Poe captured third in the straight truck class. Rogers is […]
Joy Thompson, program director for CASA of Mesa County, has literally written the book on explaining to children in foster care what court-appointed special advocates do. “It can be difficult for CASAs to explain their role and gain the trust of children who have experienced so much devastation at such a young age. The book […]
Kindra Huff has joined Cranium 360 as director of sales of the Grand Junction-based marketing agency. Huff brings to her new duties sales experience in diverse industries and markets, including work with such large media corporations as Comcast Spotlight and Cox Media. Huff is invcolved in the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and Young […]
Four public meetings have been scheduled to hear comments about a plan to transfer land to relocate the primary runway at the Grand Junction Regional Airport. The meetings are part of the process to conduct an environmental assessment of acquiring 188 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management to move the […]
The farmers’ market in downtown Grand Junction has launched a program designed to involve young entrepreneurs in the weekly event. “There are some great stories within the local community of creative kids launching really cool businesses and we think the downtown farmers’ market, which focuses on local food and art, is a great place for […]
The League of American Bicyclists has recognized the City of Grand Junction with a bronze-level Bicycle-Friendly Community (BFC) award. With the announcement of 42 new and renewing BFCs, Grand Junction joins a group of 350 communities across the United States. “This recognition is timely with the recent re-establishment of the Urban Trails Committee as an […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration has changed a microloan program to increase access and expand the pool of recipients as well as offer more flexibility to nonprofit intermediaries. Among other things, the changes also will make small businesses that have an owner who is on probation or parole eligible for microloan programs, helping individuals with […]
Nearly 50 health and human services programs will receive support from United Way of Mesa County this year after the latest fund-raising campaign raised almost $885,000. “The need in our community is great. We are so thankful for both our loyal donors and new ones. We believe each of the nonprofits receiving funding is worthy […]
The Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade has joined with the Lavender Association of Western Colorado to host a month-long show featuring lavender-themed artwork. The show is scheduled for July at the gallery, located at 101 W. Third St., and will run in conjunction with the annual Lavender Festival set for July 10 to 12. Participating […]
The Colorado Canyons Hospital and Medical Center in Fruita offers a Warfarin management program. International Normalized Ratio (INR) checks are offered through the hospital laboratory. A pharmacist is available to help patients with dose changes and education. “We had an overwhelming response from our community that they wanted us to provide this important service in […]