The Mile High Salute to Fans Tour featuring Denver Broncos football players and cheerleaders is scheduled to stop in downtown Grand Junction on May 8. The tour stop is set for 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Main Street. The street will be closed for the event. Presented by U.S. Bank, the […]
Edward Jones and U.S. Bank rank among the companies offering the top workplaces in Colorado, according to the latest results of an annual list compiled for the Denver Post newspaper. Home Loan Insurance & Investment Co. in Grand Junction was among the companies that met national standards as a top workplace, but didn’t score high […]
St. Mary’s Medical Center has received an anonymous gift for $1 million, among the largest donations in the nearly 120-history of the Grand Junction hospital. “We are both honored and humbled to receive this generous contribution to our hospital and mission,” said Michael McBride, president and chief executive officer. “This gift will support out trustees, […]
Hilltop Community Resources in Grand Junction has earned well-deserved recognition for its efforts to foster a culture of health and wellness. Hilltop was among only five employers nationwide to win the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award from the American Psychological Association. For an encore, Hilltop won the inaugural Governor’s Award for Worksite Wellness here in Colorado. […]
What’s more difficult? Filing income tax returns or working hard to earn money to pay those taxes. The good news is another tax filing deadline has come and gone. With the exception of those requesting extensions, the tedious chore of making all those calculations and completing all those forms is mercifully over for another year. […]
A monthly index tracking confidence among small business owners has retreated on lower readings for each of its 10 components. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index dropped 2.8 points to 95.2 in March. That’s the lowest reading since June and back below the long-term average reading of 98.1. […]
Grand Junction voters rejected a plan to finance construction of a beltway, but authorized the city to explore options for broadband communication services. Rick Taggart and Chris Kennedy were elected to at-large seats on the Grand Junction City Council. They’ll join Bennett Boeschenstein, Duncan McArthur and Barbara Traylor Smith, who all were unopposed in their […]
A monthly measure of hotel and motel stays in Grand Junction continues to reflect increased business for the hospitality sector. According to the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for March, $67,390 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s an 8 percent increase over the $62,400 in collections reported for the same month in 2014. […]
While most taxpayers soon will complete their tax returns or file for an extension for 2014, they’ll have to keep working a bit longer to earn enough money to pay their taxes for 2015. Nationwide, taxpayers will have to work until April 24 to earn enough money to pay their taxes. In Colorado, it will […]
The pace of job growth in the United States has slowed as the effects of inclement winter weather and lower oil prices show up in the latest labor estimates. According to the Department of Labor, nonfarm payrolls grew 126,000 in March, less than half the average monthly increase over the past year. Estimates for total […]