Robert Yazbeck has been promoted to managing director of the Steamboat Springs market for Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties. Headquartered in Grand Junction, Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties serves the Grand Valley, Steamboat Springs and Vail markets in Colorado as well as the Sun Valley market in Idaho. Yazbeck has worked in the real estate market in […]
Jessica Dodson, an agent with Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, has earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representation designation. The National Association of Realtors awards the designation to professionals who’ve completed a course in buyer representation and submitted documentation verifying their experience. More than 30,000 real estate professionals in North America have earned the designation. “The […]
Lawrence Cowan has joined Family Health West in Fruita as nursing home administrator. “My entire career of over 28 years has been in the health care field,” Cowan said. “I look forward to serving this organization and the community.” Cowan holds a master’s degree in health care administration from New England College and a certificate […]
A series of free workshops focusing on job-hunting skills will continue at the Mesa County Library in Grand Junction. A presentation on résumés is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 2, following by a presentation on interviews planned for 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in the community room of the central library near Fifth Street and Grand […]
Entries will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 1 for an annual competition to select photographs for the Colorado National Monument calendar. Calendar sales serve as a fund-raiser for the Colorado National Monument Association, which in turns supports conservation, educational and scientific programs at the monument near Grand Junction. A photographer may submit up to […]
Entries will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 20 for two-dimensional artwork that will be displayed on two newly completed floors of the patient tower at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. A request for proposals and other information is available at the front desk of the Western Colorado Center for the Arts at 1803 […]
The City of Grand Junction is exploring the possibility of establishing a foreign-trade zone that allows special customs treatment and could promote economic development. Business owners and managers interested in the proposal are asked to complete a short questionnaire. The questionnaire and more information is available online at the Web site located at www.gjcity.org/EcoDev/ForeignTradeZones. Foreign-trade […]
Vectra Bank has scheduled its annual economic outlook breakfast for 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 4. The event will feature Henry Sobanet, director of the Office of State Planning & Budgeting; Elizabeth Garner, state demographer; and Patricia Silverstein, an economist who runs a research company. The event will be streamed live. Online participants will have […]
A small business advocacy group now offers information through Twitter. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) offers information and updates through Twitter at @NFIB_CO. “It will forever be the mission of NFIB to reminder policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses,” said Tony Gagliardi, state director for the NFIB in […]
Tile Meister of Grand Junction has earned The Best of Houzz award for 2015 for customer satisfaction from Houzz, which operates a data base for home remodeling and design. “Our dedication to our customers and attention to detail is reflected by the Best of Houzz award as well as the Super Service Award from Angie’s […]