Laughing Dog Coffee House in Grand Junction has scheduled its annual French toast fund-raiser for the Roice-Hurst Humane Society. The French Toast for Furry Friends event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at Laughing Dog Coffee House, located at 413 Monument Road. French toast made with wheat crunch bread, whipped cream, […]
Nominations will be accepted through March 1 for annual distinguished alumni awards presented by the Colorado Mesa University Alumni Association. Alumna or alumnus, living or deceased, from CMU as well as Mesa State College, Mesa College and Grand Junction Junior College, are eligible for the awards programs. To download a nomination form or obtain more […]
The Veterans Art Center of Grand Junction has been recognized for its support of military service members and their families. Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented Wendy Hoffman, director and chief executive officer of the center, with an award recognizing center programs for service members, particularly those with special needs. Established in […]
The Western Colorado Contractors Association and Dalby, Wendland & Co. accounting firm have scheduled a lunch presentation on financial issues facing construction companies. The presentation is set for 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at the WCCA conference room in Grand Junction, 2470 Patterson Road, Suite 14. Admission is $10 for WCCA members, $12 for others and […]
Ruby Canyon Engineering, a Grand Junction-based greenhouse gas consulting and verification company, once again ranks among the top firms of its type in an annual magazine survey. Ruby Canyon Engineering was voted the 2014 best verification company in North America in a survey conducted for Environmental Finance. The ranking is based on the more than […]
A new year almost always brings an opportunity for a fresh start and renewed ambition to do things better. In business, that usually boils down to providing customers better products and services faster and at lower cost than competitors. Part of the process must include listening to customers to determine what they actually need and […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has climbed to its highest level in more than eight years on more upbeat expectations for sales, hiring and capital outlays. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index rose 2.3 points to 100.4 in December. That’s the highest reading since […]
United States payrolls increased more than 250,000 in December, a gain that helped make 2014 the best year for job growth in the United States since 1999. The national unemployment rate slipped another two-tenths of a point to 5.6 percent, the lowest level since 2008. According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates, nonfarm […]
Colorado business leaders are more confident heading into the new year, according to the latest results of a quarterly survey tracking their outlooks. Moreover, survey results reflect more stability in that outlook, said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the business research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado in Boulder. […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has rebounded on the most upbeat assessments of current business and labor conditions in nearly seven years. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose 1.6 points to 92.6 in December, offsetting part of the decline from the month before. A component of the index tracking current […]