The Montrose/Black Canyon National Park KOA Campground has been awarded the 2015 President’s Award from Kampgrounds of America. The President’s Award is presented to campgrounds that earn high scores for customer service from campers as well as an annual KOA quality review. “Our owners and their staffs are well-trained and truly are the leaders in […]
Mind Springs Health has opened an 11-bed facility at its Grand Junction campus to add to the mental health care services offered in Western Colorado. The Transitions at West Springs facility offers services to adults in need of a short-term psychiatric stay. The facility complements the 32-bed West Springs psychiatric hospital, the only one of […]
Nominations will be accepted through Jan. 2 for annual awards presented by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber presents business of the year awards in two categories: firms with less than 25 employees and firms with 25 or more employees. The chamber also presents a citizen of the year award. Winners are […]
Cricket Wireless has opened a store in Grand Junction. The store, located at 2851 North Ave., is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Cricket Wireless, a subsidiary of AT&T, offers wireless communication services plans starting at $35 a month in addition to cellular telephones and […]
A Western Colorado franchisee plans to open two Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the region. Brian Long has signed a development contract to become the first Western Slope franchisee for Dunkin’ Donuts. He expects to open one restaurant in 2015 and a second restaurant within several years. The locations haven’t yet been determined. Meanwhile, Dunkin’ Donuts […]
Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction will receive a total of $1.25 million over the next five years as part of an initiative to teach and foster ethics in business students. CMU is one of three universities that have been accepted into the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative. The additions follow a decision to expand a […]
Blue Star Industries is the first company to be recognized in a new program conducted by the City of Grand Junction highlighting local development. Blue Star Industries was recognized as the city’s featured development project. “The recognition — which in this case is based on innovation in development, impact on the Grand Junction economy and […]
The holiday season brings tidings of at least comfort and perhaps even joy to business owners who’ve struggled through the slow economic recovery in the Grand Valley. The prospects for a prosperous new year appear promising. While past performance offers no guarantee of future results, several economic indicators point to improving conditions. An outlook of […]
Colorado received $169 million in the latest distribution of revenue generated by energy production on federal lands. The U.S. Department of Interior disbursed a total of more than $13.4 billion in revenue generated by energy production on federal and American Indian lands and offshore areas for the 2014 fiscal year, with increases in state and […]
HopeWest has received a grant to help the Grand Junction-based organization care for those facing serious illness and grief. HopeWest announced that it has received a $100,000 grant from the Daniels Fund. “This is such an important award because the HopeWest Care program truly depends on generous funding through philanthropy and grants,” said Christy Whitney, […]