Cranium 360 in Grand Junction has earned international recognition for its design work. The marketing firm won a silver Davey Award for its work on invitations for the 2014 Community Hospital gala. Cranium 360 won the award for the promotional category for invitations and cards. The invitations reflected the theme of the gala — “An […]
Community Hospital in Grand Junction donated 75 frozen turkeys and $5,000 in grocery gift cards to the Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies. Chris Thomas, president and chief executive officer of the hospital, said the donation was presented in honor of the staff and medical providers. “Helping to feed individuals and families in need […]
A business and woman are the latest winners of annual Champion of the Arts awards presented by the Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture. Patti and Chuck Shear of Shear Inc. won the business award. The Shears were nominated by Camille Silverman, executive director of the Western Colorado Center for the Arts. Silverman said […]
Home Care of the Grand Valley has once again earned recognition as one of the top-performing home health agencies in the country. Home Care of the Grand Valley has been named a Top Agency of the 2014 HomeCare Elite. Sue Brown, chief executive officer of the Grand Junction-based home health care agency, credited a dedicated […]
Housing prices have increased between 2.9 percent and 4.3 percent in Grand Junction over the past year, according to the latest results of monthly analysis by a California-based firm. CoreLogic reported that Grand Junction home prices rose 2.9 percent between October 2014 and October 2013. Including such so-called distressed sales as foreclosure auctions and short […]
An upcoming forum will examine the issues involved in the transfer of federal lands to states. Club 20 — a Grand Junction-based coalition of businesses, governments and individuals in the region — will host the forum. The event is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 743 Horizon […]
A task force established in a compromise to strip energy development initiatives from the general election ballot is scheduled to meet in Rifle. The meeting is set for Dec. 10 and 11 at the Farm Fresh Event Center. While details of the Rifle meeting weren’t available at press time, it’s expected the task force will […]
Frank Ladd, former president and chief executive officer of the Rifle Area Chamber of Commerce, has been hired as executive director of the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce. Ladd is expected to begin working at the Fruita chamber Dec. 15. Ladd will be responsible for a range of duties, including membership outreach, event planning and […]
The last monthly measure of consumer confidence before the holiday shopping season reflects a little less cheer, although expectations for increased sales persist. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index declined more than five points to 88.7 in November on less upbeat assessments of current business and labor conditions and less optimistic expectations […]
Kimberly Williams has joined Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction as executive director of marketing. Williams manages marketing, public relations and publication projects for CMU. She succeeds Rick Taggart, a former corporate executive who had served as director of marketing since 2010. Taggart retired, although he plans to continue to teach at the university. Williams […]