Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Grand Junction Economic Partnership released its 2024 annual report, outlining what proved to be a banner year for economic impact on Grand Junction and the surrounding area. The report shows the region saw a return of $93 for every $1 invested in GJEP in 2024, demonstrating the organization’s effectiveness […]
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital President Bryan Johnson sent an email letter to the hospital’s community partners on March 24 to reflect on the first quarter of 2025. He also used it as an invitation to the Caring For Our Communities meeting on May 13. Here’s the letter in its entirety: Dear Community Partners, […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times So, it’s about time your 12-year-old learns how to fend for himself or herself in the kitchen. Or your 9-year-old could stand to learn how to make a healthier macaroni and cheese. Or your 5-year-old doesn’t know the proper, correct, safe way to hold a kitchen knife. Kalyn Lapidus can […]
Museums of Western Colorado has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, governments, funders, outside agencies and to the museum-going public. Museums of Western Colorado, a nonprofit museum system that includes Museum of the West, Dinosaur Journey, […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Clifton Community Outreach is gearing up for its second annual Community Market, set to kick off on June 7 and run through October 25. The market will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clifton Community Center at 3270 D 1/2 Road. Organizers are […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times You’ll see the business name, learn Purrl’s Tea & Curious is a tea house and figure that’s logical. But you also will have a logical, immediate question, some version of: What does “and Curious” mean? Go ahead. Purrl’s Tea & Curious owner Sedona Moon knows you want to ask. And […]
City of Grand Junction, Bruin Waste Management target mid-2026 for recycling-sorting center to be ready Tim Harty, The Business Times Their motivation is different, but their conclusion is the same. The City of Grand Junction and Bruin Waste Management agree Grand Junction needs a center to sort materials for recycling. And the discovery of their […]
Many people ask me, “how much should I have saved for retirement?” My response typically is: How much do you have saved for retirement? How much do you spend? How long are you going to live? A 2024 study by EBRI.org revealed 21 percent of employees feel highly confident about having sufficient funds to sustain […]
We’ll open this column with a general statement about the federal government, which is easy picking. Obviously, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is proving that there will never be enough when it comes to confiscating our money for its purposes and follies. Frankly, the last thing we want is for the government to be […]
The City of Grand Junction is hosting workshop events for community members to attend and learn more about the process of building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). The first workshop will be April 10, 5:30 p.m., in the Fire Station Administration training room at 625 Ute Ave. ADUs are smaller independent living spaces on the […]