HopeWest hired Carter Bair to be its chief financial officer. In his new role, Bair will oversee financial operations, compliance, strategic planning and information systems for HopeWest, a resource for families on the Western Slope facing serious illness, aging and grief. Before joining HopeWest, Bair spent 22 years at Hilltop Community Resources, where he managed […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times When you name your new Fruita bar Rides, it can pertain to so many things: Bicycles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, trikes, tractors, scooters, horses, bulls, and the list goes on. Rides is a nod to all of them. “Anything you can ride with two wheels or four wheels,” said Micheal Repp, […]
Colorado’s policies and programs that advance smart energy use helped it climb to seventh in the nation for energy efficiency, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2025 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Colorado is also among the most improved states since the last scorecard in 2022, jumping six spots in the rankings. ACEEE […]
What financial, business or personal priorities should you focus on this year? Now is an excellent opportunity to evaluate your investment strategies, savings plans and budgeting techniques. Whether your goal is to bolster your retirement fund, refine your estate planning approach or strengthen your overall financial standing, there are numerous paths you can explore. Here […]
At least when it comes to the federal government, it’s over $7 TRILLION (OK, some $2 trillion of that is made up out of thin air) or so, we can see why all the dirty pool is going on. But in Grand Junction, we’re not even talking about real money at our budget levels. The […]
A fundraiser for the Confluence Center of Colorado and its building that is being constructed at 2600 Dos Rios Drive will take place March 29 at Monument Vista Place, 1785 Broadway Ave., from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The building is designed to unite six key nonprofit organizations: RiversEdge West; EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum; One […]
Recognizing the ongoing housing crisis and the increase in people seeking shelter and transitional housing, the Bray Cares Foundation awarded $500 emergency-housing grants to three local nonprofits. “We understand that emergencies don’t wait for grant cycles,” said Robert Bray, CEO of Bray and Company and founder of the Bray Cares Foundation. “These grants are designed […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times RonSon Roll Offs started as a roll-off-dumpster business in late spring 2020. A couple years later it added trash hauling. Humpty Dumpsters Rentals started as a roll-off-dumpster business in April 2020. Three years later it added trash hauling. Big Foot Waste Solutions started as a roll-off-dumpster business in January 2022. […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Before WestCo Brewing Co. opens in the former Edgewater Brewery, 905 Struthers Ave., it will return brewing capability to the building. An ownership group led by Handlebar Tap House co-owner/operator Adam Kinsey finalized the purchase of Kannah Creek Brewing Company’s former second location on Feb. 27. The new owners have […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Dr. Joshua Thun passed the threshold to qualify Community Hospital’s Western Orthopedics & Sports Medicine for the designation of Elite Center for Lapiplasty a long time ago. Like 115 surgeries ago. Lapiplasty, by the way, is a surgery that corrects the root cause of bunions, those often painful bumps on […]