Members of the dietary team at Family Health West in Fruita won the people’s choice award at benefit event featuring fine desserts. Family Health West won the award at A La Mode, a fund-raiser staged by the Horizon Rotary Club at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Grand Junction. The event featured desserts prepared by […]
Nearly 40 vendors are expected to participate in a tasteful event pairing fine foods and drink. The lineup at Edesia will include not only restaurants, caterers, distillers and wineries, but also local growers, breweries and even a gourmet food truck. “We’re trying to keep things fresh and in line with what interests the public,” said […]
Here’s hoping the good folks who handle his schedule will soon find time for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to attend a proposed economic roundtable in Western Colorado. What initially was scheduled as an April 23 meeting in Grand Junction won’t work, so how about another day? By the time this appears online, perhaps a date […]
“Shark Tank” has become an increasingly popular television show, attracting by one estimate more than 8 million viewers who tune in to watch entrepreneurs pitch their business plans to a group of moguls who then consider whether or not to invest in their operations. At a time when so-called “reality” television usually reflects anything but, […]
More than $30 million in bonds were awarded in Colorado through a federal program designed to help small construction businesses obtain the bonding required for contract work. The U.S. Small Business Administration operates the program guaranteeing the bid, performance and payment bonds required of businesses involved in contract work. The program enables surety companies to […]
Women continue to earn less than men in Colorado and the wage gap has widened slightly, according to the latest federal labor statistics. Colorado women working full time for wages and salaries had median weekly earnings of $750 in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Men received $958 in median weekly earnings, meaning […]
A measure of local hotel and motel businesses has slipped following three straight months of increases. According to a report from the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau for February, $59,053 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s almost 2.3 percent less than what was reported for the same month last year. Because lodging tax reports […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has dropped on less upbeat expectations for hiring, sales and the overall economy. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.7 points in February to 91.4, a reading historically associated with recession, not recovery. The index is based on […]
A Fruita-based business has condensed what originally was planned as four presentations into two sessions offering information about operating homeowner associations. Your HOA Team has scheduled the seminars for 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 12 and 13 at the Clarion Inn, 755 Horizon Drive in Grand Junction. Admission of $40 per session or $75 for […]
Registration remains open for an annual event honoring businesses and individuals for their philanthropic contributions. The Human Services Council of Mesa County will present the awards during its White Ribbon Breakfast set for 7:30 a.m. March 18 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in Grand Junction. Vance Wagner, regional president of ANB Bank, […]