State Ag department offers online holiday shopping guide

The Colorado Department of Agriculture offers an online guide to help holiday shoppers find everything from Christmas trees to gifts to ingredients for meals. “Buying locally for the holidays is a great way to support Colorado producers as well as the state’s economy,” said John Salazar, state agricultural commissioner. The Colorado Food and Agriculture Gift […]

Grand Junction firm wins United Van Lines awards

Mesa Systems in Grand Junction has earned recognition from United Van Lines for sales and customer service in the transportation and moving services industry. Mesa Systems, an agent of United Van Lines, earned the President’s Club Award at the $12 million level. The award honors agents who’ve generated at least $1 million in sales during […]

Le MedSpa offers Dermapen treatments

Le MedSpa in Grand Junction now offers skin treatments using the Dermapen micro needling device. The Dermapen can be used for a variety of treatments to tighten and rejuvenate skin  — from lines and wrinkles to surgical and acne cars to hair loss and pigmentation. The Dermapen also can be used in conjunction with other […]

Opinion on the Economy

Those weary of reading gloomy news as a stubbornly slow economy grinds along can take heart as such words as “recovery” and “rebound” start appearing in headlines. By many accounts, the economic news is improving, if not markedly so. The latest economic outlook report from the University of Colorado is especially upbeat in forecasting business […]

Chamber survey results reflect mixed outlook

The latest results of a twice-annual survey conducted by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce reflect a mixed outlook among members about economic and labor conditions. In assessing local conditions, 67 percent of those who responded to the fall 2012 survey viewed the local economy as weak or extremely weak — less than this […]

New workforce center to be built

Construction is expected to soon begin on a new workforce center in Mesa County. The Mesa County Commissioners approved a $5.4 million contract with FCI Constructors to build a 32,000 square foot facility. The workforce center, a collaborative effort of the State of Colorado and Hilltop Community Resources, offers a range of services in helping […]

Continued recovery forecast for 2013

Rich Wobbekind Economic recovery will continue in Mesa County in 2013 with growth in industries, wages and population, according to an annual forecast prepared at the University of Colorado. The statewide outlook is much the same, said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the Business Research Division at the CU Leeds School of Business. “For the […]

Colorado business index seesaws down

A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado continues to seesaw, with the latest reading slipping on reported declines in new orders, sales and employment. What hasn’t changed is the  forecast for growth in the months ahead. The Business Conditions Index fell nearly two points in November to 54.9.  The index has alternated between increases […]