After a soft opening in July, Coloramo Federal Credit Union announced this month its new full-service branch/headquarters at 2392 Langridge Drive, off 24 Road, in Grand Junction is open. The new three-story, approximately 21,000-square-foot building also is home to Coloramo’s contact center and administrative teams and has 32 employees working there. The building was constructed […]
The City of Grand Junction will break ground on the Salt Flats development Aug. 17 at 10 a.m., marking the beginning of construction on one of the community’s largest mixed-income housing developments. The ceremony will take place at the Salt Flats site, 450 28 Road, and is open to the public. According to a city […]
Western Colorado Community Foundation Vice President Emily Orbanek was selected by the foundation’s board of directors to be the next president and CEO of the organization, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Orbanek will become the third president in the organization’s 29-year history, following Anne Wenzel’s transition into retirement at the end of 2026 after 25 years […]
Colorado’s farmers and ranchers don’t ask for special treatment. They ask for the opportunity to grow the food, fiber and fuel our nation depends on. Agriculture remains one of Colorado’s foundational industries, contributing billions of dollars to our economy while supporting thousands of jobs in rural communities. From the San Luis Valley’s potato fields to […]
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital has earned a ranking among the 2026-2027 Best Hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report’s latest edition of Best Hospitals. U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals nationally across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions. Only 16 percent of evaluated hospitals earn a Best Hospitals designation. St. […]
Mesa County’s Clifton Motor Vehicle office is moving from its location in the Peach Tree Shopping Center to the Clifton Community Campus at 3270 D 1/2 Road. The county said in a news release that the move keeps motor-vehicle services available in Clifton while allowing the county to use a county-owned building instead of continuing […]
The Mesa County Commission on July 28 approved a legal-services contract with the law firm of Brophy Clauss, a move it expects will save money. Mesa County Attorney Todd Starr said the contracted, monthly flat fee of $27,500 will cost less than hourly billing. It pays for civil-litigation defense, federal and state constitutional claims, and […]
Family Health West honored former employee Andy Surface by dedicating a bike rack in her memory on July 31. Surface was a physical therapy assistant who worked at the FHW inpatient rehab department for eight years before passing away in September 2025. Family Health West said in a news release that Surface loved making any […]
The National Federation of Independent Business listed Grand Junction’s Rick Taggart among the three Colorado lawmakers who earned 100 percent NFIB voting records during the 2026 legislative session. In a news release, NFIB Colorado Director Michael Smith commended the lawmakers – Colorado Reps. Taggart, Scott Bottoms and Ryan Gonzalez – for standing up for small […]
The Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado will host its 11th annual Economic Development Summit on Aug. 19 at Grand River Health Conference Center in Rifle. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and lunch will be provided. This year’s theme is The Next Frontier: Pioneering Advanced Industries, which will highlight real […]