The Palisade Chamber of Commerce announced its 2025 award winners during its Legends of the West Annual Banquet on March 6 with Peach Street Distillers receiving Business of the Year and Jesse Scott Ferber-Brown being named Citizen of the Year. Meanwhile, Volunteer of the Year went to Courtney Webb; Sallie Millard was 2025’s Friend of […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction’s tourism sector continued to post gains in 2025 and into early 2026, with hotel-performance metrics outpacing state and national trends even as lodging-tax growth remained comparatively modest, according to Visit Grand Junction data and comments from the organization’s director. Visit Grand Junction Director Elizabeth Fogarty said in an […]
The Western Region One Source is partnering with the Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park to present the annual Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony with the theme of “Welcome Home” on March 30. The ceremony will honor veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and will start at 11 a.m. at the Western […]
Community Hospital celebrated its 10th anniversary at 2351 G Road, where the independent, nonprofit health-care organization moved on March 17, 2016. On that day, multiple local ambulance-service agencies helped Community Hospital move all of its inpatients from the old hospital at 2021 N. 12th St. to the new hospital. Community Hospital began receiving patients at […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A series of financial controversies involving Mesa County Public Health over the past several years has exposed gaps in oversight, procurement practices and internal controls, prompting ongoing efforts by county officials to strengthen accountability for taxpayer dollars. The most recent issue involves former Executive Director Xavier Crockett, whose use of […]
Moody’s Underground intends to bring live music and comedy to Grand Valley six nights a week Tim Harty, The Business Times Bill Moody said he’s lived in Grand Junction his entire life. That’s 63 years. And a live-entertainment venue, featuring musicians or comedians every night, six days a week, along with good food, good cocktails, […]
Owners of Graff Dairy seek buyer who will carry on the Grand Junction ice cream store’s tradition Tim Harty, The Business Times Operating for six decades in the Grand Valley, Graff Dairy has become an ice cream institution. Its husband-and-wife owners, Ed and Lloy Beauchamp, know there’s something special about their ice cream shop at […]
During the January American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, Colorado Farm Bureau President Carlyle Currier was re-elected to the board of directors and appointed to the executive committee. Currier has been on the AFBF board since 2023. At the time, he was nominated by the Western Region Caucus to fulfill an unexpired term. Since being […]
The Community Impact Council will host its annual Inspire Impact Breakfast on March 31 at Colorado Mesa University, bringing together nonprofit leaders, community partners and supporters to celebrate the work and impact of Mesa County’s nonprofit sector. The event is sponsored by Colorado Mesa University and will take place 8-10 a.m. in CMU’s Ballroom. Individual […]