Bray & Company Real Estate announced it has hired Lila Dere to join its team. Dere is a lifelong resident of Grand Junction, and Bray Real Estate said in a news release, “Lila brings not only a deep-rooted connection to the community, but also a wealth of real estate experience that began at an impressively […]
The City of Grand Junction will host Coffee with the City Manager on Jan. 30 at 7:30 a.m. at Main Street BagelS, 559 Main St. in Grand Junction. These events are an opportunity for members of the community to have a conversation with the city manager and members of city staff and hear about upcoming […]
By Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times During a Jan. 13 workshop, the Grand Junction City Council considered the pros and cons of amending the city charter via ballot measure and moving its municipal elections to November instead of April. City Council will have a second reading of the proposed ballot measure at the regular Wednesday […]
Legacy Furniture moved into its store in mid-December, giving it room to do more custom woodworking Hazen Hackett smiled and chuckled before he answered the question about how much experience he had with woodworking before opening a business that does custom woodworking. “None,” he said. OK, no prior work experience, but certainly the 32-year-old former […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times The Jan. 1 sale of Ryan/Sawyer Marketing to Julie Hober and Bridgett Gutierrez pushed former owner and business namesake Dan Ryan to the edge of retirement. Before the 65-year-old Ryan fully commits to the plunge into the life of leisure, however, he’ll help his former employees for two months as […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Plans to replace a 65-year-old stretch of power lines currently running through Kingsview subdivision on the south side of the Colorado River in Fruita have hit a snag. The City of Fruita has denied part of Xcel Energy’s application, specifically the proposal to run overhead power lines through Snooks Bottom […]
Novus Glass needed more space to add a few new services to its repertoire, and it didn’t need to go far to get it. In fact, Novus Glass owner Jay Haralson merely walked a few doors down in the same commercial building at 1048 Independent Ave. to find a new home, one that’s twice as […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Caleb Umberger is pretty sure diners will notice one thing in particular about the pizzas he and Brooklyn Reuwsaat will be serving at their new restaurant, Trailblazer Pizza Company. “The crust, I’m very proud of it,” he said. “I know I keep saying that, but I am.” Umberger said every […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times At the Grand Junction City Council workshop on Dec. 16, council members Scott Beilfuss and Cody Kennedy brought up concerns about impact fees adding to the cost of single-family homes. This led to discussion about what possible alternatives there are for the city. Beilfuss said, “What I’m getting at is […]
ExoPower Inc., which is based in Grand Junction at the Business Incubator Center, 2591 Legacy Way, has been approved for Colorado’s Jump-Start Program. ExoPower developed an in-motion capacitive wireless charging system for industrial mobile robots, such as small picking robots and autonomous forklifts, and eventually for larger electric vehicles (EVs). This technology enables these vehicles […]