After nearly 18 years of connecting job seekers with companies as owner of Express Employment Professionals in Grand Junction, Nina Anderson is relinquishing day-to-day management responsibilities and welcoming Jenny Hunter as the new general manager. Hunter joined Express Employment in July 2023 as staffing manager for the light-industrial and skilled-trades divisions. Anderson said Hunter brings […]
The four finalists to become the next city manager of Fruita will make presentations to the Fruita City Council during a special meeting Jan. 9 from 7:45-9 a.m. The finalists then will participate in a community meet and greet later that day, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Fruita Community Center, 324 N. Coulson St.. Comment cards […]
Cody Kennedy: The numbers are in: Fourth and Fifth Streets are less safe. In just four months since the redesign, we’ve seen a sharp increase in bike crashes, with three of six post-redesign incidents involving cyclists, one directly tied to the new design. Yet the city’s report paints the project as a success, citing reduced […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times (Story updated 12/31/2024) The City of Grand Junction is exploring options to significantly raise transportation and recreation impact fees on new construction to help pay for road infrastructure and parks. Impact fees are historically charged to new residential and commercial development to fund the increased infrastructure use from the occupants […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times The City of Grand Junction announced it is constructing two new Level 2 Electric Vehicle charging stations and has replaced three city-owned charging facilities with new software, EvGateway. In alignment with the adopted EV Readiness Plan, charging fees are being implemented at all sites to cover infrastructure costs and align […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times April 15 gets circled on most calendars as the annual deadline to file taxes for individuals and many businesses. In Grand Junction next year, April 15 will be marked by a few downtown business owners for a celebration as they say farewell to a neighbor they didn’t like much: the […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Road construction, while in the works, is a necessary nuisance begrudgingly tolerated by the people affected the most by it. In the end the resulting nicer streets and highways tend to be worth the temporary inconvenience. But when the project is a large one, challenging the meaning of temporary and […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Spike Howard doesn’t have to wake up early and be out the door at 6:30 a.m. for work seven days a week anymore. For his wife, family, friends and employees, this is weird. This is we-must-be-in-some-bizarre-alternate-universe stuff. But it’s true. It’s happening. Spike Howard is retiring! On Dec. 16, he […]
HopeWest announced the hiring of Deneen Silva to be the nonprofit organization’s president and chief executive officer, beginning in February 2025. Cassie Mitchell, HopeWest’s current chief executive has committed to remaining with the organization through the end of March to ensure a seamless transition and serve as a resource to Silva. Silva joined Hope-West earlier […]
The City of Grand Junction opened the nomination process for four City Council positions that will be decided in an election April 8, 2025. The open seats are in Districts A, D, E, and one at-large. Each is for a four-year term. Election information is available on the website gjcity.org, and the link to the […]