IHOP has scheduled its annual scary face pancake giveaway for 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 28. Children ages 12 and under will design and then dine on their own Halloween hotcakes served with whipped topping, strawberries and Oreo cookies. Scary face pancakes also will be available for purchase at IHOP restaurants through October.
A Grand Junction martial arts business has scheduled an open house to offer information about instruction for children and adults. Martial Arts Research Systems has scheduled the free event for Sept. 17 at its facility at 560 S. Westgate Drive. The open house is set to start at 9 a.m. with a course for children […]
Housing Resources and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage will present a free homeownership class in Grand Junction. The two-hour class is set for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Garden Village Community Building, 2601 Belford Ave, and open to the public. The class will teach participants about a number of financial steps toward home ownership, including […]
What’s billed as the largest car wash tunnel in Colorado is under construction in Grand Junction. Splish Splash Car Wash is expected to open in December near the intersection of 24 3/4 Road and U.S. Highway 6 & 60. The facility is designed to eliminate the wait in washing cars by using an automated conveyor […]
A business that helps clients stop smoking has responded to increasing demand by moving to a larger location in Grand Junction and opening a new location in Denver. “We are very excited to see the growth of our business in the last couple of years. It’s always good to know that you’re offering such a […]
The NFL season kicked off right after President Barack Obama’s jobs speech came to a close. As a free-market, supply side economist, I’m no fan of Obama’s policy agenda. As a Minnesota Vikings fan, I’m not too crazy about the New Orleans Saints, who beat the Vikings in the NFC championship game in 2010 and […]
American small business owners didn’t have high hopes that President Barack Obama would remove the obstacles preventing them from creating jobs, so they weren’t terribly surprised when he rolled out his lackluster American Jobs Act before a joint session of Congress. The nation’s job creators learned long ago the president’s warm words for Main Street […]
A measure of optimism among small business owners has dropped for a sixth straight month, a decline one economist blamed on growing uncertainty about the future. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index retreated 1.8 points in August to 88.1. The index is based on the results of monthly […]
A hiring event is planned to recruit employees for a new furniture store in Grand Junction. The Mesa County Workforce Center has scheduled the event for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 15 at the center, 2897 North Ave. in Grand Junction. The event is part of a collaborative effort between the center and American […]
A long-time business owner has announced his candidacy for the Mesa County Board of Commissioners. Wes D’Aponti seeks the Republican nomination in District 1 for the 2012 election. D’Aponti had scheduled a news conference on the steps of the Mesa County Courthouse in Grand Junction for Sept. 15 to announce his campaign. D’Aponti and his […]