Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Business Times reviewed a letter sent to Grand Junction City Council via email from local housing developer Kevin Bray, lamenting ongoing delays in the process for getting approval for multiple projects. The letter, addressing Mayor Abram Herman and City Council members, starts out: “As a land developer that has […]
Mesa County has been awarded $54,791 in federal funds for Phase 42 under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The funding aims to enhance existing emergency food and shelter initiatives within the county. Acting as the award administrator, United Way of Mesa County is now accepting applications from local programs dedicated to delivering […]
Nearly a year into the AgriWest Initiative at the Business Incubator Center, it is time for reflection on what this agriculture-focused project brings to our community. The federal fellowship is a 30-month-long partnership between the BIC and the Economic Recovery Corps. We have had some significant learnings and some wins that will guide our project […]
That’s correct, the paper you are reading today is destined to become a classic. Well, at least to us. That’s because it’s the last of our twice-a-month editions of The Business Times. This last edition of the twice-a-month Business Times you are holding came into being as the result over a decade of lessons learned, […]
U.S. News & World Report named Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction among its 2025 High Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study. U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals […]
The Mesa County Women’s Network will host a creative workshop Jan. 14, 6-8 p.m., at Abstract & Title Company, 2464 Patterson Road in Grand Junction, to kickstart 2025. The workshop is called Design Your Year: A Word of the Year and Hand Lettering Workshop and will feature presenters Maggie La Hue and Jolynn Chavez. La […]
The VA Western Colorado Health Care System has a new phone number for its Moab Clinic to better serve its veteran community. Veterans and community members can reach the Moab Clinic by calling 435-268-7960 for all their needs and inquiries. The previous phone number will remain operational until Dec. 31 to help facilitate a seamless […]
Great Outdoors Colorado in December awarded $78,495 to two conservation corps projects supporting wildfire mitigation and river restoration in Mesa County, and Keep It Colorado regranted $32,000 in GOCO funds to permanently protect Bieser Ranch in Mesa County. The first two grants are part of GOCO’s Conservation Service Corps program, administered in partnership with Colorado […]
The City of Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture annual grant program is now open for applications. Nonprofit organizations or governmental/educational agencies in Colorado that support local arts and cultural events, projects and programs are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is Jan. 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. The funding available is $70,000 […]
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Colorado Ag Forum, which is slated for Feb. 20, 2025, at the Westin in Westminster. The theme this year is “Collaborating from Peaks to Plains.” Tickets can be purchased at ColoradoAgForum.com for an early-bird price of $160. The price goes up after Feb. 1 to $210. Students […]