Grand Junction met the criteria for Williams Mercantile’s owner to leave Indiana and open a second store. Tim Harty, The Business Times A customer was looking at a woman’s top on display at Williams Mercantile on a Friday afternoon when Stephanie Williams spoke up. She sensed what the customer was thinking, because Williams was wearing […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Interim fire chief says department is working toward solution, but costs have outpaced projections, despite tax-measure funding During the July 16 Grand Junction City Council meeting, local emergency medical technician Andrea Barber delivered a public comment warning that the newly built Grand Junction Fire Station 7, set to open across […]
Getting zip from Bonsai: Failing to meet its obligation, owner of zip line has not operated riverfront feature in 2025 Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Las Colonias Riverfront Zip Adventures zip line, which was launched after initial delays in August 2023, then shut down partway through 2024, remains inactive in 2025. As an anchor business for […]
Monumental Coffee Company has breakfast burritos after all Between the time The Business Times interviewed Monumental Coffee co-owner Landon Balding and the printing of the story on Page 2 of the July 9 edition, the coffee shop arranged to carry ready-made breakfast burritos from Denver-based Dis Burrito. The burritos are in addition to the empanadas […]
In celebration of 25 years of empowering young girls through movement, confidence and community, Girls on the Run is partnering with the No Man’s Land Film Festival for a fundraising event. The event will take place Oct. 16 at The Aesthetic Collective, 501 Main St., Unit B, in Grand Junction. It will feature a curated […]
Skyhook Solar, a trailblazer in mobile solar technology, has been named a 2025 Colorado Companies to Watch award winner. The award recognizes the Grand Junction company’s innovation, growth and impact as a second-stage business transforming clean-energy deployment, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership said in a news release. Manufacturers of transportable, industrial-grade solar generators, Skyhook Solar’s […]
Nationally acclaimed author and naturalist Craig Childs will take attendees on a journey down the Colorado River and through its canyons through photography and storytelling on Friday, July 25, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Perpetual Motion, 503 E. Aspen Ave. in downtown Fruita. All proceeds from the event will benefit the […]
Vacant suite next door becomes thrift store that supports local foster-care alumni Tim Harty, The Business Times You get inspired when you get inspired. And when you’re Kim Raff, that might be when you’re taking out the trash for the nonprofit organization you direct. Well, not “might be when,” that “was when” an idea popped […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times On June 23, the wall came down. No longer was Fisher’s Market separated from the next-door space to the west that it once leased to Conchitas Mexican Restaurant and more recently used for catering or rented out for parties and meetings. The two units became one, and now Fisher’s Market, […]
Community Hospital and The Art Center of Western Colorado are providing an exhibition that celebrates the power of nature and creativity to promote healing. Now on view at Community Hospital and The Art Center, Healing Nature of Landscape features 12 works by local artists that highlight the beauty of western Colorado and its calming effect […]