The City of Grand Junction Employees’ Association has scheduled its annual clothing give away for 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Lincoln Park Barn near 12th Street and Gunnison Avenue. Donations of clean, gently used clothing will be accepted through July 31 at containers set […]
The Ramada Inn Grand Junction has earned an award presented by Ramada Worldwide to the best hotels among a portfolio of nearly 900 properties. “This is a great honor for our hotel and a direct result of the hard work of our wonderful staff,” said Ed Baal, one of the owners of the Ramada Inn […]
Synergy Marketing Consultants in Grand Junction has entered into a partnership with Feather Petroleum to handle marketing for the company’s convenience stores in Colorado. “We are working to bring fresh ideas and new ways of speaking to their customers,” said Erika Jones, who along with Matt Jones operates Synergy Marketing Consultants. The two combine traditional […]
Western States Motel Operations, the parent company that owns the Clarion Inn, has converted a portion of the Grand Junction hotel into an Econo Lodge property. A 49-room redevelopment of the former Clarion annex building was completed July 5. The renovated facility located at 751 Horizon Drive offers rooms to budget-conscious travelers with many of […]
Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs and Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker have joined the Quality Health Network Health Information Exchange. The exchange electronically delivers medical records from a range of sources to the point of care. More than 2,440 online users, 600 health care providers and 160 health care organizations in 20 Western Colorado […]
Artspace & Open Studios in Grand Junction has launched a grant program to advance professional development and artistic excellence in Mesa County. “The grant fulfills our mission to incubate the continual growth of the arts and individual artists and enhance the cultural and economic vitality of our community,” said Linda Brotman-Evans, executive director of Artspace […]
Humphrey RV & Trailer in Grand Junction has been named the top U.S. dealer for KZ Recreational Vehicles. The manufacturer announced its top dealers during an open house at its headquarters at Shipshewana, Ind. “Considering our company’s core values of fairness, courtesy and quality, we are happy to be working with Humphrey RV & Trailer,” […]
RSW Partners in Grand Junction shares information about advertising, business development, marketing and public relations on a new blog titled Puffs of Genius. The blog is available at www.puffsofgenius.com. “The Puffs of Genius title is more tongue in cheek. We’re not claiming to be geniuses, but we hope to give businesses good information to consider […]
A Grand Junction-based manufacturer of electric vehicles has changed its name to better reflect a growing product line offered under different brands. Fairplay Electric Cars has changed its corporate name to Evergreen Electric Vehicles. Keith Andrews, president of the company, said the name change also reflects operational changes. “When our company began seven years ago, […]
As a veteran of the business world, I certainly understand why many business owners are apprehensive about the health care system. They have enough on their plates simply dealing with the day-to-day challenges of a slowly recovering economy, meeting payroll, making a profit and keeping the lights on. Businesses already pay a bulk of health […]