A monthly measure of business conditions in Colorado continued a seesaw trend in June with a more than eight-point retreat to its lowest level this year. While the Business Conditions Index has vacillated between gains and losses for the past four months, the outlook for at least one component of the index appears more promising. […]
The Grand Junction Housing Authority has been selected to participate in a program offering interest-free loans to homeowners at risk of foreclosure. The Emergency Homeowner Loan Program (EHLP) will provide nearly 1,000 Colorado homeowners an opportunity to apply for loans to help pay their monthly mortgage payments for up to two years or $50,000, whichever […]
A Grand Junction health insurance executive is among nine people appointed to a board that will oversee a new health benefits exchange in Colorado. Steve ErkenBrack, president and chief executive officer of Rocky Mountain Health Plans, will serve on the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange Board of Directors. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced the appointments. “The […]
Western Colorado employers pay an average of 8 percent more for health care insurance compared to last year, according to the latest results of an annual survey. While employers continue to pick up most of the cost of health benefits and insurance premiums constitute a growing proportion of payrolls, employees are paying more for benefits, […]
A Grand Junction firm with more than 50 years of operation in the Grand Valley has been acquired by a Washington, D.C. based company. Grand Junction Pipe and Supply now works under the umbrella of Summit Materials, which also acquired Elam Construction in Grand Junction earlier this year. Ron and Marie Tipping, owners of Grand […]
A monthly statistical snapshot of consumer confidence shows less upbeat assessments of not only current conditions, but also short-term expectations. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) dropped more than three points in June to 58.5, the lowest reading this year. Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center, said a two-month decline […]
Six real estate agents have joined Real Estate West in Grand Junction. The new agents are: Jonilyn Berry, Rob Burnett, Heidi Jo Elder, Lori Dearth, Esther Piper and Terry Ruckman. In addition, Universal Mortgage has opened a location at Real Estate West. Jo Dee Pace and Karen Cordoba specialize in Federal Housing Administration 203B and […]
Matt Winter, a manager at ProSpace Interiors, has been sworn in as a member of the Colorado Bar. Winter already was a member of the Iowa Bar. He graduated with honors from the Creighton University School of Law. He completed his undergraduate degree at Briar Cliff College. Winter joined ProSpace Interiors in August and handles […]
Dan Hannigan has joined the graphic and Web design department at RSW Partners, a marketing, advertising and business consulting company in Grand Junction. Hannigan holds a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Mesa State College. He developed and maintained a Web site for the KMSA radio station and worked as an intern at Six Nine […]
Toni Herridge has joined Heiden Homes Realty and Associates in Grand Junction as a Realtor. Bobby Ulibarri was named the top performing agent for the firm for May. Herridge was born and raised in the Grand Valley and has more than 100 years of family ties to the area. Ulibarri posted the highest sales volume […]