A total of 100,000 post-fire restoration trees have been planted in the Gunnison, Grand Mesa and Uncompaghre national forests in Western Colorado as part of an Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation effort to plan 50 million trees in 50 years. Since 2006, more than 5 million trees have been planted through the cooperative effort involving Enterprise, the […]
Mesafeliz Catering has opened in Grand Junction, serving a variety of foods at a range of events. Jacqueline Calvillo operates the venture out of the Business Incubator Center. She offers self-service and full-service catering for business meetings as well as parties, weddings and other events. Calvillo specializes in New Mexico style southwestern fare, including chimichangas, […]
Kessler Canyon, a ranch-style retreat located east of Grand Junction, has been added to the Autograph Collection, a Marriott International brand featuring unique luxury accommodations. Located on 23,000 acres north of DeBeque, Kessler Canyon offers what’s billed as a “cowboy oasis” that combines upscale accommodations and services with such activities as big game hunting, fishing, […]
First National Bank of the Rockies (FNBR) is giving away $100 savings bonds through a Facebook promotion. Through June 24, one FNBR Facebook fan will be selected at random each week to win a bond. No purchase is necessary. To become a FNBR Facebook fan, visit the Web site located at www.facebook.com/fnbrockies. In addition to […]
RSW Partners, a marketing and business development consulting company in Grand Junction, was among the winners in one of the oldest and largest health care advertising awards programs in the country. RSW Partners was a bronze winner in the Web site category for developing a Web site for ReGenesis Plastic Surgery and Skin Care Center […]
Crossroads Health & Fitness in Grand Junction has scheduled a unique event to raise money for the American Heart Association. A Zumba party is set for noon to 2 p.m. May 7 at the Crossroads location at 2768 Compass Drive. Registration will start at 11:30 a.m. Admission is $5, with all proceeds going to the […]
During the recession and subsequent recovery, the general move on taxes in the states has been in a distinctly negative direction. That is, faced with budget deficits, states have reacted by raising taxes. This past July, for example, the National Conference of State Legislatures reported: “The impact of the severe economic recession that began in […]
The owners of a Grand Junction hotel have reopened a restaurant operation, but with a self-serve buffet format. Good Pastures Buffet in the Quality Inn at 733 Horizon Drive now offers both breakfast and dinner buffets. “You might say this is by popular demand because we’ve had a pretty constant barrage of inquiries ever since […]
The General Assembly’s redistricting committee recently released proposed maps outlining Colorado’s new congressional boundaries. The maps offered by the Democrats and Republican members of the committee are as different as night and day. The Republican maps start from the fact Colorado has the same number of congressional districts in 2011 as we did in 2001. […]
Economic development is in one sense an evolutionary process. The business of attracting new businesses and jobs constantly changes, in large part because of changing markets and economic circumstances. The situation has been no different for the Grand Junction Economic Partnership and its predecessor organization. Formed in 1980s in the aftermath of the oil shale […]