Frankly, that should be our national catchphrase. Why? You ask. Do you even have to ask? Don’t you have a lifetime of examples? If you don’t, let’s try it from the other end. Name five things government does well, or in the words of the president so many love to hate, does great or bigly? […]
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital signed an agreement to transfer the sponsorship of Meals on Wheels Mesa County to Volunteers of America Colorado, a nonprofit, faith-based organization with expertise in senior nutrition programs across the state. The transition will take effect April 18. St. Mary’s served as the sponsoring organization for Meals on Wheels […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Mesa County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to deny an appeal that challenged the basis for approval of a solar project near Palisade. The commissioners concluded the project meets the county’s fire-protection requirements based on a service agreement with a local fire district. The commissioners voted 3–0 to […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times March 11 technically was the first day of Mary’s Mountain Cookies’ soft opening at its Grand Junction store, 2695 Patterson Road, Unit 1, in Village Fair Plaza. But it wasn’t really, because husband-and-wife owners Justin and Tara Adis left the store’s front door open while training employees during the previous […]
February 2026’s 166 residential real estate sales in Mesa County were down 15 percent compared to 196 sales in February 2025, while active listings were 14 percent higher year over year for February with 638, according to data gathered by Bray & Co. Real Estate. February’s 166 homes sold were 24 more than January 2026, […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Mesa County Valley School District 51 paid more than $26,000 for a motivational speaker to present at middle schools and high schools across the district with a lack of parental notification during Kindness Week events in February, according to documents released through a Colorado Open Records Act request. Records show […]
‘Dabbling’ led to B&S Express Sourdough Bakery and now a Bread Barn Tim Harty, The Business Times The day Emily Pinneo started B&S Express Sourdough two years ago turned out to be a good day this year to debut the next evolution of her business. Pinneo marked the second anniversary on March 7 by opening […]
Bill would increase excise tax from 8 percent to 13 percent on brewers, vintners, distillers Tim Harty, The Business Times Colorado House Bill 26-1271, A Bill For An Act Concerning the Creation of Enterprises to Address the Impacts of Alcohol Use, has a worthwhile cause. There’s not much arguing against the merits of alcohol-use treatment […]
Dr. Patrice Whistler, known as “Dr. Patrice” by generations of patients and families, announced she is retiring at the end of April after more than three decades of dedicated service to children and families throughout Mesa County. Whistler joined Western Colorado Pediatrics, 3150 N. 12th St., a division of Primary Care Partners, in 1993 and […]
The Business Incubator Center’s AgriWest Initiative will cap its Ag Awareness Week on March 24 with a screening of documentary “World Without Cows” at Colorado Mesa University’s Asteria Theatre, 864 Bunting Ave. The film explores the global environmental, economic and human implications of cattle production, and it invites viewers to consider how cattle influence global […]