With a June 3 ribbon-cutting ceremony, Enstrom Candies opened the Enstrom Curveball Creamery at Suplizio Field, enhancing the Grand Junction Jackalopes’ home-game experience with premium ice cream offerings. “We’re so thrilled to be working with a proud Grand Junction institution like Enstrom,” Jackalopes President Harrison Shapiro said. “This partnership reiterates our commitment to highlighting the […]
As of June 2, Montrose Water Factory customers’ bottled-water service is being serviced by Culligan of Grand Junction. Montrose Water Factory’s Stewart and Jorene Goforth informed their customers with a letter, saying, “After many wonderful years of servicing you, we have made the heartfelt decision to begin transitioning toward retirement. Just as we built our […]
The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual State of the Community Breakfast on June 17, 8-10 a.m., at Absolute Prestige Ranch, 1351 Q Road in Loma. Attendees will hear firsthand updates from local, state and federal representatives, who will highlight the legislative developments shaping our region and address the future of Fruita’s […]
Colorado Mesa University Davis School of Business professor of economics Nathan Perry recently completed the latest quarterly updates for Delta and Montrose Counties. Perry, who compiles the data and writes the reports, highlighted two areas in the Delta County report: Sales taxes in Delta County were up 5.68 percent from 2023 to 2024, and the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times For 22 years, GJ Auto Sales was a fixture in the Grand Junction community, a family-run business operated by Amber Colunga Martinez and Mike Martinez. But now, the lot at 320 S. First St. will be transformed into a state-led mobility hub, part of Colorado’s climate-focused transportation plan. Selling the […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Saying PBG Advisors outgrew its former location in Fruita isn’t enough. Not when there’s a good anecdote to make the point. PBG Advisors had a staff of about a dozen people when it resided at 138 S. Park Square in Fruita, but the approximately 2,400 square feet there didn’t allow […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Grand Junction City Council convened for a special meeting May 29, following a grassroots campaign urging the council to reconsider its decision to end the Fourth and Fifth Street pilot program. After hearing public comments, the council unanimously approved a compromise. The adopted motion calls for a two-lane configuration […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times By the time Dawn Martin and her husband, Lewis Martin, finished listing all of the things the Fruita Copy Shop does – well, maybe not finished; instead, let’s say they listed all of the things they could remember – they wondered if maybe it would’ve been quicker to list the […]
WineAmerica, the National Organization of American Wineries, released its 2025 Economic Impact Study of the American Wine Industry, which estimates the economic contributions made by the wine industry in each state and to the United States as a whole. The 2025 study concluded the production, distribution, sales and consumption of wine in Colorado generates nearly […]
Alpine Bank announced Chief Financial Officer Eric Gardey will retire at the end of 2025, and San Juan and Mesa County Regional President Mike Burns has been named as Gardey’s replacement. Meanwhile, Tyler Dahl, current Mesa County market president, has been promoted to Burns’ regional president position. Gardey started at Alpine Bank in 1989 and […]