Here’s the first installment in a series of interviews that will be published in the Grand Valley Business Times in a question-and-answer format. The first interview features Carroll Multz, a retired trial attorney and former district attorney who serves as an adjunct professor at Mesa State College in Grand Junction. The first in a series […]
Nonprofit organizations in the Grand Valley face challenging times in the wake of the Great Recession. With unemployment above 9 percent in Mesa County, demand for services has increased. Meanwhile, businesses and families facing tighter budgets can be less likely to give as much as during better economic times. “It is down,” says Dan Wilson, […]
Nonprofit organizations reflect what’s happening in the local economy. United Way of Mesa County offers an example of how much has changed from the boom days of 2007. That was the year the agency raised more than $1.2 million for its annual campaign. For the campaign that ends in 2011, the agency hopes for a […]
Sarah Speas, a broker associate with Doyle & Associates Real Estate in Grand Junction, has earned two awards for her service to local and state trade associations of Realtors. Speaks received the Chairman’s Award of Excellence from the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association as well as the Ambassador Award from the Colorado Association of Realtors […]
Terry Syperreck offers special pricing on gift certificates and packages to celebrate her 11th year as a certified massage therapist and her second year at the new location for her business at 2470 Patterson Road in Grand Junction. Syperreck also offers gifts to those who sign up for her monthly newsletter online. Syperreck offers massage […]
Lori Enriquez, Ken Haitt and Bobby Ulibarri were named the top-performing agents for October at Heiden Home Realty and Associates in Grand Junction. Enriquez and Haitt had the most new listings, while Ulibarri had the most sales. Reach Enriquez at 234-7768, Haitt at 201-0610. And Ulibarri at 250-9403. Heiden Homes operates offices at 735 Rood […]
Brad McCloud has joined the growing team of mortgage bankers at the Envoy Mortgage branch office in Grand Junction. McCloud brings to his new duties experience in sales and marketing in media and real estate. He attended Mesa State College in Grand Junction and has worked in the Grand Valley for nearly two decades. McCloud […]
A man who has held a variety of administrative positions in small rural hospitals has been named chief financial officer of Family Health West in Fruita. In his latest role, Jason McCormick will have financial oversight of a nonprofit organization that operates not only a hospital, but also outpatient services and assisted-living and skilled-care facilities. […]
First National Bank of the Rockies based in Grand Junction offers advice to help people prevent scams involving fake checks. While there are many variations to the scam, a stranger proposes to send the victim a check and have the victim wire money in return. The stranger may offer to buy something advertised for sale, […]
Wells Fargo Bank remains the top small business lender in Colorado by two measures: the dollar volume of loans issued through a U.S. Small Business Administration guarantee program and the volume of business loans tracked through the Community Reinvestment Act. According to the SBA, Wells Fargo issued $51.2 million in loans in Colorado through the […]