Pinnacol Assurance won five awards at the annual Colorado Healthcare Communicators awards dinner. Pinnacol won two Gold Leaf, a Silver Leaf and two Bronze Leaf awards in five separate categories: annual reports, external and internal communications programs, printed newsletters and video presentations. The awards are based on planning, implementation and results. “Pinnacol is honored to […]
The Housing and Building Association of Northwestern Colorado is accepting reservations for booth space at its 2011 Home Improvement & Remodeling Expo. The annual expo is set for March 4 to 6 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in Grand Junction. The event will feature 141 exhibit booths and seven more table top […]
Christi Reece, a broker associate with Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, has launched a fund-raiser for the Mesa County Search and Rescue Ground Team. Reece will donate $500 to the team for every real estate transaction she closes that was a result of a referral from a ground team member. The referring party has […]
Wes Sheader, a chiropractor with New Life Chiropractic in Grand Junction, will host a free workshop on hormones. The workshop, titled “A Holistic Approach to Women’s Hormone-Related Health Concerns” is set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the lower level conference room of Community Hospital, 2021 N. 12th St. The session is open to the […]
Pete Waller, president and chief executive officer of First National Bank of the Rockies, said the results of a survey conducted by the American Bankers Association confirm that most customers prefer online banking. “It tells us that more consumers prefer the speed and convenience of conducting their banking transactions on the Internet,” Waller said. “It […]
Attendance and gross revenue held steady at the 2010 Colorado Mountain Winefest, according to Sarah Catlin, executive director of the annual event. “We are extremely pleased with this year’s event,” Catlin said. “We are also pleased with the increase of sales for events surrounding the Festival in the Park.” The Winefest, held in September at […]
Randy Greathouse, owner and president of Precision Printing in Grand Junction, has received a management award from an organization of independent printing businesses. Greathouse received the award from CPrint during its recent board meeting in Denver. The organization selects a participating printer who has demonstrated the most positive changes over the previous six months. Todd […]
Rocky Mountain Health Plans will continue to offer Medicare coverage in Colorado even as other companies discontinue Medicare private-fee-for-service (PFFS) plans. The discontinuation of several PFFS plans at the end of the year affects 907 Medicare beneficiaries in Mesa County, 2,775 beneficiaries on the Western Slope and nearly 14,000 beneficiaries statewide. Those who are affected […]
Chevron has announced it will donate $125,000 to a math and science center based in Grand Junction to help high school students explore topics related to energy. The John McConnell Math and Science Center of Western Colorado plans to launch a youth policy program in partnership with local high schools and state institutions of higher […]
Voters made some big decisions in the mid-term elections. But those decisions weren’t limited to Congress, governors or state and local lawmakers. The people also weighed in directly through ballot questions. So, what were some key outcomes in these instances of direct democracy? The big news from a small business perspective was that voters in […]