Gateway Canyons has added a spa to the amenities offered at the Western Colorado resort. The Spa at Gateway Canyons offers a range of services, including massages, body treatments, facials and hair and nail care. The spa is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. “With the opening of the Spa at […]
Pinnacol Assurance ranks among the great places to work in an annual listing compiled by Entrepreneur magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute. Pinnacol Assurance ranks 15th among medium-sized companies with 251 to 999 employees. Pinnacol Assurance has ranked among the top 25 medium-sized companies in three out of the past four years. “We […]
Powderhorn Resort has launched a promotional program highlighting participating businesses during each week of the upcoming ski season. “If a participating business leverages it well, it’ll be a great vehicle for promotion,” said Sarah Allen, marketing and communications director for the ski resort atop the Grand Mesa east of Grand Junction. Sponsorships for the Business […]
There’s a distinction to be drawn between a new initiative to improve public education in Mesa County and the way in which the effort was brought to the attention of news media. The 500 Plan, an effort involving the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and Mesa County School District 51, seeks to recruit 500 […]
Registration is under way for a presentation on personal motivation and team building during stressful times. The Book Cliff Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) has scheduled the presentation as part of its Oct. 20 meeting. The event is set for 6 p.m. at Two Rivers Convention Center, located at 159 Main […]
American inventor Thomas Edison coined the phrase “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 perspiration.” I’m not sure the percentages are always the same, but Edison stated an undeniable principle: Nothing happens without a good idea and a lot of hard work. There are some very good idea people and there are a lot of […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners edged up a bit in August, but still reflects a mostly pessimistic outlook. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Index of Small business Optimism rose seven-tenths to 88.8. The index, based on the results of monthly surveys of small business owners across the […]
Montrose County and five other Western Colorado counties have been declared a federal disaster area after freezing spring temperatures damaged crops. The designation makes farmers eligible to apply to the Farm Service Agency, an office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for assistance and loans. Farmers should call their local FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov for […]
Two Grand Junction wineries are the first Colorado in to take advantage of a law allowing wineries to share the same premises to manufacture their products. Two Rivers Winery has established what’s called an alternating proprietor licensed premises agreement to share a part of its operation with Kahil Winery. Kahil Winery is owned by Tyrell […]
A monthly index tracking conditions for small businesses in Colorado has climbed to its highest level in nearly four years as recession gives way to growth. “Even as the U.S. economy has slowed, Colorado continues its transition from serious recession to modest growth,” said Jeff Thredgold, a corporate economist who calculates the Vectra Bank Colorado […]