Nearly every person in Colorado has been affected in one way or another by the economic downturn experienced in our state in recent years. With unemployment remaining stubbornly above 8 percent, most of us know someone who has been laid off and desperately looking for work. Of perhaps we know a business owner who can’t […]
Veterinarians at a Grand Junction animal hospital are looking for losers — as in pets that need to loose weight. The pets that fare best in a weight-loss competition conducted by the Tiara Rado Animal Hospital will end up winners in more ways than one. “We want to see the pets of the Grand Valley […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has declined, but doesn’t reflect a substantial change from already guarded expectations for moderate growth. “Consumer confidence is no worse off today that it was a year ago. Consumers’ assessment of the current state of the economy and labor market remains tepid and their outlook remains cautious,” said Lynn […]
A document destruction firm based in Palisade has added a third shredding truck to keep pace with increasing demand for on-site services across four states. Colorado Document Security bought the truck from Alpine Shredders, the third vehicle the company has purchased from the Canadian manufacturer in four years. Scott Fasken, vice president of operations at […]
Joel Kincaid has been appointed president of the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce Board for 2011. Kincaid owns Merge 2 Media, a marketing, design and research agency in Fruita. He has served on the chamber board for three years, including a term as vice president in 2010. Megan Sears of Town & Country Finance will […]
Five high school students from the Grand Valley have qualified for a state business competition. The students, all enrolled in the marketing program at Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, qualified for state by virtue of their performance in the District 10 Regional DECA conference in Grand Junction. The five are: Jamie Amos, first […]
Jeff Tetrick, chief financial officer of Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado, has been appointed as a board member to the San Francisco-based Integrated Benefits Institute. IBI programs, resources and networks advance the understanding of health-related productivity on profitability. Pinnacol is a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance. For more information, visit www.pinnacol.com.
Beth Fisher, a tax preparer with Tax Time in Grand Junction, has passed the enrolled agent examination and is now enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Tax Time offers the services of eight tax preparers, all of them enrolled agents. Fisher has worked for Tax Time for four years. She offers tax preparation […]
Kenn Dunn, owner of Hermosa Vineyards in Palisade, has been appointed to the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. Dunn has grown wine grapes in the Grand Valley for Colorado wineries since 1994 and founded Hermosa Vineyards in 2001. The nine-member Colorado Wine Industry Development Board promotes and helps market Colorado wines and wine-related tourism. The […]
Diane Dickey, director of volunteer services at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, has earned certification in volunteer administration. Dickey joins a group of more than 900 people who’ve attained the designation, including two other Hospice employees. The designation process includes self-evaluation and preparation of a performance-based portfolio. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge in such […]