A Grand Junction picture framing business has a new owner and soon will have a new name. Leani Hoffman is the new owner of Budget Framer and plans to change the name of the firm to Fusion Framing. A graduate of Fruita Monument High School, Hoffman studied professional photography at Colorado Mountain College and completed […]
Steve Thayer has been named outside salesman for the lumber division of Harbert Lumber in Grand Junction. Thayer brings to his new position 12 years of experience in the lumber business. Justin Krauss has joined the Harbert Lumber sales team. Krauss is certified by the American Light Institute and also is certified in selling fireplaces […]
Former Grand Junction resident David Been has assumed command of Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas. Col. Been has served in the Air Force for 23 years. A master navigator, he has logged more than 3,800 flight hours, 850 of those in combat. Been graduated from Colorado State University in 1987 with a degree […]
Christopher T. Allen has been named a principal at Dalby, Wendland & Co. in one of five promotions announced by the Grand Junction-based accounting firm. Allen has worked in public accounting for nearly 10 years. He specializes in audits, business consulting, compilations of financial statements, reporting requirements and strategic planning. He provides those services to […]
A retired corporate executive who oversaw the operations of Swiss Army and Marmot markets a brand of a different sort in his new role with Mesa State College. Rick Taggart has been named acting executive director of marketing and student recruitment in an organizational change that brings together the offices of marketing and publication and […]
Small businesses remain under constant policy assault from elected leaders these days. For example, Obama health care reforms mean increased costs and fewer choices in terms of health insurance coverage for the business community and workers due to higher taxes, more mandates and increased regulation. The financial regulatory legislation signed into law this month promises […]
Two Grand Junction firms and a Western Slope bank are ranked among the best companies to work for in Colorado, according to the latest results of an annual awards program. JG Management Systems ranked third and SOS Staffing Services ranked 14th among small companies with 25 to 99 employees. Alpine Bank ranked ninth among large […]
A monthly index tracking business conditions in Colorado has declined to its lowest level of the year on lower readings for new orders and employment, yet continues to forecast growth in the months ahead. The Business Conditions Index fell more than 12 points in July, but at 56.2 remains above growth-neutral 50. The index, which […]
Two Grand Junction companies remain on the latest version of an annual listing of the top 50 minority owned businesses in Colorado. JG Management Systems moved from 22nd to 19th on the list, while Rocky Mountain Sanitation moved from 35th to 30th. Colorado Biz Magazine has compiled the list for 16 years to recognize successful […]
Upcoming benefit events for the Roice-Hurst Humane Society include a concert at Grande River Vineyards,787 N. Elberta Ave. in Palisade. The Aug. 7 concert will feature the bluegrass group Stray Grass. The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. The concert will start at 7:30. Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the gates. Six […]