Safer With Foam: Campaign promotes breweries

A new public awareness campaign titled “Safer With Foam” is designed to promote craft breweries in Colorado as they deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions. “A play on the Safer At Home of the past year, the Safer With Foam campaign encourages beer lovers to continue to support the breweries […]

Alpine Banks announced quarterly cash dividends

Alpine Banks of Colorado has announced it will pay quarterly cash dividends on Feb. 1. The bank will pay a dividend of $24 per class A common share and 16 cents per class B common share. Those dividends represent a 33.3 percent increase over dividends paid in the previous quarter. A $5.1 billion employee-owned organization […]

Listings sought for annual Farm Fresh Directory

Listings will be accepted through Feb. 15 for the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, an annual publication promoting farmers markets, wineries and other agricultural operations in Colorado. “Farm Fresh is a popular and helpful resource for Colorado residents and visitors,” said Danielle Trotta, business development specialist with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. “The goal of the […]

Firm testing real estate tech in Mesa County

A company has enlisted commercial real estate brokers in Mesa County to help test a new search engine and marketing platform. Jamis Companies plans to offer the  Commercial Co-Op platform to Colorado and, eventually, nationwide markets. “It’s an all-in-one search engine and marketing tool for commercial real estate brokers looking to streamline their tech and […]

Federal mineral lease district rolls funding into one grant cycle

The Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District has canceled its spring grant cycle and will instead roll funding into one cycle scheduled to begin Aug. 1. The district has allocated $350,000 for fall grant awards. The district distributes federal mineral leasing funds to local public entities to support infrastructure, construction and public service projects that […]

Spectrum adds AccuWeather to Grand Junction programming

Spectrum has added the AccuWeather TV Network to programming offered to customers in Grand Junction. “AccuWeather will give Spectrum customers in Grand Junction access to even more timely and reliable weather news and information from a trusted brand,” said Tom Montemagno, executive vice president of programming acquisition for Charter Communications. Charter operates the Spectrum brand […]

Bicycle rack manufacturer ramping up production

A bicycle rack manufacturer has installed computerized machinery to ramp up production at its Grand Junction facility. QuikRStuff added the computerized numerical control machines to handle the production of up to 2,000 Quik Rack Mach2 bicycle racks by the end of March. The company expects to add four employees to run the machines. Bryan Wachs […]

Blood donors sought

Those who donate blood to the St. Mary’s Blood Center in Grand Junction during January will receive free cholesterol screenings. Jennifer Rhamy, director of the center, said donations are needed to help maintain supplies of blood products for 13 hospitals in Western Colorado. The center is located on the second floor of the St. Mary’s […]

Applicants sought for library board vacancy

Applications will be accepted through Jan. 20 to fill an opening on the Mesa County Public Library District Board of Trustees. The seven-member board oversees the budget and policies of the library district and prepares an annual financial report for the Mesa County Commissioners.  Commissioners appoint trustees, who serve up to two, five-year terms. Applications […]

Applications sought for arts and culture grants

Applications will be accepted through Feb. 1 for a total of $36,000 in grants to support local arts and cultural events, projects and programs. The Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture offers the grants to support the creative industry and employment in that sector. Nonprofit, government and educational organizations may apply for grants of […]