The Mesa County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 22 approved a resolution to adopt changes to the Mesa County budget. This supplemental budget is a tool used to update the budget throughout the year as grants are awarded, donations are received, and department needs change. These updates help ensure money is accounted for before […]
Mesa County Public Health is hosting a community flu-vaccine clinic for everyone six months and older on Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Health and Human Services, 510 29 1/2 Road. No appointment is needed. To serve families and individuals efficiently, the clinic will feature two service options: Walk-in clinic for families and […]
The City of Grand Junction’s August revenue report, reflecting retail activity in July, shows sales-tax collections up 5 percent compared with the same period a year ago, while use-tax collections declined 11.1 percent. Overall, combined sales and use-tax collections for July retail activity increased 4.2 percent year over year. National economic data were generally consistent […]
S&P Global Ratings assigned its “AA-” long-term rating to the City of Grand Junction’s anticipated $9.1 million series 2026 certificates of participation. The rating is an independent assessment of the city’s financial strength and its ability to meet its financial obligations. The city said in a newsletter the rating reflects S&P’s view of the city’s […]
Japanese steakhouse and sushi bar Shiro Tepanyaki, 752 1/2 Horizon Drive, has closed permanently, and a “For Sale” sign is posted on the building.
The Business Times reported in its Sept. 9 edition that Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is looking at building a 2,821-square-foot, drive-through restaurant on the property where Famous Dave’s barbecue restaurant resides: 2440 U.S. Highway 6 & 50. Now, we know what that means for Famous Dave’s, as it closed its doors permanently on Sept. 14. […]
ExoPower Inc. has been awarded a $1.25 million National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant to advance its in-motion wireless-charging technology toward commercial deployment. ExoPower operates its research and development laboratory on the Grand Junction Business Incubator Center campus and has worked with the incubator across several of its core pillars, including […]
During the Mesa County Commission’s Sept. 15 public hearing, commissioners approved a $4.6 million contract for construction of Phase II of the 32 1/2 Road improvement project. The county said in a news release that this will enhance traffic safety, pedestrian mobility and stormwater management along 32 1/2 Road from the north side of the […]
Colorado Mesa University on Sept. 16 announced it received a $10 million donation, the largest philanthropic donation in the school’s history, from the Denver-based ZOMA Foundation. The announcement came during a ribbon-cutting event for CMU’s Centennial Apartments, the university’s newest student-housing development. CMU also celebrated the official groundbreaking for another residence hall, Formation Commons. “Over […]
The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently appointed two individuals, Rick Ellis and Shenna Hayden, to fill vacant director positions. Ellis is the publisher of Fruita Living Magazine, and Hayden is the executive director of Museums of Western Colorado. Meanwhile, three candidates have been nominated by the Fruita Chamber’s nominating committee to […]