Community Hospital in Grand Junction has implemented a program to promote employment opportunities for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Supporting our community is at the forefront of our mission,” said Chris Thomas, president and chief executive officer of Community Hospital. “Project SEARCH is one more way Community Hospital can help foster young talent […]
A primary care office providing direct-to-consumer health care has opened in Grand Junction. Judith Shue, a board-certified family and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, will lead the Doctor Nurse Practice, located at 2232 N. Seventh St., Unit 7. The Doctor Nurse Practice is a member of the national FreedomDoc community. Shue said she started the […]
Alpine Bank hopes to donate $2.5 million to Colorado nonprofit and community organizations in 2023 as part of a celebration of 50 years in business. Alpine Bank operates a loyalty debit card program in which the bank donates 10 cents every time a customer uses one of the special cards for a purchase. “Just like […]
Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 1 for the Colorado Noxious Weed Advisory Committee. The Colorado Department of Agriculture hopes to fill six vacancies on the 17-member committee, including three members representing the interests of agriculture producers, a private landowner, county weed manager and at-large member. The committee makes recommendations to the department about the […]
Alpine Banks of Colorado will pay quarterly cash dividends on Jan. 30. The bank announced plans to pay a dividend of 20 cents per class B nonvoting common share and $30 per class A voting common share. Those dividends represent a 11.1 percent increase over dividends paid the previous quarter. A $6.3 billion employee-owned organization […]
West Star Aviation offers a supplemental type certificate for a satellite data unit and antenna on two Bombardier aircraft. The certificate is available for the Latitude Technologies Corp. DL150 satellite data unit and Iridium antenna on Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 aircraft. The installation takes about four weeks and can be completed at West […]
Listings will be accepted through Feb. 28 for the 2023 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, manager of the Colorado Proud program. “The goal of the publication is to […]
Express Employment Professionals, a staffing company with offices in Grand Junction and Montrose, continues to rank among the top franchises in an annual magazine list. Express Employment Professionals remained the top staffing and recruiting franchise for the 12th straight year and ranked 45th overall in the 2023 Franchise 500 compiled for Entrepreneur magazine. “Being chosen […]
An annual home improvement and remodeling show will soon return to its old venue. The Home Builders Association of Western Colorado announced it will move the Home Improvement and Remodeling Expo from the Mesa County Fairgrounds back to the Grand Junction Convention Center. The expo is scheduled for March 24 to 26. Megan Ward, executive […]
A man who’s served nearly 25 years in a series of roles with the Grand Junction Police Department has been selected as the next chief of police. Matt Smith succeeds Doug Shoemaker, who resigned to take a job as police chief in Denton, Texas. Grand Junction City Manager Greg Caton announced Smith’s selection. “He was […]