Club 20 has scheduled a two-day western watershed summit for Grand Junction. The summit is set for March 24 and 25. Participants will join with watershed and forestry leaders to address a variety of topics and discuss ways to restore and protect watersheds in the region. On March 23, the Club 20 board and executive […]
Applications will be accepted until March 7 for an awards program honoring Colorado businesses for exporting. Established in 1970, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting recognizes economic development through international business. Winners of the latest awards will be recognized at the World Trade Day event scheduled for May 24. Through November, Colorado businesses exported […]
Express Employment Professionals, a staffing company whose operations include locations in Grand Junction and Montrose, ranks among the best employers in the United States in the latest ranking compiled for Forbes magazine. Forbes and Statista, a statistics portal and industry ranking provider, selected 2022’s best U.S. employers through an independent survey of a total of […]
A federal agency is accepting comments on plans to sell a total of 48 acres of public land east of Collbran. The proposed sale also would resolve an issue of trespassing and the unauthorized construction of a reservoir and gravel pit on two isolated parcels managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. “The BLM […]
Visiting Angels in Grand Junction ranks among the top home care businesses in North America in the latest results of an annual awards program. Visiting Angels received the Top 100 Leader in Experience Award from Home Care Pulse, an experience management company serving the home care industry. The award recognizes the top 100 home care […]
A medical education center has opened at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, a facility funded in part by unprecedented donations. The St. Mary’s Medical Education Center houses physician assistant and occupational and physical therapy programs. The 24,000-square-foot building includes 12 classrooms and laboratory labs, group study areas and office space for staff. Amy Bronson, […]
Grand opening promotions are set to run through Feb. 6 at Grip Bouldering, a Grand Junction indoor climbing facility offering around-the-clock access to its members. Located at 716 Scarlet Street, Grip Bouldering offers 2,200 square feet of commercial climbing surfaces, including two adjustable climbing boards. The facility also offers lattice training equipment, a hang board […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will accept comments through Feb. 28 on a draft environmental assessment of proposed changes to a popular trail system north of Fruita. The assessment analyzes plans for 29 miles of new trails as well as the reclamation of 3 miles of existing trails in the special recreation management area. […]
Listings will be accepted until Feb. 28 for the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, an annual publication promoting farmers markets, wineries and other agricultural operations in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Agriculture expects to distribute more than 85,000 copies of the directory in June. The directory will be distributed through chambers of commerce, extension offices, farmers […]
The Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association has scheduled its annual conference for Feb. 28 to March 1 as both an in-person gathering at the Denver Renaissance Central Park Hotel and virtual event available online. The conference will open with a panel presentation on new state legislation which, among other things, removes the exemption of […]