Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Mesa County has launched a new public crash data dashboard designed to help residents, planners and law enforcement better understand where crashes are occurring, what factors are contributing to them and how future safety improvements may be prioritized. The interactive dashboard, developed by Mesa County’s Regional Transportation Planning Office using […]
Colorado’s legislative session has concluded, and the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Legislative Wrap-Up Breakfast on May 19, 8 to 9:30 a.m., at the Colorado Mesa University Ballroom, to discuss what the Colorado Legislature’s actions mean for Mesa County businesses moving forward. State Sen. Janice Rich, State Rep. Rick Taggart and […]
The City of Fruita City Council is accepting applications to fill one vacant council-member position. Applications will be accepted until May 22, 3 p.m., and the Fruita City Council will conduct in-person interviews for the position on June 3. Find the application online at www.fruita.org/citycouncil. The vacancy stems from James Williams resigning from the council, […]
Erin Minnerath was named executive director of Mesa County Public Health, the Mesa County Board of Public Health announced May 6, the same day she officially began her new role. The board’s decision follows its decision in early April to name Minnerath the sole finalist for the position after a nationwide search that began in […]
Fruita clinic designed to deliver full spectrum of primary and walk-in care Tim Harty, The Business Times Intermountain Health plans to build a primary-care clinic in Fruita, according to a “General Project Report for IMH MGWC Fruita Primary Care Clinic” that it submitted to the City of Fruita in 2025. The report’s Major Site Plan […]
Mesa County is adjusting how it manages landscaping at parks and public spaces in response to ongoing drought conditions. The approach reduces water use by up to 80 percent while focusing resources where they have the greatest community impact, the county said in an April 29 news release. Mesa County Facilities and Parks manages 26 […]
People gather in front of Fruita Thrift Shop, 142 S. Park Square in Fruita, as the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting event on May 1 to celebrate the thrift store’s 75th anniversary. The Fruita Chamber said in a news release the celebration will extend to a variety of activities throughout the month […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Visit Grand Junction is using a cutting-edge data-dashboard system to track visitor behavior, monitor tourism trends and more precisely target potential travelers as it works to grow visitation in a measured way. The organization relies on an extensive network of dashboards and data sources to guide decisions, moving beyond traditional […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times If it seems like there are more ladybugs around this spring, local entomologists say that observation is on target. With a mild winter and an early abundance of food sources, lady beetle populations appear to be higher than usual across the Western Slope. “With our really mild winter that we’ve […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Many nonprofit organizations rely on grants and donations to fund their operations. And that’s often just to keep the doors open. It’s also an approach rife with uncertainty, and when people’s pocketbooks are getting pinched, competition for donated dollars increases. When it comes to The Arc of Mesa County, Executive […]