The City of Grand Junction was awarded a $555,000 grant that will fund lighting upgrades at four city parks. The city received the Safer Streets Grant from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice. The Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department will use the funding for upgraded lighting at Columbine, Hawthorne, Sherwood […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Lisa Mills admires the passion and commitment the people who run community resource agencies and institutions bring to their missions to help others. “They’re more heart than anything else,” says Mills, behavioral health strategies manager for Mesa County. But those people also could benefit, she says, from more knowledge of […]
Phil Castle, Business Times Real estate activity continues to slow in Mesa County compared to what was a more active market a year ago. But sales picked up between February and March, a trend that’s expected to continue into the spring and summer as pent-up demand counters the effects of higher interest rates on mortgages. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Technological advances that have turned what are ostensibly telephones into cameras also have made photography less challenging. But H.L. Sanders contends there’s more to creating quality images than pointing a smartphone and touching the screen. “It’s not the camera,” Sanders said. It’s also the photographer, he said, not to mention […]
Phil Castle, Business Times Lynnea Tai has for years staged a treasure hunt of sorts in which she hides the necklaces and bracelets she makes and offers clues on social media as to where people can find them. Tai said the so-called art drops offer a way for her to give back, but also promote […]
The head of the state economic development agency is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an upcoming economic summit in Grand Junction. Eve Lieberman, the executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), is scheduled to speak at the Western Colorado Economic Summit scheduled for April 27 at Colorado […]
A college professor who teaches courses on business law and ethics is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an upcoming event at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Corey Ciocchetti, an associate professor at the University of Denver, will discuss leadership and integrity during his presentation at the annual Entrepreneurship Day luncheon set for […]
The chief executive officer of a Grand Junction-based real estate firm received a newly renamed award recognizing his contributions to the community. Robert Bray received the Doug Sortor Lifetime Legacy Award from the Community Impact Council of Mesa County. The council presented the award at its annual Inspire Impact Breakfast at Colorado Mesa University. The […]
A former middle school science teacher who’s become an educator’s educator will be honored for her accomplishments and contributions to the Grand Valley community. Heidi Ragsdale will receive the Women Who Make History Award from the Grand Junction branch of the American Association of University Women. The award will be presented at a luncheon set […]
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is accepting applications for its work-based learning inventive program. The program provides incentives for employers interested in growing and diversifying the experiential learning system to create new or enhance existing work-based learning programs for youth and adults. The program offers Colorado-based employers reimbursements of up to $10,000. Small […]