A university executive, medical oncologist and science educator will be honored at an upcoming event for their professional and personal contributions in Western Colorado. Morgan Bridge, JoAnne Virgilio and Heidi Ragsdale were named Western Slope Women of Distinction for 2022. Girl Scouts of Colorado will honor them at benefit breakfast set for 7:30 a.m. Nov. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Colorado business leaders are more shaken than stirred heading into the third quarter, increasingly concerned about inflation and the likelihood of recession and less confident as a result. The Leeds Business Confidence Index dropped 12.8 points to 41.1 for the third quarter. That’s the fifth-lowest reading in the 20-year history […]
A measure of consumer confidence continues to retreat as concerns mount over rising gasoline and food prices. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 4.5 points between May and June to 98.7. While a component of the index assessing current business and labor conditions edged down, a component tracking expectations dropped more than […]
Mesa County will receive nearly $3.9 million in the latest payment in lieu of taxes on federal lands in the county. The payment is once again the single largest to a Colorado county out of more than $44 million in so-called PILT payments in the state for the 2022 fiscal year. Nationwide, the Department of […]
A Grand Junction-based organization that helps health care providers exchange information and coordinate care has named an interim executive. Marc Lassaux will serve as interim executive director and chief executive officer of the Quality Health Network (QHN). He steps into the role following the retirement of Dick Thompson after 17 years with the organization. Lassaux […]
The Joseph Center in Grand Junction will use a $600,000 grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to expand programs offering a variety of services to homeless and low-income people. “When I found out we were awarded the grant, it was very humbling and overwhelming,” said Mona Highline, the executive director of the Joseph Center. “This […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Mesa County has recovered from a pandemic, but could face additional challenges from rising inflation and interest rates as well as other national and international trends, according to an update from a Colorado Mesa University professor. “I do think we’ll see a softer economy. I don’t know how soft it […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Christy Whitney devoted a portion of staff meetings at HopeWest to what she called stars and wishes. Whitney asked her staff to name stars — to praise notable efforts or celebrate work anniversaries. She also asked what staff wished for, what would make their jobs easier. A vacuum cleaner, in […]
A health care executive who’s worked in hospice care for more than 20 years will serve as the second president and chief executive officer of HopeWest based in Grand Junction. Cassie Mitchell was publicly introduced as the new leader of HopeWest at the organization’s Black Tie and Boots Gala. She succeeds Christy Whitney, who retired […]
A national search is under way for a new president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. The Next Move Group, a firm that specializes in filling executive-level positions for chambers of commerce and economic development organizations, was hired to assist with the search and serve as a single point […]