Community Hospital to break ground on cancer center

Community Hospital to break ground on cancer center

Construction is underway on a regional cancer center and medical office building at Community Hospital in Grand Junction. The 130,000-square-foot James Pulsipher Regional Cancer Center and medical office building is set for completion in 2023 and expected to cost about $53 million. “We are extremely proud of this project,” said Chris Thomas, president and chief […]

Fast-growing insurance firm provides tools the trade

Fast-growing insurance firm provides tools the trade

Phil Castle, The Business Times Uwe Kirch sees some similarities between independent insurance agents starting their own agencies and mechanics opening their own garages. They have the expertise, but might need some tools. Kirch runs an agency network he says provides those tools, among them access to insurance carriers offering a range of products. He […]

Groups join in appeal of water quality rule

Phil Castle, The Business Times A group of water providers, governments and business organizations have appealed a proposed water quality rule for the Grand Valley they contend is based on insufficient information and neglects longstanding improvement efforts. “It’s an unfair way to ask the Grand Valley to deal with the problem,” said Mark Harris, general […]

Firm plans apartment complex and RV park

A Colorado real estate investment firm has secured a $15 million loan to construct an apartment complex and RV park in Grand Junction. Four Points Funding received the loan from FirstBank for the Eddy at Grand Junction. The project will include a 96-unit apartment complex and 74-unit RV park. “Grand Junction has all the key […]

House panel approves amendment to keep BLM HQ in Grand Junction

A House committee has passed an amendment intended to keep the U.S. Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction. The House Committee on Natural Resources voted unanimously to pass an amendment to the concurrent resolution on the budget for the 2022 fiscal year. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican whose congressional district includes Grand […]

Mesa County tax collections trend upward

Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase in Mesa County. Mesa County reported collecting more than $3.8 million in sales tax in August, a 16 percent increase over the same month last year. The county also collected nearly $400,000 in use taxes — almost all of it on automobiles purchased outside the […]

Construction under way on Lincoln Park stadium complex renovations

Construction is under way on renovations to the Lincoln Park stadium complex in Grand Junction. The project will include new bleachers at Suplizio Field, new western bleachers at Stocker Stadium, improvements to the southwest and northwest entryways as well as audiovisual, electrical and information technology upgrades. Work will begin at Suplizio Field with the demolition […]

Staffing agency owner: Prepare for hiring changes

Employers can expect more applicants to fill job openings now that a $300 federal stipend added to weekly unemployment benefits has ended, according to the owner of a staffing agency in Grand Junction. “We average filling three positions a day. I expect that number to jump now that the stimulus program has ended,” said Nina […]

NFIB supports ruling in business partners case

A small business advocacy group has filed a brief with the Colorado Supreme Court in connection with a case involving the role of general partners in businesses. The National Federation of Small Business Legal Center filed a so-called friend of the court brief in Chan v. Heartland Energy Development Corp. The NFIB supports a Colorado […]

Grants to promote social and emotional learning in schools

Applications will be accepted through Oct. 15 for a second round of grants to promote social emotional learning in Mesa County School District 51. Alpine Bank donated $50,000 to the School District 51 Foundation to fund the grants. The foundation will in turn award grants in various sizes to teachers, counselors and principals. “Alpine Bank […]