Moving on to bigger, better store

Moving on to bigger, better store

Natural Grocers thinks shoppers will notice expanded produce department and improved shopping flow Tim Harty, The Business Times A lease expiring at the right time and an available building with better access and more room mean Grand Junction is about to get a bigger and better Natural Grocers store. The exterior signage has been installed, […]

Tips for handling grief during the holiday season

The holiday season is a time of celebration and togetherness, but this time of year can also be emotionally challenging for those grieving the loss of a loved one. “Grief is a natural and deeply personal process, and there is no right or wrong way to experience it,” said Lindsay Kampfer, vice president of hospice […]

County holds firm on sheriff budget

County holds firm on sheriff budget

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Mesa County staff recommend commissioners stand by their reduction to the Sheriff’s Office budget in 2026, arguing the focus is on vacant positions rather than active positions at a time when every department has been asked to model cuts of up to 10 percent. During a follow-up budget workshop on […]

Cautious optimism for Christmas

Cautious optimism for Christmas

Mesa Mall has a handful of new stores available for Christmas shopping this year Tim Harty, The Business Times For Mesa Mall’s new owner and a handful of tenants, 2025 marks their first holiday shopping season at the mall. CBL Properties, which bought Mesa Mall from Washington Prime Group on July 29, enters the season […]

TV stations KKCO, KJCT moving toward new ownership

TV stations KKCO, KJCT moving toward new ownership

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Two of Western Colorado’s television stations will soon have new owners, pending federal approval. Gray Media has agreed to transfer KKCO, the region’s NBC affiliate, and KJCT-LP, the area’s ABC affiliate, to The E.W. Scripps Company as part of a multi-market station swap involving several states. The item appeared on […]

Same Values, New Chapter

Same Values, New Chapter

CommWest’s longtime owner retires, hands over company to like-minded successors Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times When Nathan Wallace decided it was time to retire after 20 years at the helm of CommWest, finding the right fit mattered more than finding just any buyer. The Grand Junction-based technology company, known for its personal approach and deep […]

Being handy comes naturally

Being handy comes naturally

Skilled with tools and armed with practical experience, Jared Madden starts handyman business Tim Harty, The Business Times If he had his druthers, Jared Madden would paint cars. He already does, and he’s exceptional at it – his smart phone has plenty of photos that support the claim – but it’s a part-time, off-hours thing. […]

Daycare Drama

Daycare Drama

Kid City USA closes 1 center, while 2 others maneuver to remain open Tim Harty, The Business Times Childcare provider Kid City USA began October with three Grand Junction locations, but it may end November with none. Kid City USA closed its childcare center at 2880 Elm Ave., and its association with childcare centers at […]

Baking up business in coffee shops

Baking up business in coffee shops

Pinon Kitchen needed to move its sourdough bread and pastry sales indoors and found several coffee shops happy to oblige Tim Harty, The Business Times The late-summer end of the farmers market season brought some uncertainty as Caitlin Loncarich looked ahead to the first autumn for her De Beque-based microbakery, Pinon Kitchen. She needed to […]

Girl Scouts honor Business Incubator’s Roe

Girl Scouts honor Business Incubator’s Roe

Girl Scouts of Colorado each year recognizes three extraordinary women as the Western Slope Women of the Year, and the Grand Junction Business Incubator Center’s Helen Roe is one of this year’s honorees. Roe, the director of business funding and loans at the incubator center, was selected along with Laurel Walters and Lisa Martin. “I […]