Colorado Mesa University announced it received a $65,000 grant from Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation to support oral health career awareness on the Western Slope. Deemed a Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (DHPSA) by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Grand Junction and its neighboring counties are what is considered a dental-health desert, […]
The City of Grand Junction is hiring for part-time positions at the new Community Recreation Center, which is scheduled to open to the public in late 2026. Approximately 150 part-time employees will be needed in a variety of roles to support daily operations at the new facility. The additional staff make the City of Grand […]
Roice-Hurst Humane Society broke ground March 26 on its new Animal Care Campus, a 3,000-square-foot expansion that will add a dedicated veterinary clinic, new adoption center, volunteer hub and improved outdoor areas to the organization’s existing campus at 362 28 Road in Grand Junction. Roice-Hurst anticipates the new facilities will open this summer. According to […]
Insects will take center stage April 6-11 when EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum and the Grand River Mosquito Control District host Insect Week. “We want everyone to find out what all the buzz is about,” EUREKA! Community Engagement Director Johanna van Waveren said. “Insects help make a resilient planet, and this week is all about getting […]
Brandon Leuallen The Business Times The Town of Palisade is preparing to move forward with its long-planned sewer-transfer project, with construction expected to begin in April despite bids coming in roughly $2 million over the project’s construction budget. Town documents show bids received in February totaled approximately $13.67 million, exceeding the roughly $11.96 million allocated […]
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union’s new east-side building will look a lot like its 24 Road location Tim Harty, The Business Times Grand Junction Federal Credit Union is hosting a groundbreaking April 2, but the ceremonial shovels turning dirt at 546 Warrior Way won’t really mark the start of the construction that will net the […]
The Palisade Insectary, 750 37 8/10 Road, celebrated the completion of its new growhouse building and upgrades to existing greenhouses with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 23. The new growhouse adds four separate rooms of growing space with vertical growing capacity to help rear biocontrol agents (such as wasps, mites and midges) that work to control […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times A second consecutive extremely dry winter could have been damaging to the grounds and the bottom lines of local golf courses, but most of them entered spring with a rosy outlook. Tim Tafoya, director of golf for the City of Grand Junction, which owns Tiara Rado and Lincoln Park golf […]
City requirements complicate library plan for parking lot; other priorities emerge Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A downtown property purchased by Mesa County Libraries in 2024 as an investment that could help address parking challenges is now at the center of a broader debate over cost and priorities. Trustees now must weigh whether limited resources […]
Downtown sales-tax collections outpace retail corridors, reverse prior-year decline Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Sales-tax collections in downtown Grand Junction increased at a faster rate than the city’s primary retail corridors in 2025, marking a reversal from earlier reports that showed the district declined in the first part of 2025 compared with 2024. Overall, citywide […]