A bank with three locations in Western Colorado has once again been recognized for its services to small businesses and communities in the region. Timberline Bank was named the Colorado Community and Rural Lender of the Year by the Colorado district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Timberline Bank also was honored by the […]
A geological hazard mitigation company with operations in Grand Junction has earned recognition for its ethical business practices. GeoStabilization International was among the latest companies recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as the World’s Most Ethical Companies. “We are deeply honored to receive this recognition,” said Colby Barrett, chief executive officer of GeoStabilization International. “Since our […]
Tax collections continue to rise in the Grand Valley, an indication of increased retail sales. The City of Grand Junction reported a 5.1 percent increase in sales and use tax collections in February. Mesa County reported a proportionally larger increase of 13.5 percent. February collections reflect January sales. Lodging tax collections, a measure of hotel […]
Renee Wheelock has been appointed executive director of the Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission. Wheelock succeeds Jennifer Stoll as director of the nonprofit organization, a collaborative effort of Colorado Mesa University, Mesa County, the cities of Grand Junction and Fruita and town of Palisade to promote sports events that contribute to the Grand Valley economy. […]
Toly Chinn, an eighth grade student among the latest class of participants in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Grand Junction, was selected to compete in a national event for young entrepreneurs. Chinn won a local pitch competition judged by an investor panel to advance to the YEA Saunders Scholars National Competition set for May 3 […]
A Palisade art gallery plans an open house and special showing to kick off the Palisade International Honeybee Festival. The event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. April 12 at the Blue Pig Gallery, 101 W 3rd St. The 11th version of the annual festival is scheduled for April 13 along a couple of […]
A Grand Junction company has manufactured and installed an acrylic panel in the largest underwater restaurant in the world. Reynolds Polymer Technology made the panel for Under, a newly opened gourmet restaurant in Lindesnes on the southern tip of Norway. At 36-feet wide and 13-feet tall, the panel affords diners a view of life in […]
A Grand Junction-based aerospace manufacturer has received statewide recognition for its operations — twice. Wren Industries was named the aerospace and electronics manufacturer of the year at the Colorado Manufacturing Awards presentation in Denver. The same day, Wren Industries was named a 2019 finalist in the Colorado Companies to Watch program. CompanyWeek, a weekly publication […]
The labor market has seesawed back up with an estimated 196,000 jobs added to United States payrolls in March. Initial estimates for payroll gains in January and February were revised upward, and the March unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. The March numbers contrast with those for February, when nonfarm payrolls increased 33,000. Payrolls […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times While the number of real estate transactions continues to decrease in Mesa County, the combined dollar value of those deals keeps increasing. Although low residential inventories have affected sales, persistent demand and the prospect of steady or even lower mortgage interest rates bodes well for the local market, industry observers […]