A Grand Junction-based organization has received national recognition for its efforts to add community information to a health information exchange. Quality Health Network (QHN) placed second in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Social Determinants of Health Innovation Challenge. QHN received a $25,000 prize, which will be used to fund the development of its Community Resource […]
Sales tax collections continue to increase in the Grand Valley, a reflection of year-over-year gains not only in the retail sector, but also other sectors. The City of Grand Junction reported a 2.2 percent increase in combined sales and use tax collections in August compared to the same month last year. Mesa County reported a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The opening of a 20,000-square foot addition finally adds the medical center to what’s long been called the Colorado Canyons Hospital and Medical Center. The decade-long wait to construct the center was worth it, though, says Lori Randall, chief operating officer and chief nursing officer of Family Health West, which […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Angela Padalecki is responsible for keeping a lot of things in the air, among them the airplanes and passengers that use the Grand Junction Regional Airport. At the same time, the executive director of the airport has a lot of proverbial balls to keep in the air as well — […]
Nathan Souder will bring more than 16 years of experience in the National Park Service to his latest duties as superintendent of the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction. Chip Jenkins, the acting regional director of the National Park Service, announced the selection of Souder. Souder is expected to start his new position Sept. 29. […]
State and federal government officials will join attendees from across Western Colorado in an annual fall conference hosted by Club 20 in Grand Junction. The conference is set for Sept. 20 and 21 at Colorado Mesa University Center and other venues. The conference offers Club 20 members and others a chance to meet with officials to […]
Colorado State University has opened a campus in the Grand Valley that includes classroom and meeting spaces, a veterinary laboratory and teaching kitchen. “This is an investment in Western Colorado, in Colorado agriculture and in the future of a state and region where CSU is proud to be an economic partner,” said Tony Frank, chancellor […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has dropped as concerns about a possible recession contradict an otherwise strong economy. “The pessimism we’re seeing is contagious even though the actual economy is thriving,” said William Dunkelberg, chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business. “Expectations can be infected and, as a result, […]
A former member of the Montrose Chamber of Commerce has launched an effort to provide businesses a new resource for networking and promotion after the chamber closed. Laura Williams, chief executive officer of InSync Media, has started the Montrose Virtual Chamber of Commerce. “Creating the virtual chamber is one thing that my company can do […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate sales have passed the billion dollar milestone in Mesa County en route to what’s could be a slightly slower, but still healthy, year. “It’s still going to be a good year,” said Robert Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. Annette Miller, senior vice […]