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 […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has seesawed back down, a reflection of volatility as well as expectations for slowing growth. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 7.3 points to 124.1 in March. The drop follows a 9.7-point gain in February that in turn reversed three months of declines. “Confidence has been […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After topping a seasonal speed bump in January, labor indicators look to be headed toward another year of improvement in Mesa County. “February numbers looked really good, and I expect that to continue,” said Curtis Englehart, director of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction. According to the latest […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States has edged back up — signaling continued growth, but at what likely will be a slowing pace. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose two-tenths of a percent to 111.5 in February. The gain was the first in five months. A separate […]