United Airlines has announced plans to offer a weekly flight between Grand Junction and Chicago beginning in June. The flight is one of 11 new routes that will connect United Airlines hubs with summer vacation destinations in Colorado as well as California, Florida, Oregon, Michigan and Nova Scotia. “We are focused on giving our customers […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The economic outlook for Mesa County remains upbeat with job and wage growth, increasing diversification, a robust real estate market and unique development opportunities. “The news is actually really good,” said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Colorado economy is expected to continue expanding in 2019, but at a moderating pace, according to the latest results of an annual forecast compiled by the University of Colorado at Boulder. “Growing, but slowing,” said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the research division at the Leeds School of Business […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Natural gas development likely will continue mostly unchanged in Western Colorado next year, according to executives with three companies operating in the region. “2019 is probably going to look a lot like 2018,” said Chris Clark, field manager for Laramie Energy. Michael Rynerson, vice president of operations for Caerus Energy, […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Dusti Reimer believes it’s important to invest in her career in marketing and communications, but also wishes there was a way to reduce the travel and expense involved in attending conferences a long way from her work in Grand Junction. Reimer suspects others working in the Grand Valley feel the […]
Amy Gekas plans to work for Talon Wine Brands now that she’s completed her degree in enology from Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction. “Colorado is home to an inspiring and evolving community of viticulturists and enologists,” Gekas said. “WCCC not only gave me the foundation needed to thrive in this industry, but helped […]
A monthly telemedicine clinic is now available for blood and marrow transplant patients in Grand Junction and surrounding areas. The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City joined with Grand Valley Oncology to offer the clinic, which uses lights, cameras and computers to connect doctors and BMT patients. “The telemedicine […]
Community Hospital in Grand Junction now offers new technology designed to help better visualize intricate anatomy during surgery. Dr. Courtney Fulton, a surgeon at Community Hospital, uses what’s known as the SPY portable hand- held imaging system during breast cancer, melanoma and gallbladder surgery. “SPY-PHI is a visually accurate tool that allows surgeons to see […]
The City of Grand Junction has joined with Colorado Mesa University in a program offering part-time jobs and internships to students at CMU and Western Colorado Community College. “We are extremely proud to be able to provide these learning opportunities to the students of CMU and WCCC,” said Grand Junction City Manager Greg Caton. “We […]
Oil and natural gas leases on a total of 20 public parcels in Mesa County and four other counties in Colorado brought in a nearly $1 million in the latest quarterly sale conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The BLM offered 20 parcels totaling nearly 8,000 acres in Jackson, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Routt […]