Phil Castle, The Business Times Theo Otte doesn’t have to travel far to satisfy the appetites of his customers for fresh fare. The co-owner and chef at 626 on Rood obtains a lot of the ingredients he uses from the Grand Valley. But several of the producers who supply the Grand Junction restaurant were especially […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The mining industry — coal mining in particular — is expected to fare better under changing federal policies, according to the president of the Colorado Mining Association. “This is an industry we believe is going to rebound,” said Stan Dempsey. That in turns bodes well for the state because mining […]
Grand Junction is among the latest communities selected to implement initiatives under state economic development efforts. Grand Junction and Grand Lake were selected for the creativity lab initiative under an effort billed as Colorado Blueprint 2.0. Blueprint 2.0 leverages state partnerships and specialized resources to address the economic development goals of rural areas of Colorado. […]
Six months into a contract to manage events and entertainment facilities in Grand Junction, Pinnacle Venue Services has increased sales and net revenues as well as created new events and protocols, the city announced. “We are extremely pleased with the progress we have been seeing with Pinnacle. They have exhibited creativity and good business sense […]
Four people have been named to lead an effort to expand a psychiatric hospital in Grand Junction. Dr. Brian Davidson, president of St. Mary’s Medical Center; J. Robert Young, chairman of Alpine Bank; Beth Slifer, chairwoman of Slifer Designs; and Rod Slifer, founder and principal of Slifer, Smith and Frampton Real Estate, will lead the […]
Community Hospital has scheduled a town hall meeting for Grand Junction to explore the hows and whys of concussion management. The meeting is set for 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 743 Horizon Drive. The event is geared for a wide audience that includes physicians and other health care […]
Colorado ranks among the top 10 states for the proportion of electricity generated by wind power and the capacity of distributed systems, according to reports released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Colorado ranks seventh in the proportion of in-state generation of electricity from wind at 17.3 percent. In 2016, 61 megawatts of utility scale […]
A series of meetings planned across Colorado to discuss issues related to aging is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 with a session in Grand Junction. The meeting is set for 1 to 4 p.m. at Two Rivers Convention Center, located at 159 Main St. The meeting is open to the public, with a special invitation […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate holds steady in Mesa County as increasing labor demand offers more opportunities for those looking for work, but businesses encounter more difficulty finding qualified employees. According to estimates from the Colorado Department of Labor and Unemployment, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.6 percent in […]
The newly appointed director of the Colorado District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration will present an overview of the agency and its resources as part of an upcoming event in Grand Junction. Frances Padilla is scheduled to speak at a luncheon meeting hosted by the Western Colorado Latino Chamber of Commerce. The meeting […]