Pivot Provisions & Design Studio uses retail shop to promote its design business Tim Harty, The Business Times Walk into Pivot Provisions & Design Studio, 521 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction, and it’s obvious the store sells casual clothes for men and women. Not so obvious, even though it’s the second half of the […]
Step Increases will be suspended, but one-time payouts are approved Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times After months of tension and a breakdown in contract negotiations, School District 51 and the Mesa Valley Education Association reached an agreement through mediation, putting an end to this year’s impasse and avoiding the uncertainty of continued deadlock. The mediated […]
New restaurant Surf to Turf serves sushi, Korean BBQ, hotpot Tim Harty, The Business Times A lot of Grand Junction residents will walk into Surf to Turf, 1100 Independent Ave., knowing the new restaurant resides in the building that was the longtime home to Golden Corral Buffet & Grill. But former Golden Corral patrons won’t […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Six offices instead of one. Seven acres instead of one. Three more employees. The Auction Team is growing, which is why in May it moved into a larger building (3,327 square feet) with more land at 1896 U.S. Highway 6&50. Previously it resided in a 585-square-foot building at 2912 Hill […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times With nearly $1.7 million in taxpayer-funded incentives already funneled into the broader agreement between the City of Grand Junction and Bonsai Design – and zero operation of the zip line since mid-2024 – the city faces a pivotal choice. The original agreement explicitly grants the city the option to purchase […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Despite support from the Urban Trails Committee, the City of Grand Junction confirmed it is not pursuing a state-run climate grant that could have required new local policies, including a potential “vehicle climate fee.” At its July 9 meeting, the Urban Trails Committee, chaired by City of Grand Junction Mobility […]
By Brandon Leuallen This article is a follow-up to our earlier report on the closure of the Bonsai Design zip line and the $1.69 million in public incentives tied to it. To read that story, visit: Owner of Zip Line Got $1.7M in Incentives—and the Taxpayers Got Zip. With nearly $1.7 million in taxpayer-funded incentives […]
Aspen Street Coffee’s new owners are keeping old favorites and adding some Puerto Rican coffee and food to the Fruita locale Tim Harty, The Business Times At a crossroads that required a decision between moving to Puerto Rico or staying in Fruita, John and Jaime Ortiz chose Fruita. That’s why they purchased Aspen Street Coffee […]
Grand Junction met the criteria for Williams Mercantile’s owner to leave Indiana and open a second store. Tim Harty, The Business Times A customer was looking at a woman’s top on display at Williams Mercantile on a Friday afternoon when Stephanie Williams spoke up. She sensed what the customer was thinking, because Williams was wearing […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Interim fire chief says department is working toward solution, but costs have outpaced projections, despite tax-measure funding During the July 16 Grand Junction City Council meeting, local emergency medical technician Andrea Barber delivered a public comment warning that the newly built Grand Junction Fire Station 7, set to open across […]