Owner of zip line got $1.7M in incentives… And the taxpayers got ZIP!

Owner of zip line got $1.7M in incentives… And the taxpayers got ZIP!

Getting zip from Bonsai: Failing to meet its obligation, owner of zip line​ has not operated riverfront feature in 2025 Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times  The Las Colonias Riverfront Zip Adventures zip line, which was launched after initial delays in August 2023, then shut down partway through 2024, remains inactive in 2025. As an anchor business for […]

GJ’s Skyhook Solar deemed Colorado Company to Watch

Skyhook Solar, a trailblazer in mobile solar technology, has been named a 2025 Colorado Companies to Watch award winner. The award recognizes the Grand Junction company’s innovation, growth and impact as a second-stage business transforming clean-energy deployment, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership said in a news release. Manufacturers of transportable, industrial-grade solar generators, Skyhook Solar’s […]

Starfish-inspired thrift store

Starfish-inspired thrift store

Vacant suite next door becomes thrift store that supports local foster-care alumni Tim Harty, The Business Times  You get inspired when you get inspired. And when you’re Kim Raff, that might be when you’re taking out the trash for the nonprofit organization you direct. Well, not “might be when,” that “was when” an idea popped […]

RiversEdge West secures $20K Xcel Energy Foundation Grant

RiversEdge West received a $20,000 grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation to power its Grand Valley Stewardship Program. The grant will bolster the nonprofit organization’s efforts to enhance riparian health, foster community stewardship and expand environmental education initiatives within the Grand Valley, RiversEdge West said in a news release. “Xcel Energy’s continued support allows us […]

Spark Summit aims to ignite business growth

High-caliber business conference offers major-market experience without the travel Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times  This fall, Western Slope business leaders won’t need to travel to Denver, Salt Lake City or beyond to access elite-level training. Instead, nationally recognized speakers and actionable business strategies are coming directly to Grand Junction, all at a fraction of the […]

Designing the whole package

New showroom at Gallagher’s Flooring displays the comprehensive home designing it now provides Tim Harty, The Business Times Gallagher’s Flooring runs advertisements saying it can help you create a beautiful home, and that claim has become more true than ever. In June, Gallagher’s Flooring opened its Kiba Studios Showroom to the public, giving customers a […]

Craft Coffee in Clifton: Monumental Coffee offers coffee drinks, empanadas, conversation, vinyl records and maybe a guitar

Craft Coffee in Clifton: Monumental Coffee offers coffee drinks, empanadas, conversation, vinyl records and maybe a guitar

Tim Harty, The Business Times  It had to be Monumental. Landon Balding didn’t have to think long about what to name the coffee shop he and his wife, Jackie, now operate at 575 32 Road in Clifton. He started a deejay business as a student at Mesa State College (now Colorado Mesa University) and named […]

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