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 […]
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 […]
Nationally acclaimed author and naturalist Craig Childs will take attendees on a journey down the Colorado River and through its canyons through photography and storytelling on Friday, July 25, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Perpetual Motion, 503 E. Aspen Ave. in downtown Fruita. All proceeds from the event will benefit the […]
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 […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times On June 23, the wall came down. No longer was Fisher’s Market separated from the next-door space to the west that it once leased to Conchitas Mexican Restaurant and more recently used for catering or rented out for parties and meetings. The two units became one, and now Fisher’s Market, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The City of Grand Junction reported a decline in sales tax collections as of the May 31 Sales Tax Revenue Report, which was released in early July. The report shows total tax revenue is down 0.5 percent compared to the same period in 2024 and 3.3 percent below the city’s […]
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 […]