Craig Hall, The Business Times When it comes to hitting milestones, especially years in business, many businesses may host a small event or send out a news release to the local media. But for Sadye Saad, those simply weren’t enough. After all, for Saad, Pollux’s 25 years in business isn’t just a milestone, it’s more […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction City Council members are considering an expanded, more-personal approach to public engagement that emphasizes flexible, direct communication between elected officials and residents. During a June 30 workshop, Kelsey Coleman, the city’s new communications and engagement manager, presented a detailed framework called the “Meet You There Initiative.” The plan […]
The Circular Economy Development Center, in partnership with the Business Incubator Center, Enstrom Candies, Front Range Transload and B. Kirkland Trucking, launched the first-ever Western Slope pickup for the Circular Transportation Network at Enstrom Candies, 701 Colorado Ave. in Grand Junction. The Business Incubator Center said in a news release it marks a major step […]
Following a request-for-proposal process, Community Hospital was awarded the sports medicine contract for Colorado Mesa University athletics, including all varsity and club sports, the hospital announced in a news release. Community Hospital and Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine have provided comprehensive sports medicine services to Colorado Mesa University for more than 40 years. The partnership […]
K&N Investors Colorado LP didn’t have to refresh the facade of Valley Plaza Shopping Center, 2454 U.S. Highway 6&50. Yet earlier this year the owner of Valley Plaza decided to invest in such a project to keep the shopping center, which was built in 1982, vibrant, welcoming and relevant. Not just for customers, but tenants […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Why was GJ Auto Sales selected as the site for the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Downtown Grand Junction Mobility Hub when other nearby options existed, including city and county-owned land? Neither CDOT nor the City of Grand Junction has answered that question, despite multiple requests by The Business Times. However, […]
United Way of Mesa County is expanding its United to Solve Homelessness initiative through a three-pronged approach to address the growing needs of the unhoused population and the community at large. The expansion includes the launch of a centralized homelessness hotline, a new mobile outreach van, and the release of the 2025 ALICE Report (Asset […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times You can find ColoradoCool Apparel’s T-shirts, hoodies, ball caps, beanies, stickers, magnets, tapestries and posters in more than 200 stores in Colorado. Plus, ColoradoCool leases 10-foot-by-10-foot consignment booths inside seven stores inside malls on the Front Range. That’s pretty good growth for a Grand Junction-based wholesale company that CEO and […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Plans to finalize protected bike lanes on Fourth and Fifth Streets this summer could cost the City of Grand Junction additional money in curb cut work and remove more downtown parking spaces. That raises a broader conversation about the cost of implementation and the city’s downtown parking system, including the […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Seeking permanence and a place where its therapists and clients can thrive led Thrive Marriage & Family Counseling to say good-bye to leasing and hello to owning. Thrive Marriage & Family Counseling’s founder Chantel Landeros bought the building, a 117-year-old house at 827 Grand Ave. in downtown Grand Junction, renovated […]