A group of physicians in Mesa County has joined in a collaborative effort to develop and implement new approaches to end-of-life care. The more than 300 members of the Mesa County Physician Independent Practice Association are working on the initiative with Dr. David West, vice president of medical affairs at HopeWest, a hospice and palliative […]
A Fruita doctor is the first in Colorado to offer a new type of chronic pain management system. Kenneth Lewis of Western Rockies Interventional Pain Specialists uses the Boston Scientific Precision Montage MRI Spinal Cord Stimular System. The system provides customized relief to chronic pain patients while also offering safe access to full-body magnetic resonance […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Carey Wheeler goes through the motions of a mime performing his act. He uncurls the fingers of his right hand as if his upturned fist was a flower bud opening into a blossom. He wags an index finger up and down as though he’s clicking a computer […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Although the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction long has provided a range of services to businesses looking for employees and people looking for jobs, Curtis Englehart continues to look himself for ways to promote even greater awareness of what happens there. “We don’t want to be the best-kept […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sales and use tax collections constituted something of a mixed bag in July with encouraging gains in some categories, but continued declines in others. “There’s a little bit of positive stuff,” said Eleanor Thomas, Mesa County budget manager. The county reported a year-over-year increase in sales and use tax collections […]
A day-long forum addressed challenges and opportunities for economic development in Western Colorado, including those related to work force development, recruiting business and commercial air service. The Economic Development Council of Colorado hosted the forum at the Bridges Golf Course in Montrose. The EDCC promotes education and training for economic development professionals and advocates for […]
One Grand Junction hospital has invested in another as part of a collaborative effort to expand mental health care services in the region. St. Mary’s Medical Center has contributed $2.5 million to a campaign to fund the expansion of the West Springs psychiatric hospital. “We are turning our investment focus to helping people get the […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate in Mesa County has retreated with an increase in payrolls and decrease in the ranks of those unsuccessfully looking for work. But the overall labor force has declined as well along with a measure of labor demand. Celina Kirnberger, business services supervisor at the Mesa County […]
An increase in a monthly index forecasting economic performance in the United States signals moderate growth through the end of the year. The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index rose four-tenths of a percent to 124.3 in July. Separate measures of current and past economic conditions also increased. “The U.S. LEI picked up […]
A new program is expected to improve the experience of people using the Riverfront Trail in the Grand Valley. The Art on the Riverfont Trail program will transform underpasses along the Riverfront Trail into artistic expressions. Murals will change annually, bringing new and designs to the trail. The program also will provide spaces for budding […]