Phil Castle, The Business Times Real estate activity is expected to continue to trend upward in Mesa Country in 2016 with increases in sales and median prices. A projected increase in new home construction could bring with it additional jobs. Even as interest rates on mortgages likely will remain low, shrinking home inventories and uncertainties […]
A project to move and store a massive pile of uranium mill tailings along the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, has reached the halfway point. The Department of Energy reported that 8 million tons of tailings have been moved from Moab and shipped 30 miles to a disposal site near Crescent Junction, Utah. That’s about […]
WPX Energy has sold a subsidiary company involved in natural gas development in the Piceance Basin in Western Colorado as part of efforts to boost liquidity, pay down debt and shift focus to oil-producing regions. WPX announced an agreement to sell WPX Energy Rocky Mountain to Terra Energy Partners for $910 million. The transaction is […]
Colorado Canyons Hospital in Fruita has earned three-year accreditation for offering a higher level of emergency care. The three-year Level IV trauma accreditation follows a one-year certification on an initial application for the higher level and review by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. “We passed that review without any reservations and will […]
ICON Eyecare has donated $10,000 to Colorado Mesa University to help pay for a revamped facility housing its health sciences program. “The donation is being made on behalf of our entire care team on the Western Slope in an effort to invest in the surgical talent of the greater Grand Junction region. As long-term members […]
Construction has begun on a project to turn a soon-to-be vacated hospital into the new home of the health sciences program at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Work is underway to remodel a portion of Community Hospital on 12th Street as the first step in revamping the 50-year-old building and surrounding property in a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After hearing the results of a feasibility study, the Grand Junction City Council decided to further investigate the possibility of constructing a sports arena and renovating Two Rivers Convention Center. “We want to continue moving forward,” Mayor Phyllis Norris said at the conclusion of a two-hour workshop to discuss the […]
Three companies are expected to bring jobs and economic development to Mesa County as participants in a new program offering tax incentives. Colorado Clean, ProStar Geocorp and TSW Analytical have been approved to participate in the Rural Jump-Start Program. Mesa County was the first county in Colorado selected to join in the new state program. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A Mesa County organization that for more than 50 years has provided services to help children and adults with developmental disabilities has grown substantially over the years. But even as things have changed for Strive, the organization has remained committed to changing lives and perceptions, said Doug Sorter, vice president […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Last year was a good year for the tourism industry in the Grand Valley. This year could just as good if not better, according to the division manager of the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau. “I strongly feel the tourism sector has turned the corner,” said Barbara Bowman. In […]