Club Car Wash opens first GJ location

Club Car Wash, one of the fastest-growing express car wash companies in the United States, hosted its grand opening June 7 at 691 24 Road, its first location in Grand Junction. This summer it will open a second location on North Avenue. According to a Club Car Wash news release, the 24 Road site offers […]

CDOT sells used-car dealer a lemon : GJ Auto Sales loses its downtown property to eminent domain for State of Colorado mobility hub

CDOT sells used-car dealer a lemon : GJ Auto Sales loses its downtown property to eminent domain for State of Colorado mobility hub

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times For 22 years, GJ Auto Sales was a fixture in the Grand Junction community, a family-run business operated by Amber Colunga Martinez and Mike Martinez. But now, the lot at 320 S. First St. will be transformed into a state-led mobility hub, part of Colorado’s climate-focused transportation plan. Selling the […]

City Council reconsiders, keeps part of 4th and 5th Street pilot program

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Grand Junction City Council convened for a special meeting May 29, following a grassroots campaign urging the council to reconsider its decision to end the Fourth and Fifth Street pilot program. After hearing public comments, the council unanimously approved a compromise. The adopted motion calls for a two-lane configuration […]

‘Fruita’s personal assistant’ Fruita Copy Shop moved to a much larger location, so it can be more things to more people

Tim Harty, The Business Times  By the time Dawn Martin and her husband, Lewis Martin, finished listing all of the things the Fruita Copy Shop does – well, maybe not finished; instead, let’s say they listed all of the things they could remember – they wondered if maybe it would’ve been quicker to list the […]

Wine industry’s economic impact surges in Colorado, nation

WineAmerica, the National Organization of American Wineries, released its 2025 Economic Impact Study of the American Wine Industry, which estimates the economic contributions made by the wine industry in each state and to the United States as a whole. The 2025 study concluded the production, distribution, sales and consumption of wine in Colorado generates nearly […]

Alpine Bank announces leadership changes

Alpine Bank announced Chief Financial Officer Eric Gardey will retire at the end of 2025, and San Juan and Mesa County Regional President Mike Burns has been named as Gardey’s replacement. Meanwhile, Tyler Dahl, current Mesa County market president, has been promoted to Burns’ regional president position. Gardey started at Alpine Bank in 1989 and […]

Economic update: Concern growing for potential recession

Tim Harty, The Business Times Some first-quarter economic numbers for Mesa County were released recently by the Colorado Mesa University Davis School of Business, and the numbers led the professor who writes the report to mention the “R” word. CMU economics professor Nathan Perry compiles and analyzes the data for the Mesa County Economic Update […]

Kickstarting condo construction: New law addresses litigation exposure for builders of multi-family homes

Kickstarting condo construction: New law addresses litigation exposure for builders of multi-family homes

Tim Harty, The Business Times A new law aimed at reducing litigation exposure that Colorado building contractors face when building multi-family homes such as condominiums is being viewed primarily as a step in the right direction by Grand Valley stakeholders. But they don’t see it being an affordable-housing panacea. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed HB25-1272 […]

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