ANB Bank has announced plans to remodel its facility in downtown Grand Junction. The $2 million project is scheduled for completion in January. The bank, located at 131 N. Sixth St., will remain open during construction. “We value the community of Grand Junction and are excited to invest in this major renovation of our flagship […]
A pop-up picnic promoting the purchase of food and other agricultural products grown and raised in Colorado has been scheduled as part of the Palisade Peach Festival. A separate contest that runs through Aug. 31 challenges participants to complete local challenges as they learn more about Colorado produce. The Palisade Peach Festival includes activities and […]
The Colorado Department of Agriculture offers a new tool for farmers, agricultural businesses and consumers to obtain market and pricing information. In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service and Colorado State University, the Colorado Department of Agriculture is posting market information for specialty crops, meats, poultry, eggs and dairy products marketed […]
The City of Grand Junction has received additional funding to pay for improvements along North Avenue. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs awarded the city a $600,000 energy and mineral impact assistant grant for the project. The city also received a $1.2 million grant through the Federal Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program. The program […]
A new report ranks Colorado among the top 20 percent of states for keeping burdens low for occupational licensing. The White House report details a national increase in occupational licensing and recommends a policy framework for labor market regulations. The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) has already implemented many of the practices recommended in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Sales and use tax collections continue to rise in the Grand Valley, a reflection of what one official said she considers stabilizing conditions bolstered in part by the summer tourism business. The City of Grand Junction reported a 5.6 percent increase in sales and use tax collections in July compared […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A new Grand Junction company takes on a profound subject, perhaps the most profound subject of all, in organizing a conference on dying and what happens after death. While the conference won’t necessarily provide all the answers, the discussions will be free of dogma and designed to help those affected […]
Children consume more low-nutrition and high-calorie foods such as cookies and candy after observing seemingly overweight cartoon characters, according to a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. The results of the study, which also involved Colorado State University and was published online in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, show that children are […]
A monthly measure of hotel and motel stays in Grand Junction continues to rise, a reflection of increasing business for the hospitality sector. According to the Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau report for July, $167,188 in lodging taxes were collected. That’s the highest monthly total so far for 2015 and an 18.3 percent increase […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Diane Schwenke has high hopes for an application for a federal grant that could help in convincing an airline to provide daily nonstop service between Grand Junction and the West Coast. Schwenke had initially hoped to raise a 25 percent match for the grant. But a total of almost $400,000 […]