Two firms and an organization with operations in Grand Junction have been selected as finalists in annual initiative honoring the best companies to work in Colorado. Edward Jones, a national financial services firm that operates offices in the Grand Valley, is among the large companies selected as finalists in the 2014 Best Companies to Work […]
A bank in operation in Western Colorado for more than a century officially has been renamed following its acquisition. All 10 First National Bank of the Rockies locations in the region have been renamed Bank of the San Juans. Staffing and services will remain unchanged, however, as will local decision making. “One of our core […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times After a slow start, real estate activity has picked up in Mesa County and by the end of the year should match or even exceed last year, industry observers predict. “The numbers are going to match 2013,” said Annette Miller, senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A university art studio and gallery soon will open side by side with the offices of a downtown organization. Officials with Colorado Mesa University and the Downtown Development Authority announced the collaboration during a news conference at what will be a shared facility at 437 Colorado Ave. in downtown Grand […]
Along with a wide variety of training classes, Pawsitive Directions K9 Academy in Clifton provides another essential service to dogs — dental cleaning. Emily Evans, a licensed veterinary technician, offers cleanings without the use of traditional anesthetics, which she said results in a safer and less expensive procedure. Evans uses a combination of swaddling and […]
Phil Castle The Business Times Diane Schwenke welcomes the inquiries she fields at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. But if Schwenke doesn’t have an immediate answer to a question or the chamber a needed service to offer, she knows who to call. “I’ll give you the number, and chances are I’ll dial it […]
Family Health West in Fruita provided free mammograms to 100 uninsured women in the Grand Valley as part of a health care outreach effort. Family Health West partnered with Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, the Latimer House, Marillac Clinic and Mesa County Department of Human Services to identify participants. Family Health West recently expanded its radiology […]
A federal grant will help fund efforts to promote a more robust and diverse economy in Western Colorado in the aftermath of the closure of an underground coal mine and associated layoffs. The Commerce Department Economic Development Administration announced the $245,000 grant to the Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning based in Montrose. […]
A 34-year-old organization that’s conserved more than 64,000 acres of agricultural lands, open spaces and wildlife habitat in and around Mesa County has earned a national distinction for a second time. The Mesa Land Trust in Grand Junction has received renewed accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust […]
A virtual job fair is scheduled to run around-the-clock through Sept. 15 to recruit applicants for jobs at Colorado ski resorts. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will join with workforce centers in six communities to host the fair. To participate, people should register online at www.connectingcolorado.com. Once inside the virtual event, they can […]