Grand Junction hotel lodging numbers are up

Grand Junction hotel lodging numbers are up

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction’s tourism sector continued to post gains in 2025 and into early 2026, with hotel-performance metrics outpacing state and national trends even as lodging-tax growth remained comparatively modest, according to Visit Grand Junction data and comments from the organization’s director. Visit Grand Junction Director Elizabeth Fogarty said in an […]

Taking GJ nightlife Underground

Taking GJ nightlife Underground

Moody’s Underground intends to bring live music and comedy to Grand Valley six nights a week Tim Harty, The Business Times Bill Moody said he’s lived in Grand Junction his entire life. That’s 63 years. And a live-entertainment venue, featuring musicians or comedians every night, six days a week, along with good food, good cocktails, […]

Iconic Ice Cream Shop For Sale

Iconic Ice Cream Shop For Sale

Owners of Graff Dairy seek buyer who will carry on the Grand Junction ice cream store’s tradition Tim Harty, The Business Times Operating for six decades in the Grand Valley, Graff Dairy has become an ice cream institution. Its husband-and-wife owners, Ed and Lloy Beauchamp, know there’s something special about their ice cream shop at […]

Mesa County rancher appointed to national committee

During the January American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, Colorado Farm Bureau President Carlyle Currier was re-elected to the board of directors and appointed to the executive committee. Currier has been on the AFBF board since 2023. At the time, he was nominated by the Western Region Caucus to fulfill an unexpired term. Since being […]

Meals on Wheels Mesa County transitions to new sponsor

Meals on Wheels Mesa County transitions to new sponsor

Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital signed an agreement to transfer the sponsorship of Meals on Wheels Mesa County to Volunteers of America Colorado, a nonprofit, faith-based organization with expertise in senior nutrition programs across the state. The transition will take effect April 18. St. Mary’s served as the sponsoring organization for Meals on Wheels […]

Commission denies appeal, approves Palisade solar project

Commission denies appeal, approves Palisade solar project

Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Mesa County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to deny an appeal that challenged the basis for approval of a solar project near Palisade. The commissioners concluded the project meets the county’s fire-protection requirements based on a service agreement with a local fire district. The commissioners voted 3–0 to […]

Mary’s Mountain Cookies opens Grand Junction location

Mary’s Mountain Cookies opens Grand Junction location

Tim Harty, The Business Times March 11 technically was the first day of Mary’s Mountain Cookies’ soft opening at its Grand Junction store, 2695 Patterson Road, Unit 1, in Village Fair Plaza. But it wasn’t really, because husband-and-wife owners Justin and Tara Adis left the store’s front door open while training employees during the previous […]