Orchard Mesa Veterinary Hospital and Strive in Grand Junction will present an upcoming event featuring Temple Grandin, a professor, consultant, author, speaker and activist considered an expert on animal behavior and autism advocacy. The event is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the University Center ballroom on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. The […]
A portrait photographer has opened a studio in downtown Grand Junction. Monument Photography is located at 438 Main St. and offers engagement, family, newborn, senior and wedding photography. Marc Melnick brings to the venture 10 years of experience as a portrait photographer. He also holds a bachelor’s of fine arts in photography degree from the […]
A monthly measure of consumer confidence has retreated from a five-year high, but still reflects a strengthening economy in the United States. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell nearly two points in July to 80.3. The month before, the index climbed at its highest level since it stood at 87.3 […]
A new Grand Valley business offers a location in which people can repair their cars and other vehicles. U Fix It Garage rents out nine bays for repairs, each bay equipped with a set of hand tools. Specialty tools and vehicle lifts also are available to rent by the hour. Glen Nickerson, owner of U […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The 2014 campaign season began in earnest in the Grand Valley with visits from two candidates seeking statewide offices. Greg Brophy, a state representative from Wray running for the Republican nomination for governor, and Mark Waller, a state representative from Colorado Springs seeking the GOP nomination for attorney general, stopped […]
Family Health West offers physicals for Mesa County School District 51 students involved in fall sports. Physicals will be offered from 2 to 5 p.m. weekdays through July 28 and 1 to 5 p.m. July 29 to Aug. 2 at the access clinic located at 215 N. Plum St. in Fruita. Students should bring appropriate […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times More than 900 swimmers are expected to compete in a statewide meet in Grand Junction, making in the process what likely will be a big economic splash. The Colorado Long Course State Championships scheduled for July 26 to 28 could generate an estimated $230,000 in direct spending on hotel rooms, […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A Colorado lawmaker has joined in what’s become a growing chorus of opposition to a move by the federal government to withhold a portion of mineral lease payments to states because of budget cuts implemented under sequestration. “They have it wrong, and the president ought to know this. They are […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Not yet a year after moving into a three-story warehouse along East Main Street in Grand Junction, Teltech Communications has nearly packed the place full of telecommunications equipment in various stages of assembly and disassembly. Large metal cabinets housing the electronics that make cellular telephones work line up in row […]
Phil Castle The Business Times Only a month after dipping below 8 percent for the first time in more than four years, the unemployment rate has climbed back to 9 percent in Mesa County. But the gain has more to do with a seasonal influx in people searching for summer jobs than changing labor conditions. […]