Tim Harty, The Business Times Jenny Smith was a middle-school girl in Fruita with an odd career goal: Work in a home-loan office. Then she went to college, graduated and ended up a long ways away from that middle-school dream. Like in Guatemala far away and working in an orphanage. Then, girl met boy. They […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A new Bruin Waste Management recycling-collection facility received approval for a special-use permit to operate in a former Halliburton office and warehouse building on D Road. The 58,275-square-foot building, which once symbolized the rise, then fall of oil and gas on the Western Slope after Halliburton laid off 178 employees […]
“Blissfully Satisfied” by Erin Wright was voted the winner by the public to represent the 34th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest presented by Fisher’s Liquor Barn. Second place went to “Colorado Dancin’” by Wendy Videlock, and “Harvest” by Marilyn Wilcox placed third. Wright said she was thrilled when she found out she was one of the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times It wasn’t just a rarity when Randy Whetzell was sworn in Jan. 24 as the chairman of the board of the Colorado Association of Home Builders’ executive committee. Apparently it was a first. The CAHB couldn’t confirm it, but its CEO, Ted Leighty, believes Whetzell is the first Home Builders […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The upcoming 2025 Home Improvement and Remodeling Expo is a showcase of innovations. It’s also a crucial fundraiser and springboard for the Home Builders Association of Western Colorado, which represents more than 150 home and building companies that employ thousands of local workers on the Western Slope. The expo, which […]
SEE THE STORE, OR GET IN TOUCH Visit Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter at 1048 Independent Ave., Unit A-111. For more information go online to ambassadorblindsgj.com or ambassadorblindnshutter.com, or call 970-523-4566. SMART DECISIONS David and Patty Deters started Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter from their home in 2004, and the business has grown steadily since then in […]
BY TIM HARTY When David and Patty Deters decided to finally move their business out of their Grand Junction home and into an actual store, they knew they needed to do it. The owners of Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter Inc. got by for about 18 years at home, but they couldn’t store all of their […]
The Second Annual Grand Junction Jewish Film Festival will take place Feb. 15–16 at The Art Center on Seventh Avenue and showcase exceptional films that explore Jewish culture, history and resilience, fostering understanding and connection. “No Name Restaurant” will screen Feb. 15. Set in Alexandria, Egypt, the film tells the heartwarming story of Ben, an […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Lack of inventory. Rising interest rates. New state and local regulations. Increased fees. Inefficiencies within planning departments. Down-payment assistance. Those were several of the key issues discussed Feb. 6 at the Housing and Building Association of Western Colorado’s 2025 Housing Summit, hosted by Colorado Mesa University, that brought together experts, […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times In a bid to foster economic mobility and retain young entrepreneurial talent in rural Colorado, Homegrown Pathways has launched a program called Spark Labs to find and aid Western Slope youth with dreams of building their own businesses right in their home communities. Colin Lacy, founder and CEO of Homegrown […]