Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times At a Grand Junction City Council workshop on Jan. 13, City Manager Mike Bennett presented an overview of proposed changes to the Fourth and Fifth Street pilot program from a memorandum prepared by city staff. Bennett then handed the presentation over to Transportation Director Trent Prall, who further detailed the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Housing and Building Association of Western Colorado will host its first housing summit on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Colorado Mesa University Ballroom. The event, which will run from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., aims to address housing challenges in the Grand Valley. Registration is open to both industry […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Dutch Bros Coffee uses its own blend of Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia coffee beans to create its signature flavor of coffee, which you can now get in Grand Junction. As of Jan. 24 the Dutch Bros drive-through location near the 29 Road and North Ave. intersection, specifically 498 Sparn […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Scott Jones wants to make one thing clear about opening a new training center where he said three different CrossFit-style gyms operated in recent years: “We are not CrossFit. In any of the verbiage, just make sure people know that. That seems to scare people away like the plague.” So, […]
At first blush, the resumption of solar-cell manufacturing in the United States during the third quarter last year doesn’t sound like a big deal. But when you shine a little light on it and take a closer look, it means more U.S.-manufactured parts are getting put into solar arrays. And when enough of an array’s […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Too many times over too many years, Rachel Armour said she’s heard people suggest the finer things found in major metro areas aren’t meant to be in Grand Junction. She’s tired of hearing, “Oh, it’s just Junction,” and it has to settle for less. “Our kids, our community deserve nice […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Rochelle Salikie knows she is being biased when she says it, but she’s darn sure this is true about her husband, Adam Salikie: “The man is truly amazing at what he does. He is like a surgeon, but for big rigs.” She made the comment a day after Adam Salikie […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Under the cover of the holiday shopping season, Amazon’s last-mile delivery station, a new 37,400-square-foot building near the airport in Grand Junction, began operating in October with no fanfare. Three months later – Jan. 22 to be precise – it is having its grand opening. Sam Bailey, Amazon’s head of […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times On the heels of four consecutive top-five finishes, with a best showing of third place, it appeared Graig Medvesk’s bid to become the Colorado Auctioneers Association’s state champion auctioneer was just a matter of time. And experience. “The old saying,” Medvesk said, “is you can’t buy experience.” But the 32-year-old […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times During a Jan. 13 workshop, the Grand Junction City Council considered the pros and cons of amending the city charter via ballot measure and moving its municipal elections to November instead of April. City Manager Mike Bennett started the workshop by explaining some of the background information and the pros […]