The supervisor of the Mesa County Workforce Center will soon join a Grand Junction staffing service, the firm announced. Gilbert Lujan is expected to join Express Employment Professionals starting Aug. 1 as a business development consultant. He will work with businesses to meet their staffing and work force development needs. Prior to joining Express Employment […]
An index tracking conditions for small businesses in Colorado has declined for a third straight month as slowing growth in the global and national economies affect prospects in the state. “Most Colorado economic growth will have to be self-generated for the meantime as the global and U.S. economies are slowing,” said Jeff Thredgold, a corporate […]
The Grand Junction Area Realtor Association has launched a new Web site designed specifically for consumers. The site, located at www.grandjunctionhomehelp.com, offers assistance to buyers and sellers in searching for Realtors and properties throughout Mesa County and surrounding areas. The site lists GJARA Realtors and affiliated members, including lenders, home inspectors, insurance agents and landscapers. […]
A new energy center and efforts to promote additional research into energy technologies were among the most popular ideas to come out of the latest in a series of economic development brainstorming sessions in Mesa County. The establishment of a western center for energy independence in Grand Junction was the top choice among the ideas […]
A team of 11 participants in a national youth service program has joined in efforts to promote energy efficiency in Grand Valley businesses and homes. The team from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) will help promote two energy efficiency programs — the GreenBacks program offered through local chambers of commerce and the Red […]
More than 57,000 people were counted among the employed in Mesa County and their weekly wages averaged $800, according to the latest quarterly numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). According to a BLS report on county employment and wages in Colorado for the fourth quarter of 2010, employment totaled 57,289 in Mesa County. […]
A construction materials firm that’s operated for more than 50 years in the Grand Valley has been acquired by a Washington, D.C.-based company. Grand Junction Pipe and Supply now works under the umbrella of Summit Materials. Summit Materials also acquired Elam Construction in Grand Junction earlier this year. According to records from the Mesa County […]
Now that the Mesa County School District 51 Board of Education has approved a budget for the upcoming year, the district is proactively asking voters if they’d support a November ballot measure designed to raise more money for education from property taxes. In a direct mail flier sent to voters in early July, the district […]
Robert Bray considers himself “cautiously optimistic” about the Mesa County real estate market. By one measure, the number of residential real estate transactions reported in the county during the first half of 2011 was up 28 percent compared to the first half of 2010. “Most of the low-end stuff is seeing tremendous activity,” said Bray, […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has declined for a fourth straight month as expectations for a substantial economic recovery dim. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index edged down a tenth in June to 90.8, a reading that reflects more recession than recovery. Although June […]