A Grand Junction firm with more than 50 years of operation 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, which also acquired Elam Construction in Grand Junction earlier this year. Ron and Marie Tipping, owners of Grand […]
Darin Carei draws a distinction between the home construction techniques required by building codes and the techniques required to meet Energy Star standards for energy efficiency. “The code is the way we can build and Energy Star is the way we should build,” says Carei, owner of a Senergy Builders in Grand Junction. Carei expects […]
A monthly statistical snapshot of consumer confidence shows less upbeat assessments of not only current conditions, but also short-term expectations. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) dropped more than three points in June to 58.5, the lowest reading this year. Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center, said a two-month decline […]
As the summer tourism season swings into high gear, lodging tax reports reflect something of a mixed bag for the hospitality industry in the Grand Valley so far this year. Lodging tax revenues reported in May were down from the same month last year. But total collections reported for January through May remain up slightly […]
Colorado set records for overall visitors, overnight visitation and visitor spending in 2010, according to the latest results of research commissioned by the Colorado Tourism Office. With a slower than anticipated post-recession recovery nationwide, Colorado bucked several national trends, according to Longwoods International: Colorado remained the country’s top-ranked ski destination, with a 20 percent share […]
Exports of agricultural products from Colorado remain well ahead of last year with increases in the exports of meat, dairy and baking-related products. “Colorado’s farmers, ranchers and food processors are helping Colorado return to a strong, diverse economy,” said John Salazar, the state agriculture commissioner. “I am confident that our continued focus on expanding exports […]
It’s official: Come August, Mesa State College becomes Colorado Mesa University. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law legislation granting Mesa State College university status and changing its name to Colorado Mesa University effective Aug. 10. “This is the moment when the transition happens,” Hickenlooper said at a signing ceremony at the College Center. “It […]
Enstrom Candies has unveiled a new logo and marketing campaign in part to clear up some confusion over its Web site address. The new logo is similar to the previous one in retaining the original oval shape. The globe was removed, however, and replaced with a scripted “E.” The 51-year old confectionary company has seen […]
While local indicators point to economic recovery, Grand Junction City Manager Laurie Kadrich cautions that recent increases in sales tax collections likely won’t be the norm over the next 18 months. In fact, Kadrich reminds residents the city forecast remains the same as it was last fall. There’ll be a promising increase in sales tax […]
As the Mesa County School District 51 Board of Education mulls over a budget proposal that calls for cutting the equivalent of more than 180 full-time jobs by August, the board also is weighing the pros and cons of asking county voters to allow the district to retain tax revenues above state constitutional limits. […]