One of today’s favorite talking points of liberals, progressives and Democrats is that conservatives and Republicans have either no ideas whatsoever or that they want to rehash the ideas of the Bush administration that got us into this mess in the first place. I get the same thing even with my little old column here […]
One measure of the growing wine industry in Colorado is the number of wineries featured at the Colorado Mountain Winefest. This year, 56 wineries plan to participant, the most ever in the 19-year history of the event. That makes the upcoming festival a bigger celebration by yet another standard, says Sarah Catlin, executive director of […]
Jason Rauen envisions a day when the plastic that once lined natural gas drilling and production pits in Western Colorado comes back to his company in a different form — perhaps as pallets or even new liners. An environmental specialist with Williams Production, Rauen oversees a program that recycles pit liners into other plastic products […]
An energy company and two Western Colorado mountain resorts are among the more than dozen Colorado firms that have enrolled in a program promoting reduced energy use at manufacturing facilities. “These companies are strong partners in our work to make Colorado a world leader in energy efficiency and clean-tech innovations,” said Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter […]
Construction is under way on a nearly $9.4 million project to revamp a three-quarter mile stretch of U.S. Highway 6 & 50 near the Mesa Mall in Grand Junction. The comprehensive project will include two additional driving lanes as well as a new storm water system, updated signals and curbs, gutters, sidewalks and landscaping. The […]
Property foreclosure filings dropped slightly in Mesa County during the second quarter of 2010 even as the increase in foreclosure sales was the smallest in a year. Nonetheless, foreclosure activity has continued to accelerate over the past year to one of the fastest paces among the most populous counties in Colorado. According to figures compiled […]
Mike Stahl had a long time to prepare to take over as chief executive officer of Hilltop Community Resources in Grand Junction. By the time Stahl finally succeeded Sally Schaefer last summer, the transition had been in the works for six years. “And we’d worked together for 25 years,” Stahl said. “We methodically staged it […]
An administrator who has managed medical centers in Texas and Arkansas has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer of St. Mary’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction. Michael McBride is expected to begin his new duties with St. Mary’s on Sept. 20. McBride now serves as the regional vice […]
Real estate activity in Mesa County slowed during July, but through seven months of 2010 remains slightly ahead of last year. The market isn’t likely to change much until labor conditions substantially improve, says Bob Reece, president of Advanced Title Co. in Grand Junction and a long-time industry observer. “Nothing will change until we see […]
A Grand Junction engineering consulting company has been awarded a contract to evaluate coal mine methane recovery projects in Russia. Ruby Canyon Engineering is expected to complete its evaluation of the United Nations Development Program Global Environment Facility project by September. The objective of the project is to reduce so-called greenhouse gas emissions believed to […]