For a second straight month, Mesa County has reported an increase in sales tax collections over last year. According to the October report, which reflects consumer spending the month before, the county collected $2.96 million in sales tax revenues. That’s a 3.15 percent increase over the report for October 2009. However, October 2010 revenues were down […]
Construction is expected to begin in April on a project to replace and renovate aging police and fire department facilities in Grand Junction. The Grand Junction City Council has directed city staff to proceed with a public safety project to build a new building for police and an emergency dispatch center as well as remodel […]
Global energy consumption is sure to increase, especially with emerging markets in China and India. And a bevy of discoveries of natural gas deposits portends well for that particular segment of the energy business. However, with natural gas prices at lower levels than during the boom days of 2005 to 2007, companies face a bit […]
Women’s organizations are still prevalent across the country and in the Grand Valley. Yet, in light of the strides women have made in the workplace over the past 50 years, are such organizations relevant or even necessary in 2010? “I have never found women networking groups to meet my personal needs,” said Diane Schwenke, executive […]
The answers to five questions posed to members of a small business advocacy organization in Colorado will determine how the group lobbies during the upcoming legislative session. The questions deal with a range of issues, among them health care, immigration and taxes. Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in […]
A two-year pilot project is under way in Grand Junction to evaluate the use of more energy efficient streetlights. The City of Grand Junction and Grand Valley Power are participating in the project, funded by a federal grant. Grand Valley Power has installed 30 streetlights to test two types of lighting as well as various […]
Colorado ranks sixth among the 50 states for jobs related to solar energy, according to the results of a national census of employment in the industry. Colorado has an estimated 254 solar firms employing a total of about 5,300 people. Moreover, solar energy employers expect to increase staffing by 23 percent by August 2011. The […]
A Grand Junction waste removal business is ranked among the top 250 private companies in Colorado in the latest listing compiled by a business magazine. Rocky Mountain Sanitation is included among the top 250 private companies in a ranking compiled by ColoradoBiz magazine based on self-reported revenues for 2009. Rocky Mountain Sanitation also made the […]
A massive addition to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction has earned certification for energy efficient construction, a first for a Western Colorado hospital. The Century Project at St. Mary’s Hospital earned silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The third-party certification program offers a nationally […]
Office Depot celebrated the opening of its new location in Grand Junction with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and donations to three nonprofit organizations. The new location at 2455 U.S. Highway 6 & 50, which formerly housed a Circuit City outlet, was remodeled to offer a new layout and other upgrades. The front end of the store […]