They have 40 taps for you to pour your own beer. Or wine. Or mixed-drinks. But mostly beer. And what pairs better with beer than pizza? Don’t think too hard about that one. Just say nothing pairs better with beer than pizza, and let’s move on. Palisade Pizza & PourHouse, which opened March 1 and […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Homeownership in Mesa County is becoming increasingly out of reach for first-time buyers due to rising material costs, stricter regulations, higher local fees and an inventory struggling to keep up with the area’s growth, largely fueled by an influx of retirees, according to census data. While no single solution can […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Before former President Joe Biden exited the White House, he signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) and benefits some people who previously did not qualify for, or had a reduction to, Social Security retirement benefits. The disqualifying or […]
The Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded $800,000 in grants for two Mesa County projects. A $500,000 grant will help the City of Grand Junction develop its community recreation center. A $300,000 grant will help Mesa County expand the Grand Valley Stewardship Crew. The first grant is part of GOCO’s Community Impact program, which develops and […]
HopeWest hired Carter Bair to be its chief financial officer. In his new role, Bair will oversee financial operations, compliance, strategic planning and information systems for HopeWest, a resource for families on the Western Slope facing serious illness, aging and grief. Before joining HopeWest, Bair spent 22 years at Hilltop Community Resources, where he managed […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times When you name your new Fruita bar Rides, it can pertain to so many things: Bicycles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, trikes, tractors, scooters, horses, bulls, and the list goes on. Rides is a nod to all of them. “Anything you can ride with two wheels or four wheels,” said Micheal Repp, […]
Colorado’s policies and programs that advance smart energy use helped it climb to seventh in the nation for energy efficiency, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2025 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Colorado is also among the most improved states since the last scorecard in 2022, jumping six spots in the rankings. ACEEE […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times RonSon Roll Offs started as a roll-off-dumpster business in late spring 2020. A couple years later it added trash hauling. Humpty Dumpsters Rentals started as a roll-off-dumpster business in April 2020. Three years later it added trash hauling. Big Foot Waste Solutions started as a roll-off-dumpster business in January 2022. […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Before WestCo Brewing Co. opens in the former Edgewater Brewery, 905 Struthers Ave., it will return brewing capability to the building. An ownership group led by Handlebar Tap House co-owner/operator Adam Kinsey finalized the purchase of Kannah Creek Brewing Company’s former second location on Feb. 27. The new owners have […]
Tim Harty, The Business Times Dr. Joshua Thun passed the threshold to qualify Community Hospital’s Western Orthopedics & Sports Medicine for the designation of Elite Center for Lapiplasty a long time ago. Like 115 surgeries ago. Lapiplasty, by the way, is a surgery that corrects the root cause of bunions, those often painful bumps on […]