Tim Harty, The Business Times November 28 remains the latest day Thanksgiving can land on the calendar, but it’s not the unwelcome houseguest it used to be for retail stores. Thanksgiving falling on Nov. 28 as it did this year leaves a mere 26 days of shopping until Christmas. But the shortest possible traditional holiday-shopping […]
On Tuesday Nov. 19, when Munchies Burgers co-owner Mike Searcy turned the sign on for opening day, he was hoping for a “soft opening.” So, when lunchtime business was slow, he didn’t mind. But word got out, and come dinnertime, people aplenty found the restaurant near the corner of 29 and D roads. “We got […]
Prescient, Mike Searcy is. Textbook prescient. Put-his-photo-next-to-the-word-in-the-dictionary prescient. When he saw the lot at 383 29 Road soon after declining to pursue another lot that someone had told him would be “the best place to put a Munchies” restaurant, Searcy knew he was looking at the actual “best place.” On that lot immediately to the […]
Cloudrise, a data-security company headquartered in Grand Junction, has been acquired by Paris-based Exclusive Networks, a global leader in cybersecurity with offices in more than 45 countries and the ability to serve customers in more than 170 countries. Exclusive Networks announced the acquisition Nov. 21 in a news release, saying it acquired 100 percent of […]
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital has opened a fourth cardiac catheterization lab in partnership with regional health care entities to enhance cardiac care for the community. This combination lab improves efficiency because it serves both cardiologists who specialize in interventional cardiac needs and structural heart disease, as well as electrophysiologists who focus on the […]
Dr. William Rainer, a joint-replacement orthopedic surgeon with Community Hospital’s Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, reached a significant milestone in knee-replacement surgeries performed at Community Hospital. Dr. William Rainer recently surpassed 250 knee-replacement procedures utilizing the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution and the ATTUNE Knee System. According to a news release from Community Hospital, the VELYS Robotic-Assisted […]
Boy Scouts of America Scout Troop 353 in the Redlands will sell Christmas trees again this year, beginning Black Friday at Meadowlark Garden Center, 2259 S. Broadway in Grand Junction. This is the second year for this indoor tree lot for the troop and serves as its primary fundraiser for the year. All proceeds will […]
Work on the 50 affordable housing units in a development called the Fruita Mews is nearing completion, which means soon the townhomes can be occupied. That’s why the Fruita Housing Authority, which in June 2023 partnered with Indibuild to build the housing development at 1601 K 4/10 Road, has put out word it is taking […]
By Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Scarcity of affordable housing emerged as a key reason School District 51’s enrollment declined by 2,049 students in the past 5 years. The impact of that decline was center stage at two District 51 Board of Education meetings last week, during which the board voted unanimously to close three […]
By Tim Harty, The Business Times FRUITA – James Williams and his wife, Samantha, own a music and clothing store in downtown Fruita. And a gym. And a concert-promotion business. And James is a touring musician. Then, a few years ago he decided he had too much time remaining in the day to sleep, so […]