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 […]
Williams continues to transfer ownership of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in Western Colorado to a subsidiary partnership that’s become a leading provider of those services. Williams plans to sell four gas treatment facilities and about 150 miles of pipeline to Williams Partners, a master limited partnership of which Williams owns about 77 percent. […]
Doug Simons has changed sales and marketing approaches over the years, but one thing remains constant at Enstrom Candies. The fourth quarter is always the busiest, and therefore most lucrative, time of the year. “Eighty percent of our business is in the final quarter,” said Simons, president and co-owner of Enstrom Candies, which is celebrating […]
Neil Waldron is no stranger to the health insurance industry. He’s worked in both the profit and nonprofit sectors over the past decade. As chief marketing officer for Rocky Mountain Health Plans based in Grand Junction, he currently works for a nonprofit organization that’s been praised for its role in what could serve as a […]
Misty Allen walks along what’s got to be one of the most eclectic group of automobiles ever parked in a single row. On one end of the long row sits a pair of sleek gold Dodge Viper sports cars, on the other end two 1966 Ford Mustangs customized for performers Sonny and Cher. In between […]
Annette Miller takes some consolation in the latest numbers for real estate activity in Mesa County. Sales and the dollar volume of those sales declined in October compared to the same month last year. But compared to just a month ago, sales were down on slightly and the dollar volume was up. “We’re not seeing […]
Only about 5 percent of higher health insurance premiums in Colorado is attributed to federal health care reforms, according to the results of a review conducted by the state Division of Insurance. Rather, a variety of factors contribute to higher premiums, among them more visits to doctors, more and more expensive tests and an aging […]
U.S. payrolls edged up in October after four straight months of declines, but not enough to lower the unemployment rate. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 even as the jobless rate held steady at 9.6 percent. The October gain was the first since May, when nonfarm payrolls swelled […]
The dollar volume of loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration continued to declined in Mesa County during the 2010 fiscal year even as lending activity elsewhere in Colorado rebounded. Some business owners took advantage of fee waivers and higher loan guarantee levels to obtain SBA-backed financing — benefits extended under recently enacted federal […]