A measure of consumer confidence continues to retreat on less upbeat assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell 1.7 points to 102.6 in October for a third consecutive month of declines. “Consumers continued to be preoccupied with rising prices in general, and for grocery and gasoline prices […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Black and white photos adorning the walls inside the Hotel Melrose offer a glimpse more than a century back in time to when the hotel opened in 1908. A lot has changed since then — both outside and inside the historic building in downtown Grand Junction. But thanks to the […]
A celebration is scheduled to mark the opening of a national discount retail store in Grand Junction. Burlington Stores announced its opening at its new location on Nov. 4 in the Grand Mesa Center, 2424 U.S. Highway 6 & 50. The new location will bring to 15 the number of Burlington stores in Colorado as […]
A Grand Junction company is among the recipients of the latest grants promoting the development of attainable housing across Colorado. Phoenix Haus is among three Colorado-based panelized manufacturers to receive grants through the Innovating Housing Incentive Program. The incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade manages the program. The latest […]
About 150 high schools from across Western Colorado are expected to attend an annual economic leadership conference in Grand Junction. The Freedom & Responsibility Education Enterprise (FREE) Foundation and Foundation for Economic Education have scheduled the conference for 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Colorado Mesa University Center ballroom. Based in Grand […]
A nonprofit health care organization that provides services to people affected by human immunodeficiency virus and other diseases has opened in a newly renovated location in Grand Junction. The Colorado Health Network celebrated a grand opening for the 5,000-square-foot facility, located at 1001 Wellington Ave. The Grand Junction-based team provides a range of services — […]
Children’s Hospital Colorado has opened a new outpatient care clinic in Grand Junction. The clinic is located on the first floor of the Primary Care Partners medical building at 3150 N. 12th St. The 3,100-square-foot facility includes 10 examination rooms, a pulmonary function testing laboratory and procedure room. The facility consolidates a number of services, […]
A cable transportation company expects to open next year its largest operation in the United States in a new facility in Utah. Leitner-Poma of America recently purchased 5 acres in Grand Junction to also expand an operation that already includes a 100,000-square-foot facility. Officials with Leitner-Poma joined Utah Lt. Gov. Diedre Henderson, Tooele Mayor Debbie […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to drain Highline Lake west of Grand Junction as part of additional efforts to eradicate an infestation of zebra mussels. “We understand that this isn’t ideal for our boating and angling community,” said Alan Martinez, manager of Highline Lake State Park. “What we hope is that people see this and […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate has retreated for a second consecutive month in Mesa County even as labor demand grows. Lindsay Bullock, manager of the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction, said job openings afford opportunities and there are qualified applicants to fill them. “It’s a good mix.” The seasonally […]