Phil Castle, The Business Times Tracy Baker grew accustomed to nearly single-handedly assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses across a far-flung region of southeast Montana. As a regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) director, she made connections, counseled clients and conducted seminars. What’s more, she handled all the marketing. It was an effort Baker says helped […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A tour of sorts to every high school in 22 Western Colorado counties is planned to promote what’s termed as a promise. Students from lower- to middle-income households that earn $65,000 or less a year who attend Colorado Mesa University or CMU Tech will have their tuition fully covered. “The […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times A fast-growing program adds to a continuum of care provided by a Grand Junction-based organization. Along with its end-of-life hospice and palliative care and support for those grieving loss, HopeWest provides an even wider range of medical and support services intended to enable the elderly to remain in their homes […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Bill Huang looks around the Grand Valley and sees the potential for increased trade between the region and Taiwan. That includes everything from beef to bicycle components to tourism. Huang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver, was among the officials who participated in a trade […]
A public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 10 to review new transportation and engineering design standards for the City of Grand Junction. The hearing is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Grand Junction City Hall, 250 N Fifth St. A final draft of the proposed transportation and engineering design standards (TEDS) […]
An event is scheduled for Oct. 7 to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed Clifton branch of the Mesa County Libraries. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the new library branch at 3270 D 1/2 Road. An opening ceremony is planned for 11:15 a.m. in the community room of […]
A small business advocacy group has launched a campaign against a ballot measure that would reduce property tax rates, but backfill revenue with money collected above state constitutional limits imposed by the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. “We’re calling out Proposition HH for what it really is, a bait and switch offering a temporary property tax […]
A nearly $500,000 grant will help Mesa County enhance and update imaging of recorded documents and make the documents available to the public. The $448,080 grant was the largest of 10 grants the Colorado Secretary of State‘s Electronic Recording Technology Board awarded to counties to maintain and update recording technologies to allow for digital access […]
An annual fund-raiser will pit participating teams in a tug of war against an unusual adversary — a Boeing 757. United Way of Mesa County and the Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission have scheduled the third annual airplane pull for Sept. 29. The event is set to start at noon at the Grand Junction Regional […]
Applications are available for grants to help family farmers and small retailers expand access to healthy foods in low-income and underserved areas of Colorado. The Colorado Department of Agriculture will award small food business recovery and resilience grants of up to $50,000 though its community food access program. “This grant aims to lower prices of […]