Breeze Airways has launched a new route that brings additional commercial service to the Grand Junction Regional Airport. The inaugural flight between Grand Junction and Orange County-Santa Ana in southern California was scheduled for Feb. 6. Breeze Airways has scheduled flights between Grand Junction and Orange County-Santa Ana Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline also […]
An upcoming meeting in Grand Junction will offer information about plans for solar energy development on public lands. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has scheduled the open house-style meeting for 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Grand Junction Convention Center, 159 Main St. “The BLM is committed to ensuring public lands do […]
The Colorado West Land Trust has entered into the public phase of an initiative to raise $1.8 million to bolster conversation efforts in Western Colorado. “The future of our region is inextricably tied to the health of our lands and waters, and today we are confronted by unparalleled challenges threatening our landscapes,” said Rob Bleiberg, […]
Tickets are on sale for an annual festival showcasing films featuring outdoor sports, remote locations and environmental issues. Stops on the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival 2023 and 2024 world tour are set for Feb. 14 at the Colorado Mesa University ballroom in Grand Junction, Feb. 15 and 16 at the Avalon Theater in downtown […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The Mesa County real estate market began 2024 nearly the same way it ended 2023 — with more of a fizzle than a bang. But a January of declining transactions caused in part by higher interest rates and lower residential inventories doesn’t necessarily indicate what will follow the remainder of […]
The new year began with further increases in United States payrolls even as the unemployment rate held steady. Nonfarm payrolls increased 353,000 and the jobless rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent in January, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Initial estimates for payroll gains the previous two months were […]
A measure of consumer confidence has rebounded to its highest level in more than two years on more optimistic assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose 6.8 points between December and January to 114.8. With increases in each of the last three months, the reading climbed to […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Stephanie Plieness relishes the role the Junior Service League of Grand Junction plays in supporting nonprofits in Mesa County. It’s not just the amount of contributions the service organization awards each year, but what those contributions mean, Plieness said. “We’re touching individual lives. It’s not just a number.” That’s why […]
Sales tax collections, a key measure of retail activity, kept pace in 2023 with those in 2022, according to the latest report from Mesa County. The county collected more than $4 million in December, a 2.1 percent gain over the same month a year ago. For 2023, the county collected nearly $49.2 million, nine-tenths of […]
Colorado ranks as the second-best state in which to retire in a ranking that takes into account affordability, health-related factors and quality of life. WalletHub, a personal finance website, calculated its 2024 ranking of best and worst state to retire based on 46 metrics. “Being retired brings freedom, but it also naturally is a time […]