An economic development agency in Colorado is among six recipients of federal grants for a pilot program to assist small businesses with cybersecurity. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade will receive $1 million in funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration for the program. “Cyber threats can be devastating to small businesses. […]
An annual event planned for downtown Grand Junction will offer participants food, music and an opportunity to learn more about United Way of Mesa County and the nonprofit organizations United Way supports. The third annual Unity in Community Festival is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Seventh and Main streets. The event […]
Tickets are on sale for a benefit concert for MarillacHealth and the health care services it provides in Mesa County. The Live in the Grapevines concert is set for Aug. 26 at Grande River Vineyards, 787 Grande River Drive in Palisade. The gates will open at 6 p.m. The concert will begin at 7. “This […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times An institution that offers a range of career and technical education programs has a new name and new sign on the outside. What goes on inside the Grand Junction campus continues. “Learning is learning,” said Alison Griffin, chairwoman of the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees. And for many students […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The unemployment rate continues to trend upward in Mesa County, although slow job growth also is expected in the months and years ahead. The seasonally unadjusted jobless rate edged up a tenth of a point to 3.8 percent between June and July, according to the latest estimates from the Colorado […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to decline, signaling slowing and what could be a recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Index decreased four-tenths of a percent to 105.8 in July. A separate measure of current conditions increased. A measure of past conditions remained unchanged. The Leading Economic […]
Registration is under way for the second session of a training series for nonprofit organizations involved with behavioral health. The Business Incubator Center has scheduled the series for 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 5 to Oct. 17 at the center, 2591 Legacy Way in Grand Junction. There’s no cost for agencies and institutions to […]
Tickets are on sale for a community dinner promoting agriculture and local businesses. The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the From Soil to Supper event for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Fruita Civic Center, 325 E. Aspen Ave. Tickets sell for $80 and include a three-course meal, educational presentations and […]
Mind Springs Health has entered into a one-year agreement in which St. Mary’s Medical Center will help manage a psychiatric hospital in Grand Junction. The agreement fulfills a conditional licensing requirement imposed by the state on West Springs Hospital. Mind Springs reached the management services agreement with St. Mary’s, now part of the Intermountain Health […]
Sales tax collections continue to trend upward in Mesa County, although not for all retail or industry categories. The county collected more than $4.4 million in sales tax in July, an increase of four-tenths of a percent over collections for the same month last year. July collections reflect June sales. The county collected more than […]