The City of Grand Junction plans to install three new entry signs. Signs will be installed along Interstate Highway 70 east of Horizon Drive, I-70 west of the 22 Road interchange and at U.S. Highway 50 and 30 Road. The new signs were designed to capture the spirit of the community, from local art to […]
A Grand Valley scout troop will operate a Christmas tree lot to raise money for activities throughout the year. Boy Scouts of America and Girls Troop 353 will operate the lot at the Meadowlark Garden Center located at 2259 S. Broadway in Grand Junction. “This fund-raiser is critical to supporting the activities we can do […]
Three webinars are set for Nov. 28 to offer information about a program offering grants to support the use of geothermal energy to provide electricity, heating and cooling. The webinars will be available on the geothermal energy grant program website located at https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/geothermal-energy-grant. The webinars will offer information about grants for single-structure, network and electricity […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Daniel Delano envisions a transition from fossil fuels to electricity to power transportation. And he expects his company to not only contribute to that transition, but also counter climate change in the process. “It’s important to try and do this,” says Delano, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Skyhook […]
A monthly index forecasting economic conditions in the United States continues to decline, signaling slowing and what could be recession. The Conference Board reported its Leading Economic Indicator fell eight-tenths of a percent to 103.9 in October. A separate measure of current conditions remained unchanged, while a measure of past conditions edged up. Justyna Zabinska-La […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times The monthly unemployment rate remained unchanged in Mesa County in October with slight declines in payrolls, but also the number of people looking for work. Although small changes could occur over the next two months, Lindsay Bullock expects local labor conditions to hold steady through the end of the year. […]
On the 50th anniversary of an index tracking optimism among small business owners, the latest results offered little to celebrate. Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business, called the outlook for the remainder of the year “gloomy.” “The October data shows that small businesses are still recovering, and owners are not […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nearly 60 years after that fateful Friday afternoon in Dallas, Stanley Stoll believes his company has produced new information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. “The case is ongoing, but evidence strongly suggests there is more to the story in this historic event,” says Stoll, chief executive officer […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Nathan Perry anticipates local economic trends to remain more flat than move up, but they’re also unlikely to drop too far. “I expect us to move horizontally for a while,” said Perry, an associate professor of economics at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction who prepares quarterly economic updates for […]
A second wood-fired pizza franchise restaurant will open in the Grand Valley. The Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom is scheduled to open Nov. 9 in Suite A4 of the Peachtree Shopping Center, which is located at 3225 Interstate Highway 70 Business Loop in Clifton. Another Smokin’ Oak restaurant operates in the Grand Mesa Center […]