An upcoming public meeting will offer information about road improvements and other projects in Clifton. The meeting is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Clifton Branch Library, located at 3270 D 1/2 Road. Participants at the open house style meeting will view project plans, talk with project leaders and provide comments. […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has reached an agreement to relocate up to 10 wolves from Oregon as part of efforts to reintroduce wolves in Colorado. The wolves will be captured and moved between December and March to meet a Dec. 31 deadline imposed by the ballot measure approved by voters in 2020 to reintroduce wolves […]
A Grand Junction insurance agent has joined in an effort to promote cooking safety and fire prevention. LaVonne Gorsuch, a State Farm agent, donated a Fire Prevention Week kit to the Grand Junction Fire Department. The kit includes home fire safety and prevention activities as well as information for children and adults. The donation was […]
Colorado business leaders remain pessimistic heading into the fourth quarter, according to the latest results of an index tracking their expectations. While the economy has performed better than they anticipated, leaders remain worried about the effects of interest rates, inflation and politics. “It is notable that a majority of business leaders reported that the 2023 […]
United States payrolls increased by the largest amount in eight months in even as the jobless rate remained unchanged in September. Nonfarm payrolls grew 336,000 and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.8 percent, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The September payroll gain was the largest for a […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times When it comes to the Mesa County real estate market, the i’s have it — as in higher interest rates and lower inventories that have slowed sales. “It’s more of the same — interest rates and inventories,” said Annette Young, administrative coordinator at Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction. Robert […]
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 […]