Company announces addition and new team

Rob Adamson has joined Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction. In addition, Linda Gilmore and Vickie Badini are now working together to help buyers and sellers. Adamson has worked as a real estate agent since 2006. “Rob Adamson is a very conscientious and dedicated resource for his clients, and we are thrilled to have him […]

Real estate firm names best-selling agent

Cynthia Castaneda was named the top-performing agent for November at Heiden Homes Realty and Associates in Grand Junction. Castaneda posted the most closed transactions as well as the most new listings during the month. Heiden Homes Realty operates offices at 735 Rood Ave. For more information or virtual tours of listed properties, call 245-7777 or […]

Family Health West names health centers director

Wendy Deister has been promoted to director of the Family Health West health care centers in Fruita. Deister oversees operations of the coagulation, pain management, plastic surgery, rheumatology and wound care centers on Kokopelli Blvd. A registered nurse, Deister also assists Dr. K.C. Lewis at the pain center and Drs. Jessica Mears and Sandra Hovath-Dori […]

Communications analyst joins energy trade association

Aaron Johnson has joined a trade association of independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies as a communications analyst. Johnson expects to draw on his experience in congressional and corporate communications to bolster the outreach efforts of the Western Energy Alliance based in Denver. “His skill set combines political and policy communications that […]

Commissioner named to public lands advisory council

Mesa County Commissioner John Justman has been appointed to the Northwest Resource Advisory Council, a 15-member board that advises the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on public land issues in Northwest Colorado. “I am honored to be selected for appointment to the Northwest Resource Advisory Council by the secretary of the interior. This appointment will […]

Account executive joins promotional products business

Steve Attarian has joined Rocky Mountain Promotional Products & Apparel in Grand Junction as an account executive. Attarian brings to his duties 28 years of marketing and sales experience. As an independent distributor, Rocky Mountain Promotional Products & Apparel offers access to more than 4,000 manufacturers offering a total of 2 million products designed to […]

Real estate earns designation

Julie Adams, an agent with Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, has earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representation designation. Adams joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals in North America who’ve earned the designation from the National Association of Realtors. Adams completed a course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation […]

Family Health West names long-term care nursing director

Jill Pinedo has been promoted to director of nursing for the Family Health West long-term care facility in Fruita. Pinedo joined Family Health West in 1995 as a staff nurse and since has served in many roles, including infection control, minimum data set coordination, social work and staff development. She previously served as assistance director […]

Health care exec to oversee workers’ comp provider

An executive who has worked in the health care and insurance industries has been hired as president and chief executive office of Pinnacol Assurance, which provides workers’ compensation insurance to about 55,000 Colorado businesses. Philip Kalin was selected as a finalist for the position in October and is scheduled to start working Nov. 27. “Phil […]

Public relations firm opens Montrose office

Sue Rose has brought her public relations firm to Montrose, offering communications services to Western Colorado businesses. Rose has operated Rose Public Relations for 13 years, serving the architecture, construction and manufacturing industries. “I’m thrilled to be on the Western Slope,” Rose said. “Rose PR has served the Denver, Chicago and Boston markets over the […]