Automation company hires account manager

Chad Vickers has joined Automation-X as regional account manager for the oil and natural gas welhead automation products company. Vickers works out of Grand Junction in serving a territory that includes parts of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming as well as Nebraska and California. He brings to his new duties knowledge of wellhead automation, most recently […]

Three join mortgage lending company

James Call, Marcia Dyer and Jo Dee Pace have joined Guild Mortgage Co. in Grand Junction. Call brings to his duties as a mortgage loan originator 25 years of sales and sales management experience, most recently in a position consulting businesses on print and online advertising. He’s also managed customer service sites for the telemarketing […]

Hospital hires marketing and communications director

Karen Martsoff has joined Community Hospital in Grand Junction as director of marketing and communications. Martsoff brings to the position more than 15 years of experience in marketing, communication and sales in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Community Hospital, she served for eight years as public information officer for the Mesa County […]

Real estate firm names top agents

  Fred Burmeister posted the highest sales volume during the month. Burmeister, Cindy Castaneda, Mary Kruse and Meighan Marquis tied for the most new sales. Castaneda and Kruse tied for the most new listings. Heiden Homes Realty and owner and managing broker Toni Heiden are a three-time winner of the U.S. Commerce Association Best of […]

Deputy chief named Commerce City police chief

Troy Smith, for nine years a deputy chief with the Grand Junction Police Department, has been selected as the new chief of police in Commerce City. Smith brings to his new duties 22 years of experience in law enforcement. Prior to joining the Grand Junction force, he served as executive director of the Colorado Department […]

Union Pacific names public affairs director

Sarah Thompson Cassidy has joined the Union Pacific Railroad as director of public affairs in Colorado and Wyoming. Working out of Denver, Cassidy will serve as a liaison between state and local officials and agencies and oversee the philanthropic efforts of Union Pacific in the two states. Union Pacific operates more than 2,500 miles of […]

Crossroads Fitness names manager of downtown facility

Dalinda Lucero has been promoted to manager of the Crossroads Fitness facility in downtown Grand Junction. Lucero brings to her duties nearly 30 years of customer service and management experience in the retail grocery business as well as three years operating a retail coffee business. Lucero said she’s looking forward to working with existing and […]

Insurance and financial services firm adds to sales team

Jon Sturgis and Matt Ehmann have joined the sales team at Ken Richards State Farm Insurance and Financial Services in Grand Junction. Sturgis, a fully licensed insurance professional, recently moved to Grand Junction from Phoenix. “I’m very excited to be serving the people and businesses in Grand Junction and the surrounding area,” he said. Ehmann […]

Plastic surgeon to open Grand Valley practice

Dr. Rebecca Glasser expects to soon open a plastic surgery practice in Fruita and has joined the surgical team at Family Health West. Canyon Creek Plastic Surgery is scheduled to open Jan. 2 at 551 Kokopelli Blvd, Suite H. Glasser is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. She attended medical school at the […]