Moon Mountain Minerals bought the building 2 doors down and is renovating its future home. Tim Harty, The Business Times As the owner of a business that finds value in gems and minerals, Jeremy Bergen hopes to strike gold in property ownership downtown. Leasing the building at 338 S. Second St. in Grand Junction since […]
Car washes try to stand out with customer service, different approaches Tim Harty, The Business Times Club Car Wash opened two locations in Grand Junction this year, one at 691 24 Road in May and one at 2122 North Ave. in August. Champion Xpress Car Wash built two locations in Grand Junction before that, opening […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The Mesa County Landfill has become the first site in Colorado to test a new technology that automatically monitors and adjusts landfill methane gas wellheads. Developed by Grand Valley Instrumentation of Grand Junction, the Meerkat Monitoring System takes hourly samples, balances wellfield pressure in real time and promises to boost […]
Local experts explain various ways to back up power in your home Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times When storms, wildfires or other threats to the power grid hit Mesa County, households can quickly find themselves in the dark. That was the case during multiple outages in the Redlands this August, which sparked local questions about […]
Mesa County businesses losing enterprise-zone status can apply to get grandfathered in, but the deadline looms Tim Harty, The Business Times Thank goodness for grandfather clauses. Approximately 1,800 Mesa County businesses will no longer reside in a Colorado enterprise zone come Jan. 1, 2026. That means they reside in an area that no longer is […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Across Western Colorado, the 2025 hunting season began under the weight of an intense drought, yet a few timely rainstorms brought at least some temporary relief. Local guide and outfitter Rod Cogburn said it is one of the worst years of drought he has ever seen during his lifetime of […]
Wrench-Marked Lighting goes for unique creations with its light fixtures and multifunctional lamps Tim Harty, The Business Times He saw the light. A light bulb went on in his head. He had a bright idea. Pick your cliché. Just know Adam Gentzler’s new business, Wrench-Marked Lighting, shines light via a craftsman’s hands and mind, and […]
Local restaurants, meat stores are doing what they can to avoid price hikes as beef prices keep climbing Tim Harty, The Business Times The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July 2025 listing of beef and veal’s average retail prices in the United States can be a lot to absorb. There are 16 subcategories of beef within […]
BY TIM HARTY Blackout Sports Fieldhouse opens for use by GJ Blackout basketball and Mesa Juniors volleyball Until recently a sign on the property at 715 23 1/2 Road, where the 39,353-square-foot Blackout Sports Fieldhouse now stands, heralded its arrival with: “Coming in 2023.” Oops! Dean Havlik mentioned that sign during a June 18 interview […]
By Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times As the unincorporated community of Clifton continues to grow, the Clifton Fire Protection District, one of the busiest single-station fire departments in Colorado, is weighing a 1 percent sales tax proposal for the ballot this fall. The fire district will use the money to fund construction of two stations, […]