Customers pay bill with donations Countryside Services of Grand Junction is offering customers the opportunity to pay their service bill in food and toy donations for local charities of the Western Slope. In the month of December any customer who uses Countryside Services for any service including plumbing, drainage, […]
“It seems that folks are able and willing to give more this year over last year. Every little bit makes a difference for how many families we serve,” says Amy Rogers, executive Director for Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County. Rogers notes that without the business in-kind and […]
A “Harvard education,” no matter how small, is benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County in meeting its mission of changing lives. When Amy Rogers went in front of Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County’s (Habitat) executive committee for her annual review in early 2011, she knew better than to ask for […]
Local service clubs continue tradition of caring the year around Few communities in Colorado are better served by their Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions’ clubs than Grand Junction. And even with the difficult economy this past year was no exception. Their donations, of which nearly all of the monies donated stays local […]
Annual survey of professional women in the Grand Valley once again yields an interesting field of women to keep an eye on. The Business times is pleased to bring back a feature made popular in previous Women in Business sections: Women worth watching. We put out an email asking over 50 professional women […]
With over 18 years of experience in sales management and marketing, Erika Jones, Owner and Director of Strategic Planning for Synergy Marketing Consultants, always had a passion for helping businesses. Finally, with her entrepreneurial drive, along with encouragement from family, and a strong business plan, Jones and her husband […]
Terri Jones has a passion for helping people. She is the Western Slope Division Director for the March of Dimes as well as the owner/event planner of Crystal Events, an event management company. As the Division Director for the March of Dimes, Terri’s passion for healthy babies started with […]
When Karyn Bechtel moved to Glade Park in 2007, she was returning home to Colorado after working at Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service in California. It was at that time Bechtel heard about a group of residents that were working toward reopening a public elementary school on Glade […]
Nina Anderson, a northwestern Colorado native, is the owner of the local Express Employment Professionals office. As a non-traditional student she completed her bachelor’s degree in human resources through Regis University while working full time and raising a young family. Her human resources experience spans many industries including structural and geotechnical construction, retail, manufacturing, and […]
For many women, the dream of a perfect wedding day is something they have envisioned since their first crush. In many cases, the reality of this perfection is something quite different. In trying to achieve her wedding day reality, Allie Woldt met Chelsea Williams, who was putting on a seminar […]