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Animal ER gets bigger, better
Larger building helps Grand Valley’s lone 24/7 emergency-pet-care facility grow its services Tim Harty, The Business Times In literal need of more room to operate, Animal ER of the Western Slope tripled its space when it moved into its new home at 2558 Patterson Road in early…
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City reverses thinking, will keep Senior Center open
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Grand Junction’s Senior Recreation Center will remain at 550 Ouray Ave. after City Manager Mike Bennett reversed a proposed closure, acknowledging the city had moved too abruptly and underestimated what residents would lose by shifting…
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Klik starts selling from the cellar
Boutique uses basement to expand, offering Western clothing and accessories Tim Harty, The Business Times To meet a need for Western flair in her downtown Grand Junction store, Susan Lettman looked in the basement at 354 Main St. There, she came up with an idea that more than…
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Cornerstone Insurance targets Grand Junction
Tim Harty, The Business Times After operating for about a decade in the Vail Valley, Cornerstone Insurance & Financial Group is looking to make inroads in the Grand Valley. Cornerstone Insurance joined the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and announced its Grand Valley…
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September real estate sales down 7.5 percent year over year
September 2026’s 197 residential real estate sales in Mesa County were 16 less than the 213 sales in September 2025, while active listings were 34.7 percent higher year over year for September with 1,090, according to data gathered by Bray & Co. Real Estate. September’s home…
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Judge rejects county bid to halt Glade Park event venue
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A Mesa County judge denied the county’s request to stop a Glade Park event venue from operating while its lawsuit against the owners continues. The judge found that the county sought to impose a separate site-plan-approval requirement found…
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Protecting the local workforce during respiratory illness season
With the respiratory-illness season under way, local employers have simple, cost-effective ways to keep their workforce healthy and resilient this fall. Statewide data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows flu activity increasing across the state…
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Finding comfort in your health club choice
Going places where we are familiar, doing things that come easy, being around that someone special with whom you can totally be yourself – all forms of comfort. So, when you think of comfort, do you think of a health club? Honestly, walking into a gym or health club for the…
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Why do some hope so desperately for “their side” to win next week?
What’s even sadder is that while I might have that same hope, I already know my side can’t win. And I also know that statement will get “both sides” a little up in arms for opposite reasons. Republicans because they are clueless to why they will lose (because they are out of…
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Advisors needed to plan events for Clifton Community Center
Mesa County is seeking volunteers who live in the Clifton area to join the Community Center Citizen Advisory Committee. Volunteers will help plan recreational, educational and charitable events at the Clifton Community Center. Organizing events for the community to get involved…
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Cross Orchards hosts first GJ Día de los Muertos celebration
The Grand Valley Creative Alliance and The ARTery are teaming up with Museums of Western Colorado to bring the first GJ Día de los Muertos Celebration to Grand Junction at Cross Orchards Historic Site, 3073 F Road. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) honors the people we’ve…
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Art Center’s Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns Nov. 20-22
The Art Center of Western Colorado invites the community to celebrate at the 56th Annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair, a Grand Valley tradition featuring original artwork, handcrafted goods and one-of-a-kind gifts created by artists and makers from across the region. The juried…
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Wetlands mitigation to restore land near Colorado River
Mesa County announced it is accepting bids for a wetlands-restoration project in the Clifton area near the Colorado River. The county owns a four-acre parcel that it will use as a wetlands-mitigation bank to offset some of the costs of building and repairing roads and bridges.…
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Design contract approved for bridge-replacement project
The Mesa County Commission approved the design contract to replace a 40-year-old bridge in rural Mesa County next year. During the Oct. 20 public hearing, the commissioners approved a $269,910 contract with Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. to design a new bridge over the Highline…
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Alpine Bank honored for commitment to conservation
Alpine Bank recently received a 2026 Innovation Spotlight Award from the Colorado Green Business Network, recognizing the bank’s longstanding commitment to conservation and community giving. The award highlights Alpine Bank’s Environment Loyalty Debit Card, which helps support…
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Business Bites
PACE program anniversary: The HopeWest PACE program served its first participant in October 2021, and as it marks its fifth anniversary this month, it shared the following facts: The PACE program has cared for 412 seniors and their families, and today 260 participants receive…
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Vintage, variety found in Rustic Rose
New store touts ‘a little bit of everything,’ affordable prices and a clean setting Tim Harty, The Business Times As a motorcycle-riding married couple from Montana, Ramani Arnett and Blake Fransen saw the country from coast to coast. And they collected a lot of antiques and…
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Economic impact goes beyond the trail
Brandon Leuallen. The Business Times For some visitors, a hunting trip to Mesa County begins with a guide and ends with a stop at a meat processor. For others, a day of fishing on Grand Mesa includes a container of live bait, fuel and a meal on the way home. Those purchases…
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Western Slope Marine Ball honors tradition, builds community
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times A group of Western Slope Marines has formed a nonprofit organization to bring the area’s Marine community together while preserving traditions that members say cannot be fully incorporated into a broader military celebration. The Western…
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Honeybee Festival moving to Las Colonias Park in 2027
The Colorado Honeybee Festival will move to Las Colonias Park in Grand Junction for its free annual celebration of honeybees and pollinators, the Festival Committee announced. The 2027 festival will be held Saturday, April 10, 2027. Colorado Honeybee Festival moved to Cross…