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The Daily Sentinel Economic Focus March 2022: This Two-City Tale Has a Twist

by GJEP Admin | Mar 20, 2022 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus

Originally published in The Daily Sentinel March 20, 2022By Cilia Kohn Last Sunday, GJEP staff was a little perturbed to pick up the paper and read a frontpage story titled “Tale of two cities’ projects – Montrose opportunity zone growing, while it’s slow going at Las...
Grand Junction Recovering Jobs Faster than Rest of State

Grand Junction Recovering Jobs Faster than Rest of State

by GJEP Admin | Mar 20, 2022 | Latest News

Last week, The Daily Sentinel shared a positive news article that suggests the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area – an area covering Mesa County, Colorado – has been recovering from the pandemic faster than the rest of Colorado. Per the article,...

Annual Western Colorado Economic Summit Returns in 2022

by GJEP Admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Western Colorado Economic Summit

On March 14, 2022, Colorado Biz Magazine published a positive article online announcing the return of the Western Colorado Economic Summit. The article covered what to expect for the 2022 WCES event and provided helpful information on the Grand Junction Economic...

6th Annual Western Colorado Economic Summit Returns April 26

by GJEP Admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Press Releases, Western Colorado Economic Summit

GJEP Announces Registration Open, Call for Nominations GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (March 10, 2022) – The Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) is pleased to announce that the Western Colorado Economic Summit (WCES) will return to the Grand Junction Convention...
Dos Rios Developers Announce Retail Multiplex

Dos Rios Developers Announce Retail Multiplex

by GJEP Admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Latest News

The people behind the Dos Rios riverfront development in Grand Junction have announced a new 35,000 square foot multiplex that will incorporate retail, food and beverage, per The Daily Sentinel. All with a Colorado vibe. Here’s more from the story: ”...

KAFM Community Radio Business Beat February 2022: Angela Padalecki, GJ Airport

by GJEP Admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Latest News

In this February episode of Business Beat on KAFM Community Radio, GJEP’s Cilia Kohn interviews Angela Padalecki, airport director at Grand Junction Regional Airport, about the last year. They talk incoming and outgoing airlines, West Star, remodels and...

Daily Sentinel Economic Focus February 2022: A Surprisingly Bright Thursday

by GJEP Admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus

By Cilia Kohn (originally published in The Daily Sentinel 2.20.2022) As I write this, it is Thursday evening and my children are watching Pinocchio – I hear Jiminy Cricket singing, “If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme…” It seems a fitting...
West Star to Expand in Grand Junction, Create 110 New Jobs

West Star to Expand in Grand Junction, Create 110 New Jobs

by GJEP Admin | Feb 18, 2022 | Aviation and Aerospace, Latest News, Manufacturing

On Thursday morning, the Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC) approved $1.7 million for West Star Aviation toward the construction of a new $16 million aircraft maintenance facility by the Grand Junction Regional Airport. The new facility is expected to...

Fruita Builds Community Home for Retail, Culinary and Creative Arts

by GJEP Admin | Feb 17, 2022 | Latest News

The former 13,000-square foot Fruita Health Club at 158 S. Park Square is being transformed by the Fruita Arts Recreation Marketplace (FARM) into a “dynamic mix of streetfront retail, artist studios and spaces for creative professionals, artists of all styles, the...

Daily Sentinel Economic Focus January 2022: Roadblocks Exist, But So Does Room to Grow

by GJEP Admin | Jan 16, 2022 | Daily Sentinel Economic Focus

By Cilia Kohn (originally published in The Daily Sentinel 1.16.2022) Happy New Year! We had all hoped that 2022 would kick off as not only a happy, but healthy new year. Instead, Mesa County hit a high for COVID-19 last week, with 532 new cases in a single day and an...
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