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...
by GJEP Admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Aviation and Aerospace, Latest News
Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has been named the Airport of the Year by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), which recognizes airports that demonstrate effective, consistent and proactive leadership, as well as strong community support and...
by GJEP Admin | Aug 30, 2020 | Aviation and Aerospace, Manufacturing
Yesterday, the Grand Junction Regional Airport announced that it has been granted $12.9 million through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. That brings the airport total in federal grants this year to a record $20 million. Senator Cory...
by GJEP Admin | Jul 6, 2020 | Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Aviation and Aerospace, Energy and Renewables, Outdoor Recreation
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has slowly been filling key positions in its new west slope headquarters in Grand Junction, Colo., since its January opening. In a news story in The Daily Sentinel on July 6, the BLM announced 41 total positions will be based in the...
by GJEP Admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Aviation and Aerospace, Latest News, Uncategorized
The Colorado Department of Transportation reports that the Grand Junction Regional Airport contributed $710 million in 2018 toward Colorado’s economy. It is an 87% increase from the last study in 2012 – and the largest economic growth of any Western...
by GJEP Admin | Sep 29, 2019 | Aviation and Aerospace, Manufacturing, Tech & Cybersecurity
via The Colorado Sun, dated September 26, 2019: “An oh-by-the-way comment dropped into a recent Club 20 address by Gov. Jared Polis may—or may not — signal a significant economic development win for the Western Slope city of Grand Junction that has been wooing...
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