JUNE 4 - 11, 2025
VOLUME 32, ISSUE 21
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CDOT sells used4 car dealer a lemon
In this issue n PBG Advisors moves for growth
PBG Advisors more than doubled its office space with a move from Fruita to Grand Junction.
n City Council reconsiders 4th & 5th Street
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At a special City Council meeting on May 29, council unanimously approved a compromise for 4th and 5th St.
n Fruita Copy Shop has a new location Fruita Copy Shop moved to a much larger location, so it can be more things to more people.
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n Alpine Bank has leadership changes
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Chief Financial Officer Eric Gardey will retire at the end of 2025, and two others will be promoted.
n Concern growing: potential recession
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First-quarter economic numbers for Mesa County were released recently by the CMU’s Davis School of Business, and the numbers led the professor who writes the report to mention the “R” word.
Eminent domain costs owners of GJ Auto Sales the property where they operated their business for 22 years. — See Page 2
The property at 320 S. First St. in Grand Junction sits empty after GJ Auto Sales closed the business on May 23, because the Colorado Department of Transportation, City of Grand Junction and Mesa County exercised eminent domain to buy the property from Mike and Amber Martinez. Photo by Brandon Leuallen.
Safe fun in the sun comes from proper prevention. SEE PAGE 3
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