RockyMounts, the bike rack manufacturer that built a facility in Las Colonias Business Park, is moving its warehouse and distribution operation to Salt Lake City.
RockyMounts owner Bobby Noyes said the difficulty of getting products from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction for distribution is the reason behind the move. The company will still be headquartered in Grand Junction.
âWeâve been bringing in containers from Salt Lake and it has gotten increasingly difficult,â Noyes said. âSo whatâs happened is, weâll probably do 50 or 60 containers this year and the drivers donât want to come here anymore.â
RockyMounts, whose racks are manufactured overseas, has its products shipped in rail containers, which then have to be loaded onto trucks and driven from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, Noyes said. The length of the trip and delays from weather and problems like flat tires have made drivers unwilling to make the trip, he said.
The Dillon Pinnacles at Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.
Will a third time be the charm for two Colorado public lands bills?
The bills’ sponsors and supporters hope so. Congress took a major step forward on both Friday, despite opposition from Colorado Republicans.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the massive package known as the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act in a 227-200 vote. It includes two Colorado bills the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act (CORE), introduced by Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse, and the Colorado Wilderness Act, introduced by Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette.
There’s a good reason why January sales tax receipts generally provide an important measure of how the local economy is faring — and why this January is especially relevant.
President Joe Biden took a series of executive actions on Wednesday to advance his administrationâs climate goals, including an order instructing the Department of Interior to suspend new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and offshore waters.
Predictably, the oil and gas industry and its supporters, including the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, began sounding alarms about job losses, compromised energy security and affordability, plunging government revenues and diminished economic activity in western towns that serve as drilling hubs.
These types of orders tend to invite hyperbole on all sides, so letâs look at what this order is not:
The head of the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce is among those saying that a cessation of oil and gas leases or permits on federal lands likely will mean hundreds of millions in lost tax revenues each year. A moratorium on oil and gas leases on federal land and waters, except tribal properties, was announced […]