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Monday, May 18, 2009

Who's News in the Grand Valley Business Community: May 18




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• Quik Carry Courier Service is a new locally-owned business offering courier service Monday through Friday to Grand Junction, Clifton and the Fruita area.

Daily, weekly or occasionally deliveries and pickups can be done on a routine setup schedule, or as needed. Banking, Post Office runs, hospitals, medical offices, insurance organization, accounting and legal offices are many of the business that are a part of the courier service’s daily routine.

Quik Carry Courier Service is licensed and bonded.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, contact Julie Huisjen at 250-2255 or quikcarrycourier@yahoo.com.

• Big League Haircuts welcomes Kellie Holmes to their team. Holmes graduated from the Salon Professional Academy as a level four stylist and has been cutting men’s hair for about two years.

Big League specializes in haircuts for men and boys in a clean, comfortable atmosphere with a big screen TV and sports memorabilia throughout.

No perms, color, or smelly chemical services. Just great haircuts.

Big League Haircuts is located in the Grand Mesa Center near Sportsmen’s Warehouse.

• Happy 1st anniversary to Rocky Mountain Log Furniture, which happens to be located on Main Street in downtown GJ — in the very office once home to yours truly, the Free Press, before we moved to bigger digs.

In honor of their anniversary, they are offering 10 percent off any regular price item storewide through the month of May.

The company has two other stores — one in Idaho Springs and one in Evergreen.

They tout themselves as a green company who builds custom log furniture from Colorado dead standing aspen and beetle killed pine, as well as Western Slope juniper.

• Concept One Salon welcomes Nancy Laramie to the team.

Laramie brings to the salon more than 25 years of experience in hair styling, cutting and coloring. Concept One Salon is a traditional salon with an organic twist. Call her at 242-1444 to schedule an appointment.

• Dalby, Wendland, & Co., P.C. is ranked once again as one of the top accounting firms in the mountain states.

In the April issue of Practical Accountant, the magazine ranks Dalby, Wendland & Co., P.C. as one of the top 15 firms in the mountain states zone.

As a top firm, Dalby, Wendland has seen an increase in specialty services including business planning, cash-flow forecasting, and business valuations; the 2009 Stimulus Plan recovery and reinvestment tax advice; fraud and forensic accounting; bankruptcy and insolvency; and estate, trust, and gift tax planning.

Dalby is the largest public accounting firm headquartered in western Colorado and has offices in Aspen, Edwards, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Montrose, Rifle and Telluride.

• Holiday Inn on 755 Horizon Drive is no more. Call it a Clarion Hotel now!

And with that new name comes a lot of amenities and upgrades.

Owners of the property have spent a million dollars in renovations, adding many new features for guests. The elegant new lobby with its fireplace and cozy sitting areas warmly welcome travelers. A new full-service business center and gift shop provide guests with appreciated conveniences.

Guest rooms feature plush feather pillows and billowy comforters. Solid granite sinks with elegant new mirrors and lighting accent the renovated rooms.

Now 100 percent smoke free, the hotel also remains pet-friendly.

• Spoons bistro & bakery and Cups coffee house have new summer hours. Spoons, located on the lower level of the Hospice Care Center, 3090 B N. 12th St. will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. And while you’re are there, take advantage of the wonderful dining alfresco.

Beginning June 1, Cups, located at 3090 A N. 12th St. in the Miller Homestead, will be open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., on Saturday from 7:30 to 11 a.m., and closed on Sunday.

• Shelly Murphy has joined Tiers of Joy Day Spa, 2103 N. Seventh St. Murphy is a massage therapist, specializing in prenatal and fibromyalgia massage. She also offers steam and couples massages. Call 623-0226 for $10 off any service with an appointment.

• Marie Sorenson also has joined Tiers of Joy Day Spa. Sorenson has been in the industry for 30 years.

She specializes in perms, colors and cuts, and now is offering an intense Italian hair treatment which extends color, de-frizzes, adds shine, and gives ultimate moisture to dry hair. Tiers of Joy also offers massages, facials and full body waxes.

Call 243-7371 for an appointment.

• Reminder: The “rescued” GJ Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours mixer, is Tuesday, May 19, 5:30-7 p.m.., at Alpine Bank Mesa Mall branch, 2424 F Road. Registration is $9/members or $11/door. For more information, call 242-3214.

Community Editor Tracy Dvorak compiles and packages all your local Who’s News business items every week. Reach her at 683-5613, tdvorak@gjfreepress.com.


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