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n THREE ELECTED TO THREE-YEAR TERMS ON GRAND VALLEY POWER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jesse Mease, Bill Rooks and Brian Woods have been elected to the Grand Valley Power Board of directors. Mease and Rooks ran as incumbents in the mail-in election. They will be sworn in along with Woods at a monthly board meeting scheduled for Aug. 18. They will Jesse Mease serve three-year terms and join six other Brian Woods directors on the board. Woods received 1,189 votes, while Meese received 1,123 votes and Rooks 1,008 votes. Dennis Haberkorn received 1,003 votes and Mike Simons 464. Chadwick, Steinkirchner, Davis & Co., a public accounting firm based in Grand Junction, tabluated the ballots under the supervision of the Grand Valley Power Bill Rooks Election Supervisory Committee. Organized in 1936, Grand Valley Power serves more than 18,000 consumers in Mesa County and surrounding areas. For more information, log on to www.gvp.org. n COMMENTS ACCEPTED THROUGH AUG. 31 ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Comments will be accepted through Aug. 31 on an updated comprehensive economic development strategy completed by the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado. The organization represents Mesa County and four other counties as well as municipalities in the five-county region. The organization updated its comprehensive economic development strategy as part of the requirements to maintain its designation from the U.S. Economic Development Administration as an economic development district in the region. The strategy outlines collaborative efforts and serves the basis in which the public sector works with industries, businesses and individuals in creating an environment for economic prosperity. The strategy is posted on the AGNC website at www.agnc.org. Comments may be submitted by email to tiffany@agnc.org or mailed to Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, attention Tiffany Pehl, P.O. Box 593, Grand Junction, CO 81502. n DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE TO CONNECT COLORADO HAY PRODUCERS AND BUYERS The latest edition of the annual Colorado Hay Directory is now available, offering information to connect producers and buyers. The directory offers information about hay producers and brokers as well as companies that provide related products and services. The directory offers information by region for the type and amount of hay available and bale types and sizes. The directory is available online at www.coloradoproud.ag. To request a copy or obtain more information, call (303) 869-9175 or send an email to Loretta.Lopez@state.co.us.
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Pinnacol Assurance once again ranks among the bestperforming property and casualty insurance companies in the United States. The Colorado-based workers compensation insurance provider is included on the Ward’s 50 list for the fourth conseutive year. “We are proud of our performance, especially the past year, and to have earned this coveted position on the Ward 50 once Phil Kalin again,” said Phil Kalin, president and chief executive officer of Pinnacol Assurance. “Our commitment to the businesses and workers of Colorado coupled with our strong and discplined stewardship of our policyholders premium help keep Pinnacol stable today and in the future,” Kalin said. To be eligible for inclusion on the Ward’s 50, companies must pass primary safety and consistency tests that take into account surplus and premiums of at least $50 million for each of the five years analyzed, net income in at least four of the last five years and compound annual growth in premiums between negative 10 percent and positive 40 percent. Companies then are assessed for their five-year average for return on average equity, return on average assets, return on total revenue and combined ratio as well as five-year growth in surplus. The largest workers compensation insurer in Colorado, Pinnacol Assurance has provided insurance and other resources to businesses for 100 years. For additional information, visit the website located at www.pinnacol.com.
n DOCTOR JOINS MARILLACHEALTH AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Dr. Shannon Keel has joined MarillacHealth in Grand Junction as chief medical officer. Keel succeeds Dr. Crystal Owens, who will remain with MarillacHealth as a primary care provider seeing patients at the Marillac County Clinic. Keel brings to her latest position experience in leadership positions at St. Mary’s Hospital Family Practice Residency and HopeWest in Shannon Keel Grand Junction. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. She attended medical school at the University of Colorado and completed her family practice residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. She also received a master’s degree in public health through the Leadership in Public Health Practices Program at the University of Colorado. She worked for Indian Health Services on the Navajo Reservation and at a community health center in Philadelphia before moving to the Grand Valley. MarillacHealth provides a range of health care services for the low and middle income, uninsured and underinsured population in Mesa County. For additional information, visit the website located at https://marillachealth.org. n APPLICATIONS DUE SEPT. 3 FOR LATEST GRANTS FROM FEDERAL MINERAL LEASE DISTRICT Applications will be accepted through 3 p.m. Sept. 3 for the latest rounds of grants from the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District. The district distributes federal mineral leasing funds to local public entities to support infrastructure, construction and public service projects that address the effects of energy development. About $350,000 will be available for the Janet Rowland fall 2021 grant cycle. All funds stay in Mesa County. The latest grant cycle marks the 10-year anniversary of the district, which has awarded more than $8 million in grants. “When the FML district was formed 10 years ago, the intent was to keep more of our federal dollars here locally. So it’s great to look back and see that over $8 million has been awarded into our community in fire stations, school districts, police departments, santitation districts and more,” said Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland, who also serves on the district board. Grant applications and additional information is available from the district website at www.mesaFML.org. F
