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n WEST STAR AVIATION BECOMES DEALER FOR ONBOARD CYBER SECURITY PRODUCTS
West Star Aviation has entered into a dealership agreement with CCX Technologies to sell, install and maintain onboard cyber security products. “All this recent attention on security breaches has encouraged operators to want onboard cyber security. It’s a rising concern and an emerging trend we see escalating,” said Aaron Berg, avionics technical sales manager at the West Star facility in Grand Junction. Aaron Berg “At West Star, we work hard to lead the market. Adding the CCX Technologies cyber security product portfolio allows us to deliver the best technological innovations to our clients.” Chris Bartlett, president of CCX Technologies, said he’s pleased the aviation industry has recognized the need for onboard cyber security. “Having West Star join our growing team of authorized cyber security dealers gives customers greater access to our products and services. We are eager to work Chris Bartlett with their team to develop and deliver tailored onboard cyber security solutions.” The products enable operators to monitor inflight networks with information obtained from equipment installed on aircraft. West Star Aviation offers a range of services that include the maintenance and repair of airframes, engines and avionics as well as painting and interior refurbishments. In addition to its facilities at the Grand Junction Regional Airport, West Star Aviation operates facilities in Aspen and Denver as well as in Arizona, Illinois, Minneapolis, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, visit www.weststaraviation.com. n STAFFING SERVICES FIRM ANNOUNCES PLANS TO FOCUS ON CERTAIN POSITIONS IN MONTROSE
A staffing services firm with offices in Grand Junction and Montrose has announced additional efforts to fill skilled trades and office positions in the Montrose area. “Due to current market conditions and the closing of Russell Stover, I’ve decided we can best serve the Montrose area by concentrating on these positions,” said Nina Anderson, owner of the Express Employment Professionals Nina Anderson franchise in Grand Junction and Montrose. Jobs in construction; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; licensed repair trades; and manufacting remain in high demand, Anderson said. So do administrative, guest service and office jobs. “We want to continue to help employers by taking on the burden of finding good, quality people their businesses need, and we want to assist employees in finding great companies to work for,” Anderson said. Express Employment Professionals operates offices at 725 Pitkin Ave. in Grand Junction and 525 E. Main St. in Montrose. For more information, call 242-4500 in Grand Junction or 249-5202 in Montrose or visit https://www.expresspros.com/ grandjunctionco or https://www.expresspros.com/montroseco.
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Regional Asbestos in Grand Junction will donate $15,000 worth of time and materials to mitigate asbestos in a house purchased by Catholic Outreach as part of its latest homeless housing project. Shaun Witkamp, the owner of Regional Asbestos, said he wants his firm to help address a problem. “This was a team decision and Shaun Witkamp will be a team effort. We wholeheartedly believe in this mission.” About 90 percent of the Regional Asbestos crew in Grand Junction will donate time to the project — between 8 and 30 hours for each employee. “I called each employee personally about the project, and their generosity literally gave me chills,” said Christopher Firm, Regional Asbestos project manager. Beverly Lampley, director of development and communication for Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, said the donation will help the group help the vulnerable. “When an organization like Regional Asbestos steps forward and uses their skills and talents, it’s incredibly helpful to our mission.” The house contains about 900 square feet of asbestos in vinyl flooring and plaster that must be removed and disposed of under state regulations before the building can be demolished. Witcamp said he expects the work to take about 10 days. Grand Valley Catholic Outreach plans to construct 40 housing units on the property and complete its Mother Teresa Place project by the end of 2022. Regional Asbestos operates locations in Grand Junction and Aurora. For more information, log on to the website located at https://regionalasbestos.com.
n COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OFFERS MOLLI SYSTEM TO IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SURGERY Community Hospital in Grand Junction offers new technology for breast cancer surgery in the MOLLI system to locate and remove small tumors. “I want to make sure my patients have access to the best technology and the latest research,” said Dr. Courtney Fulton, a breast surgical oncologist at Community Hospital. “I want them to have the same experience in our hospital here in Grand Junction as they Courtney Fulton would have if they traveled to a major cancer center in Denver. MOLLI helps make that possible.” The wire- and radiation-free system includes a magnetic marker about the size of a sesame seed implanted by a radiologist before surgery. A wand enables surgeons to detemine how close they are to the marker. A tablet displays information from the wand, including a target with a millimeter measurement. “With our advanced digital mammography technology, our radiologists are finding cancer in earlier stages, which means our surgeons are often localizing lesions that are 4 or 5 millimeters in size — smaller than a pencil eraser.” Community Hospital serves Western Colorado and Eastern Utah with a range of inpatient and outpatient diagnostic and treatment services. For more information, visit the website at www.YourCommunityHospital.com. n URANIUM MILL TAILINGS CLEANUP PROJECT PASSES 12 MILLION TON MILESTONE A project to clean up uranium mill tailings at a site near Moab, Utah, has passed another milestone in transporting more than 12 million tons of tailings to a disposal facility. More than 1 million tons were shipped during the 2021 fiscal year alone, the largest annual amount for the U.S. Department of Energy Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action project. “We’re excited to celebrate another Russell McCallister milestone for the Moab UMTRA project. The cleanup continues to move ahead at an accelerated rate, and we’re getting closer to completion every day,” said Russell McCallister, federal cleanup director. Mill tailings are transported by rail in special containers to a disposal site near Crescent Junction about 30 miles away. The project has exceeded 1,800 work days without a lost-time injury or illness, McCallister said. “I’m proud that we’ve not only reached the 12 million tons milestone, but that we’ve done it while adhering to the highest standards of safety for our workers and the community.” F
