--- title: Press Releases description: Grand Junction Economic Partnership press releases and economic development news in Mesa County, Colorado --- [Skip to content](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases#main-content) [![Grand Junction Economic Partnership logo ](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/GJEP%20Logo%20-%20Full%20Color%20(1).png?width=1178&height=166&name=GJEP%20Logo%20-%20Full%20Color%20(1).png)](https://www.gjep.org/) - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company Open main navigation Close main navigation - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company - [Contact Us](https://www.gjep.org/contact-us/) [Contact Us](https://www.gjep.org/contact-us/) [![Grand Junction Economic Partnership logo ](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/GJEP%20Logo%20-%20Full%20Color%20(1).png?width=1178&height=166&name=GJEP%20Logo%20-%20Full%20Color%20(1).png)](https://gjep.org) - [Visit Website](https://www.gjep.org/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Visit Website](https://www.gjep.org/) - [Contact us](https://www.gjep.org/contact-us/) [Contact us](https://www.gjep.org/contact-us/) # PRESS RELEASE [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Bioriginal_Softgel_expansion.png)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/bioriginal-establishes-presence-in-grand-junction) [Manufacturing](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/manufacturing), [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact), [Business Expansion](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/business-expansion) ## [Canadian Nutritional Ingredient Manufacturer, Bioriginal, Establishes U.S. Presence in Grand Junction](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/bioriginal-establishes-presence-in-grand-junction) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Apr 1, 2026, 11:00:00 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grand Junction, Colorado (April 1, 2026)— [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/bioriginal-establishes-presence-in-grand-junction) [![Ryan Short to keynote Western Colorado Economic Summit](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Lunch%20Keynote%20(1).png)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/ryan-short-to-keynote-economic-summit) [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact) ## [Western Colorado Economic Summit: The Power & Responsibility of Place—Keynote by Ryan Short](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/ryan-short-to-keynote-economic-summit) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Mar 25, 2026, 8:30:00 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grand Junction, Colorado (March 25, 2026)— [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/ryan-short-to-keynote-economic-summit) [![Grand Junction Economic Partnership 2025 Annual Report](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Annual%20Report_mockup%20final.png)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/grand-junction-economic-partnership-2025-annual-report) [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact) ## [Built on Solid Ground: GJEP Releases Annual Report Highlighting Development Trends and $194 Million in Economic Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/grand-junction-economic-partnership-2025-annual-report) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Mar 24, 2026, 10:23:02 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grand Junction, Colorado (March 24, 2026)— [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/grand-junction-economic-partnership-2025-annual-report) [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Morning%20Keynote_WCES%20(4)-1.png)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/economic-summit-senator-bennet-and-ag-weiser-forum) [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact), [Western Colorado Economic Summit](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/western-colorado-economic-summit) ## [Western Colorado Economic Summit: U.S. Senator Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Weiser to Participate in Rural Economic Development Forum](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/economic-summit-senator-bennet-and-ag-weiser-forum) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Mar 19, 2026, 11:45:00 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grand Junction, Colorado (March 18, 2026)— The 10th Annual Western Colorado E... [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/economic-summit-senator-bennet-and-ag-weiser-forum) [![Western Colorado Economic Summit](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/WesternColoradoEconomicSummit(April2025)-CopyrightRyanSanchezLLC-20.jpg)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/western-colorado-economic-summit-returns-on-april-23-2026) [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact) ## [Western Colorado Economic Summit Returns on April 23, 2026—Celebrating 10 Years, Setting the Stage for Our Next Chapter](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/western-colorado-economic-summit-returns-on-april-23-2026) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Mar 11, 2026, 4:59:59 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grand Junction, Colorado (March 11, 2026)— The Grand Junction Economic Partne... [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/western-colorado-economic-summit-returns-on-april-23-2026) [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Design_1%20(2).jpg)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/ava-health-to-open-headquarters-in-grand-junction-supporting-behavioral-health-in-mesa-county) [Healthcare](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/healthcare) ## [Ava Health to Open Headquarters in Grand Junction, Supporting Behavioral Health in Mesa County](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/ava-health-to-open-headquarters-in-grand-junction-supporting-behavioral-health-in-mesa-county) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Jan 14, 2026, 5:00:00 AM [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/ava-health-to-open-headquarters-in-grand-junction-supporting-behavioral-health-in-mesa-county) [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Congratulations%20to%20GJEP%E2%80%99s%20Executive%20Director%2c%20Curtis%20Englehart%2c%20on.png)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/gjep-curtis-englehart-certified-economic-developer-designation) [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact) ## [International Economic Development Council Awards Curtis Englehart the Certified Economic Developer Designation](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/gjep-curtis-englehart-certified-economic-developer-designation) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Jan 13, 2026, 12:28:50 PM From the press archives: Grand Junction, Colorado (December 2, 2025) — [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/gjep-curtis-englehart-certified-economic-developer-designation) [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Bruin%20Waste_thumbnail.jpg)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/bruin-waste-launches-new-recycling-division-in-grand-junction-joins-colorados-rural-jump-start-program) [Business Expansion](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/business-expansion) ## [Bruin Waste Launches New Recycling Division in Grand Junction, Joins Colorado's Rural Jump Start Program](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/bruin-waste-launches-new-recycling-division-in-grand-junction-joins-colorados-rural-jump-start-program) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Jan 13, 2026, 12:20:58 PM From the press archives: Grand Junction, Colorado (April 8, 2025) — [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/bruin-waste-launches-new-recycling-division-in-grand-junction-joins-colorados-rural-jump-start-program) [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/GrandJctEcoPartnershipHappyHour(April2025)-CopyrightRyanSanchezLLC-12.jpg)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/gjep-releases-2024-annual-report-detailing-over-91-million-in-economic-impact) [GJEP Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/gjep-impact) ## [GJEP Releases 2024 Annual Report, Detailing Over $91 Million in Economic Impact](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/gjep-releases-2024-annual-report-detailing-over-91-million-in-economic-impact) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Jan 13, 2026, 12:13:56 PM From the press archives: Grand Junction, Colorado (March 25, 2025) — [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/gjep-releases-2024-annual-report-detailing-over-91-million-in-economic-impact) [![](https://info.gjep.org/hubfs/Amazon_Grand%20Opening_Grand%20Junction%20CO.png)](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/amazons-grand-junction-last-mile-facility-a-milestone-for-western-colorado) [Business Expansion](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/tag/business-expansion) ## [Amazon's Grand Junction Last-Mile Facility, A Milestone for Western Colorado](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/amazons-grand-junction-last-mile-facility-a-milestone-for-western-colorado) ![Picture of Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp?width=50&name=cropped-GJEP-Favicon.webp) [Grand Junction Economic Partnership](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/author/grand-junction-economic-partnership) Jan 13, 2026, 12:07:52 PM From the press archives: Grand Junction, Colorado (January 2025) — [Read more](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/amazons-grand-junction-last-mile-facility-a-milestone-for-western-colorado) First Prev [1](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases) [2](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/page/2) [Next](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/page/2) [Last](https://info.gjep.org/press-releases/page/2) ## 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