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Grand junction daily sentinel bike film11/1/2023 The City of Fruita has been working hard to establish itself as an outdoor recreation destination- whether it’s access to the Colorado National Monument or its expansive trail system for the past two decades. Much in the same way that the issues of Denver overshadow the rest of the state, the city of Fruita is often overshadowed by its larger sister city, Grand Junction. It requires planning, implementation, some risk, a bit of faith and a whole lot of patience that everything we’ve worked for as a community will come to fruition. Diversifying and growing economies doesn’t happen overnight. If I’ve learned anything over the past decade working on public projects in the Grand Valley, it’s that all of this stuff takes time. Collaboration is crucial as we strategize, plan and execute projects that make us all stronger. Each could not exist in their current form without the others. What happens in any one of these communities is felt in each of the others. While Fruita, Grand Junction, and Palisade are three separate communities with very different personalities, we’re really one big metropolitan area with a population of 151,000, a shared school district, a University and an airport- all connected by the Colorado River. The announcement of the BLM headquarters to Grand Junction as well as our increasing wages have placed the city in national headlines.īecause we are the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, people often assume we are only working for the city of Grand Junction when in fact, we are the economic development organization for all of Mesa County- including the city of Fruita, and the towns of Palisade, Collbran and Debeque. Large projects such as the Riverfront at Las Colonias Park have garnered attention across the state as have Grand Junction’s six Opportunity Zones. Most of that success has happened within the city of Grand Junction, which makes sense since most of the infrastructure, commercial real estate, transportation infrastructure, workforce and training are in the city. ![]() Collaboration across the valley has resulted in increased funding for marketing, infrastructure, schools, public safety, and air travel through a number of different mechanisms. Over the last few years, the Grand Valley has had a lot of wins and we continue to see our economy trending in a positive direction.
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