Business Monday briefs: USFS, Basalt Finance get honors; law firm announces personnel move

Forest Company employee honored for security efforts

Larry Anderson, a member of the White River National Forest staff, obtained the leading national award from the U.S. Forest Service for “safety and occupational services” that he presented during the agency’s fiscal year 2021, the agency documented Friday.

Anderson earned accreditation as a licensed industrial hygienist from the American Board of Industrial Hygienists and applied his abilities to provide the region. He also contributed efforts to the Countrywide Technology Growth Software.



Anderson is the basic safety and occupational manager for the White River Nationwide Forest.

Basalt acknowledged for financial reporting



The town of Basalt was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Money Reporting by the trade team Governing administration Finance Officers Affiliation of the United States and Canada, according to an announcement designed Friday.

The town authorities was acknowledged for its once-a-year complete monetary report for the fiscal 12 months that ended Dec. 31, 2020.

An neutral panel judged the town’s report achieved the substantial expectations of the plan, which features demonstrating a constructive “spirit of entire disclosure” to obviously connect its money tale and inspire potential consumers to read the report, the association explained in a information release.

Kalamaya | Goscha announces personnel shift

Kalamaya | Goscha introduced that associate attorney Nick James has joined the Aspen-based firm’s criminal protection and personalized personal injury groups. James began his legal profession as a general public defender in El Paso County (Colorado Springs) the place he taken care of 1000’s of criminal cases as a senior deputy community defender.

Right after his time as general public defender, James took some time absent from the law and hiked by way of the Appalachian Trail before shelling out the earlier winter season chasing powder through the American West and Canada, according to a news release. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine Faculty of Regulation in 2016, earning awards for his pro bono company and successful the school’s trial advocacy level of competition.