The Chamber and Home Loan/Nationwide are excited to be promoting “JUCO Spirit Week” and hope you and your business will join in the festivities! This national tournament that has been bringing visitors and dollars from across the country to our community for 60 years and it’s important that the business community show it’s support! We…
The Chamber’s Annual Legislative Wrap Up, sponsored by Home Loan/Nationwide is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23rd, 7:30 AM at the Clarion Inn. Local lawmakers have been invited to attend and share their thoughts on how bills passed this session may impact businesses. Chamber members on the Governmental Affairs Committee have taken positions as of press…
April 30-May 6, 2017 is Small Business Week, this is a time to celebrate and support small business and the impact that they have on our communities, partnering with the Business Incubator, Downtown Development Authority, Palisade and Fruita Chambers of Commerce we will be “Floating Across the Valley”. May 1st and 2nd we will be…
Without members, the Chamber does not exist. It is the 850 businesses, employing over 37,000 people that give our organization the opportunity to be the business voice and promote economic growth in the Grand Valley. On May 12th, between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, we want to pause and say “Thank You!” with a casual…
A long-term tenant of the Chamber is leaving the end of May and the organization now has a total of 1840 s.f. of office space available for rent. This space is on the second floor of the building which also boasts gigabyte service. For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact Diane at…
Autumn Henderson, CEO of In A Pinch Products is the Grand Junction Area Chamber Saunders’s Scholar for 2017. She and her mother will be attending the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Semi-Final Competition in Rochester, NY the first week in May to compete for up to $50,000 of scholarship funding. Autumn is a freshman in high…
Anyone interested in participating in the next Mesa County Leadership Class which begins in early September is urged to submit their applications soon. The deadline is May 31st and the class is limited to 20 individuals. Those chosen for the class will spend about one day a month in various community settings learning about what…
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following companies recently invested in the Chamber, demonstrating strong support of the Chamber’s efforts to drive the region’s economy. Allcomm Data Supply 2214 Sanford Dr Ste 8 Grand Junction, CO 81505 Richard Fiala – (303) 280-4622 www.allcommdata.com Communications Distributor Bill Byers Friend of Business Coldwell Banker Commercial 2499 Hwy 6 &…
The fourth class of the Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy will graduate on May 9th, 6:00 PM at Chez Lena, at WCCC and members are invited to attend and cheer on these newly minted small business owners aged 11 to 18. None of this would have been possible without the tremendous outpouring of support from the…
High School students looking for a Career Exploration Opportunity can take part in the Hire Me First class offered at Western Colorado Community College, starting on June 5, 2017. Designed to take students on a journey of career exploration, workplace skill development and job place immersion that will put them first when it comes to…