At the September board meeting your directors ratified the following slate of candidates for service on the Board of Directors beginning in January of 2018. They are: Kimberly Clemmer Clemmer Welding, LLC Jerome Gonzales JG Management Systems Mark Miller Ed Bozarth Chevrolet & Buick, Inc. Chris Thomas Community Hospital Janie VanWinkle VanWinkle Ranch Vance Wagner…
The Grand Junction Area Chamber is not a building, it’s not a staff, and it’s not a Board. The Chamber is YOU, the business owners and managers who invest in our organization every year because you believe in the Chamber’s mission of promoting a strong economy and serving as the voice of business. And it…
The CMU 20000 initiative to achieve a university enrollment of 15,000 student and a community of 5,000 supporters continues to gain momentum and supporters. During the month of September, a presentation on the initiative was presented to two Rotary Clubs and all subcommittees met. The Visibility Committee, which distributed over 1000 “We are CMU”…
Each and every day, people across the United States use electricity in millions of ways, usually without even having to think about it. From flipping on light switches to powering televisions and smart phones, electricity is so readily available. Electric companies have been committed to delivering clean, reliable energy to their customers in Colorado. Recently,…
The Chamber Board of Directors has voted to support the following ballot initiatives: Public safety is key to a favorable business climate which is why the Chamber Board supports the .39% increase in the county sales tax to primarily support the work of the Mesa County Sherriff’s office and District Attorney’s office. It is unfortunate…
The Grand Junction Area ED Partners received a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award for its 2017 project in the category of Economic Development Week. This marks the second year in a row that the efforts of ED Partners have been recognized by the International Economic Development Council, a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic…
The Chamber Total Resource Campaign began September 11th with a dedicated group of volunteers charged with a goal of securing $200,000 of funding in the form of initiative support and sponsorships for the upcoming year. As of our printing deadline $50,000 had already been secured. This year the Chamber has a robust number of opportunities…
CDOT is currently in the planning phase of a project on the US 6 corridor, beginning at I-70B and ending just east of Clifton Elementary School. This section of US 6 is a congested urban corridor through the unincorporated Mesa County neighborhood of Clifton and serves as the community’s main street. The US 6 corridor…
Richard L. Wobbekind, Dean of the Leeds Business School, University of Colorado will present his very popular annual Economic Outlook on Monday, December 18th, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree by Hilton during our last quarterly luncheon of the year. The event is sponsored by Bank of Colorado and reservations are now being accepted. Wobbekind will…
At the third quarter membership luncheon the following businesses were recognized for adding jobs and capital investment to make our local economy stronger: Click here to download full version of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce October 2017 Newsletter.