It is petition circulating time in Colorado and thanks to Amendment 71 Grand Junction will be seeing a number of petition gatherers in our area. Amendment 71, while still being challenged in the courts still dictates that signatures must be gathered statewide for Constitutional Amendments. Proposed changes to state statutes do not have the same…
Helping Students Become CEOs Let’s be honest… how many of us in middle or high school ever considered owning and/or running a business? And if we did, it was probably because we had a father, mother or other close relative that was in business. Yet the reality is that many of the students sitting in…
Background: A group of economic development partners in Grand Junction have come together to actively advocate for the relocation of the Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (BLM). Working in close collaboration with the local staff of our Congressional Delegation this group is attempting to get a head start on collecting data and contacts that will…
School is out for the summer but businesses don’t take a summer vacation. In fact, if things are slowing down a bit in your business this is the ideal time to engage in some networking activities to build your client and referral base. The Chamber has multiple opportunities for you to utilize this month: Networking…
Registration is now open for the Chamber’s Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by Shaw Construction and Alpine Bank on September 28th at Bookcliff Country Club. New this year will be an evening concert on the green for players and their guests from either the morning or the afternoon flights. We wish to thank our many members…
The following companies recently invested in the Chamber, demonstrating strong support of the Chamber’s efforts to drive the region’s economy. Candle Kitchen LLC 120 N 5th St Grand Junction, CO 81501 Kristy Motz – (970) 312-6960 www.candlekitchengj.com Gift & Specialty Shop Discovery Auto Group 2490 Hwy 6 & 50 Grand Junction, CO 81505 Chris Haugen…
Close to 40 businesses or social enterprises have been launched with your help in the past four years through your support of YEA! The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, (YEA!) takes students in grades six through twelve through the process of starting and running real businesses over the course of a full academic year. Students work in…
The 26th Mesa County Leadership Class participants will be feted at a graduation luncheon on Thursday, June 14th, 12:00 PM at the Golf Club at Redlands Mesa. Employers and anyone who helped make this most recent series a success (speakers, steering committee members, etc.) are invited to help celebrate this achievement. As lunch will be served,…
The Chamber Energy Committee is busy lining up the presenters for our fall briefing series composed of four presentations August through September. Similar to Business After Hours passes for the entire series will now be available at a cost of $50 which is a $10 savings. The passes are also transferable so if you cannot…
It is hard to believe that the CMU 20,000 initiative celebrated its one-year anniversary last month. The long-term commitment of this Chamber to rally 5,000 community supporters around growing Colorado Mesa University to 15,000 students is alive and well. Progress has been made on many fronts, often out of the spotlight for our members and…