In July, the Grand Junction Area Chamber partnered with the Mesa County Public Health Department to roll out the Five Star certification as part of the Variance Protection Program. Giving local businesses the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to keeping employees and customers safe while also encouraging residents to shop locally. Businesses receiving the certification…
2020 was a year that some days felt like a decade rather than just 365 days. Who could have known our collective world and economy would be turned upside down in March by this pandemic? And who would have predicted that we are still under its dark shadow as my year as your Chairman grows…
In communities all over the country the size of Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade and smaller, business people consistently talk about shopping local, supporting local businesses and keeping the money in the local economy. While sma ll businesses generate new jobs and, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA), “employ more than half of the working…
