The Chamber’s Total Resource Campaign, a ten-week effort to secure the needed resources to manage multiple programs and events for the business community in 2018 was even more successful in Year 2, which just wrapped up. The volunteers and involved companies (numbering over 100) blew past the goal of $200,000 to generate almost $217,000 of…
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According to recent data from www.youreconomy.org, almost 83% of all businesses in the Grand Junction MSA have less than ten employees. One would think that we don’t need to be reminded to shop with these businesses this holiday season, but we do. Deloitte University is predicting that e-commerce sales will rise 17 to 19% from…
So Thanksgiving arrives this month. While this may sound corny, I am thankful to have had the chance to serve as the Chairman of the Chamber Board and for the opportunity to get to know so many of you. Over the course of the year, I’ve seen this Chamber in action as a catalyst for…
On September 22nd, the Jordan Cove Energy Project (“Jordan Cove”) and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (“Pacific Connector”) filed applications with the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for the construction and operation of a 7.8 million tonne per annum liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon and the related Pacific Connector…
Learn about what our economy will look like in ’18 ON the 18th (we wanted to make sure it was easy for you to remember!). Sponsored by Bank of Colorado, the speaker will be perennial favorite, Dr. Richard L. Wobbekind, Director of the Business Research Division and Associate Dean for MBA and Enterprise Programs at the…
The Grand Junction Chamber Career Link Committee, with over 40 volunteers from education, government and the private sector meets monthly to coordinate and expand opportunities to match potential employees with skills training and businesses with qualified potential employees. Last week, the committee received briefings on the following programs being developed and implemented through these strong…
The Chamber’s Annual Banquet countdown has begun and we hope many of you are already planning to join us on January 26, 2018. Invitations will be in the mail sometime during the last few days of November and by then you will know what our fun theme will be. But we hope you don’t wait…
Recently, 267 individuals responded to a Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Survey conducted independently for the Chamber by the Western Association of Chamber Executives Association. The Association is able to benchmark the Grand Junction Chamber results to those of other Chambers completing the survey in 14 states which aids the local organization in…
Over the past several weeks a dedicated group of volunteers and businesses that see the value of the Chamber initiatives, programming and events have been collaborating in securing underwriting support for everything from a State of the Valley luncheon to growing the talent pipeline. Already 2018 is shaping up to be a robust year for…