Networking is a key benefit for many chamber members and in 2019 there are several ways for members to grow their networks and their relationships. • Leads Groups are the Chamber’s ongoing weekly long-term networking venue. Up to 25 members of non-competing businesses get together for one hour to offer one-minute updates from the businesses…
The Chamber will reconvene the popular Energy Briefing series in February with a new line up of presentations covering various energy sectors and their impact on the economy and everyday life. Our 2019 Sponsors for Energy Briefings are Atlasta Solar and Shear Inc. At press time the schedule and topic speakers were being…
Last month, the 2019 Class of Young Entrepreneurs Academy, an innovative program that guides students through the process of starting their own, real business, welcomed their business mentors to the class! This year’s mentors range from Michael Brooks, Dalby, Wendland & Co. to Phyllis Norris, City of Grand Junction, and also include: Kraig Andrews, Major…
Dust off your spandex, start teasing your hair and mark your calendars for the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Totally Awesome” Annual Banquet! Join the Chamber on Friday, January 25th at the Two Rivers Convention Center, as we Cabbage Patch the night away. With a bodacious arcade, choice silent auction, a gnarly live auction,…
In keeping with our yet to be revealed (but soon) theme for the January 26th Chamber Annual Banquet we are seeking nominations of businesses and citizens that “go above and beyond” to help to make our community special. A panel of past recipients including those from last year, Kannah Creek Brewing Company, All Metals Welding and…
The Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Annual Economic Outlook was hosted yesterday at the Mesa County Workforce Center as part of their 4th Quarter Luncheon. Attended by over 200 Chamber and Community members, the event featured guest speaker Dr. Richard Wobbekind, director of the Business Research Division and an associate dean at the University of…
Building a Stronger Economy in 2017 As the calendar and Chamber year come to a close in the next 30 days, it is time for a look back at how this Chamber advocated for business and a stronger local economy in 2017. Shown below are some of the notable accomplishments the organization was able to…
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The End of 2017—Already?! Time flies, doesn’t it? The 18th century Irish novelist Laurence Stern once wrote that “Time wastes too fast: every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity life follows my pen. The days and hours of it are flying over our heads like clouds of a windy day never to return…
We all hoped for a sustainable and steady recovery in 2017 and while it didn’t happen immediately it appears we will be ending the year in a stronger economic position that when we began 2017. What…