The eighth class of the Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy officially graduated on May 25th at CMU’s Maverick Innovation Center. Despite an unprecedented year and numerous challenges, these nine YEA! students stuck with it and can now officially call themselves the CEOs of their own companies. Congratulations to the YEA! Class of 2021: Miguel Ambriz, Jr.,…
The need cuts across just about all income levels as Mesa County faces a housing crunch that is large and growing. Employers routinely tell staff of difficulties their relocating employees face in acquiring a home. Some have even resorted to buying rental/transitional units for new workers and their families. Grand Junction recently completed a Housing…
Shane Kinkennon, Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Expert discusses the impact of how you show up daily and the difference it makes. As the economy slowly reemerges from pandemic turmoil, are you adapting your mindsets about leadership to what your business now asks of you? Are you investing the energy and thoughtfulness necessary to maneuver…
As we move into summer, while we still have challenges, we have a lot to celebrate. Let’s celebrate all of the graduations (including our very own Mesa County Leadership Class). Let’s celebrate School District 51 and Colorado Mesa University for successfully completing a year of in-person learning. Let’s celebrate the return of JUCO, Country Jam…
Take a moment and reach out to say hello to these fellow local businesses. Blue Peak Accounting LLC Michael Roberts – (801) 682-5781 bluepeakaccounting.com Accounting & Tax Service Network In Action Annette Filecci – (970) 216-9288 www.networkinaction.com Networking North Peak, Inc 305 Main St, Ste A Grand Junction, CO 81501 Kevin Young – (970) 812-7970…
We at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce (GJACC) proudly declare our goal to “represent business and promote economic growth” in our mission statement. To ensure we are always moving forward towards that mission, the work isn’t always sexy and sometimes it can be just downright dirty! In the words of famous “Dirty Jobs”…
COVID – 19 may have postponed our biggest party of the year, but plans are starting to take shape as the Chamber’s Annual Banquet countdown has begun. With special focus going into the details that will allow an IN-PERSON event under the safest circumstance possible, we hope many of you will save the date and…
In rural communities such as ours, it takes everyone rowing in the same direction to accomplish significant tasks, which alone one person may not be able to pull off. Community and Economic Development is conducted by community members, all of us. It is a process where local people can not only create more jobs, income…
With over 75 in attendance, the GJACC Membership came together for the first time in over a year to celebrate expansions being made by our local businesses. The message from these businesses was one of strength and gratitude towards our amazing community and the partnerships that allowed them to be successful during a time that…
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the definition of a foot soldier is “a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement.” The Chamber is often a foot soldier in supporting the business community and the business climate. Most of the time the…