Last week, a Texas federal District Court placed a temporary nationwide injunction blocking implementation of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule scheduled to go into effect on December 1. Responding to lawsuits filed by 21 states and a coalition of business groups, the court found that Congress intended for exempt status to be based on an employee’s…
A major benefit of Chamber membership is the opportunity to network and promote your business. The Chamber has several events per month that maximize your networking opportunities with a variety of different people, including our always well-attended Business After Hours. Business After Hours is held the last Tuesday of each month, from 5:30 to 7:00…
The Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with School District 51, and the Mesa County Workforce Center, will be offering Hire Me First class at Western Colorado Community College, starting on January 4, 2017. The class is designed to take high school students on a journey of career exploration, workplace skill development, and job place immersion…
I know that every Chairman must feel this way come November. There is a sense of bewilderment in terms of where has the year gone and a sense of both relief and sadness that the next Chairman of the Chamber is in the “on deck circle” (for all you Cubs and Indian fans). My final…
As of press time, there were 226 responses on the Chamber’s annual survey. They represent a return rate of 15% and Chamber leadership was hoping for more prior to close of the survey. Here are some of the summary information received to date: The economy weighs heavily on the minds of our members and the…
TRC Campaign Ends Friday, November 18, 2016 The Grand Junction Area Chamber is in the final three weeks of our campaign to generate financial resources to expand programs for the community and chamber members. Our goal is to secure $175,000 and 75 new members in a “total resource campaign” that will provide the Grand Junction area…
The Chamber has been hosting a series of small meetings this fall with industry leaders in business services, IT, health care and advanced manufacturing to introduce them to a new statewide movement to introduce multi-year apprenticeships to high school students. Based on the Swiss model, these apprenticeships put students in workplace learning environments for several…
Will 2017 be the year that the Grand Valley finally gets on the path to full economic recovery and joins the rest of Colorado in moving forward with job creation? We certainly hope so but hoping doesn’t make it so. For a more definitive economic outlook make plans to join us for the Chamber’s last…
Recent discussions at the local government level have focused on how to create a sustainable funding source for economic development efforts including those of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, Business Incubator Center and the Chamber. Chamber members who collect sales tax for local governments are allowed to keep a portion of the tax (3.3%) to…
The Chamber’s Annual Banquet countdown has begun and we hope many of you are already planning to join us on January 27, 2017. Invitations will be in the mail the week of November 30th and by then you will know what our fun theme will be. But we hope you don’t wait a whole month…