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Here we are. A brand-new year! As we turn the calendar to 2023, we take time to remember the many achievements of the previous year, review opportunities for improvement and look forward to the promise of a new year, of a new beginning. We set resolutions to be better, accomplish more, and reach higher. Improved…

“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.”- Vern McLellan, Author After the monumental year that was 2022, I have been spending a lot of time looking towards 2023 and our next chapter here at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. In…

The past few years have been filled with new ideas, innovations, and pivots in order to keep our Mesa County business community afloat amongst new challenges throughout the nation and world. This year, more than ever, has presented opportunities to innovate, impact, and progress the cities, neighborhoods, and communities around us. The Grand Junction Area…

GJACC Expresses Concern with Federal Legislation The Chamber in late July contacted Senator Michael Bennet to express our concerns regarding conversations to integrate California’s ABC test rule for independent contractors at the federal level. The classification of independent contractors has been under scrutiny at the state level as well this year. Right now, there are…

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”…

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…

No one thought a few short months ago that life would still be disrupted by the twin threats of an ongoing pandemic and economic chaos but there is no denying that 2020 will not end as solidly as it began. It is time though to focus forward on our opportunities for growth and recovery. For…

The Chamber has been a strong advocate for beginning the process of reopening businesses that have been shuttered or severely limited due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in our community. We have confidence in our Mesa County Health Department and the plan they have established to go slow with and monitor the situation….

Is anyone else besides me truly glad that April is behind us? That was a month that felt like a year! The good news is that as of this writing Mesa County has been largely spared from the pandemic known as COVID-19. The bad news is that our economy has suffered and will continue to…

On March 23, 2020, the Grand Junction City Council approved Emergency Ordinance #4912. This Emergency Ordinance, a response to the COVID-19 emergency, will provide for an emergency refund and/or referral of sales, lodging, and use taxes collected in February 2020 which were paid to the City in March 2020. “I think it sends a clear…

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