Healthcare continues to be one of the most significant challenges facing employers today. Across industries and business sizes, employers are navigating rising premiums, increasing employee healthcare needs, workforce recruitment and retention pressures, and growing uncertainty about future costs. For many businesses, healthcare benefits represent one of their largest and fastest-growing expenses. At the Grand Junction…
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to release its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year defined by momentum, measurable impact, and a continued commitment to strengthening Mesa County’s business community. In a year marked by economic uncertainty, workforce challenges, shifting policy discussions, and increasing pressure on employers, the Chamber remained focused on…
There are certain weeks in Grand Junction when you can feel our community shift into a different rhythm. This is one of them. The Alpine Bank NJCAA Division I JUCO World Series kicks off this week, with the banquet on Friday, May 22, and tournament play beginning Saturday, May 23, at Sam Suplizio Field. For…
Business leaders from across Mesa County gathered this week for the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Wrap Up Breakfast, where lawmakers, policy experts, and employers took a candid look at the 2026 legislative session and the growing concerns surrounding Colorado’s economic competitiveness. The event featured Janice Rich, Rick Taggart, Matt Soper, and DJ…
As Colorado’s legislative session comes to a close, businesses across Mesa County and the Western Slope are once again left evaluating what the decisions made under the Gold Dome will mean for their future. From workforce policy and housing to regulation, taxation, energy, insurance, and the overall cost of doing business, the impacts of state…
Every spring, there is a different kind of energy that settles across Grand Junction. Storefronts begin filling with team banners, baseball caps become part of the daily uniform, and conversations around town start revolving around brackets, innings, and walk-off wins. JUCO is once again right around the corner, and with it comes one of the…
The future of civic leadership was on full display this past weekend as the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed middle school students from across Mesa County for the 2026 Regional Civics Bee. Held at the Clifton Community Center, the event brought together students, families, educators, and community leaders for a morning focused on…
As National Apprenticeship Week brings attention to workforce development efforts across the country, many may find themselves asking a simple question: Why apprenticeships, and why is the Chamber involved? The answer starts with employers and connects directly to the long-term vitality of our community. Across Mesa County and the Western Slope, businesses consistently share the…
The room was full well before the first pitch began. Family members leaned forward in their seats, mentors exchanged quiet encouragement, and local business leaders settled in with a clear sense that something meaningful was about to unfold. By the time the first student stepped to the front of the room, the energy was unmistakable….
Not every economic shift announces itself with a headline, but that does not make it any less significant. Some of the most consequential changes happen gradually, as a series of decisions made over time begin to reshape the trajectory of a state’s economy. Our close partners at the Colorado Chamber of Commerce recently released a…