This past year has put a spotlight on the variety of ways that “healthcare” can impact your business. The pandemic has made employee health a critical part of keeping your businesses running. It wasn’t just the efforts to prevent virus spread that our employers had to balance, but also the mental fatigue of the uncertain…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put business leaders in the challenging and unenviable position of making decisions about how to best support employees and the community at large as we navigate through the seemingly arbitrary and ever-changing business, regulatory, and public health landscape. Our local health care facilities are the site of protests against vaccination mandates…
Education in our Valley has a big impact on business in our community. From ensuring a strong talent pipeline into the workforce after graduation to enticing employees who may be thinking of relocating to Grand Junction, the quality of our school system does determine the quality of workforce in the Grand Valley. Many decisions…
Original article text and information sourced from the Colorado Sun As businesses attempted to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)quickly became a lifeline for many Mesa County Businesses. They join nearly half of the 200,000 PPP loans made to Colorado small businesses that had been forgiven as of July 1….
It is with great pleasure that the organization announces that Candace Carnahan is being promoted to Vice President. Her responsibilities will include business retention and expansion activities along with oversight of fundraising and general programming. Candace has been with the organization since May 2015 and has been responsible for events, communications, marketing and programming in…
The temperatures are beginning to drop at night and fall is definitely peaking it’s head around the corner here in the Grand Valley. At the Chamber, the new season brings a plethora of opportunities to engage and grow – including some great training and signature events. This year, we have a very important school board…
In September 2020, 23 individuals within our business community made the commitment to grow their leadership skills, discover more about the community they call home, and work together to continue the strength of our economy for many years to come. Over the next 10 months, this next-generation of business leaders dedicated one day a month…