Chamber News – Page 50 – Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce

30 05 '18

Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Leadership Mesa County Graduates!

The 26th Mesa County Leadership Class participants will be feted at a graduation luncheon on Thursday, June 14th, 12:00 PM at the Golf Club at Redlands Mesa. Employers and anyone who helped make this most recent series a success (speakers, steering committee members, etc.) are invited to help celebrate this achievement. As lunch will be served,…

30 05 '18

Energy Briefing Passes Available for Fall Series

The Chamber Energy Committee is busy lining up the presenters for our fall briefing series composed of four presentations August through September. Similar to Business After Hours passes for the entire series will now be available at a cost of $50 which is a $10 savings. The passes are also transferable so if you cannot…

30 05 '18

CMU 20,000 Update Presented June 28th

It is hard to believe that the CMU 20,000 initiative celebrated its one-year anniversary last month. The long-term commitment of this Chamber to rally 5,000 community supporters around growing Colorado Mesa University to 15,000 students is alive and well. Progress has been made on many fronts, often out of the spotlight for our members and…

30 05 '18

Could Your Company Utilize a Transloading and Storage Facility?

Transloading from the rail is an asset many companies take for granted. Here in Grand Junction we have many businesses however, who watch their needed materials pass right by us on the rail. These items make their way to Salt Lake City or Denver typically, and then must be trucked back to us over the…

30 05 '18

Is Your Business Growing?

Did you build a new building, open a second location or add employees in the past year? The Chamber wants to know! If your business is growing and adding employees we want to congratulate your company on that singular achievement and buy you lunch! Every three months during our Quarterly Membership Meeting we take time…

22 05 '18

Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce 2018 Legislative Scorecard

The Chamber’s Annual Legislative Wrap Up, sponsored by Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC was held this morning, Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:30 AM at the Clarion Inn. Local lawmakers shared their thoughts on how bills passed this session may impact businesses. Chamber members on the Governmental Affairs Committee have taken positions, as of press time,…

11 05 '18

Grand Junction YEA! Student, Nick Silzell, Wins People’s Choice Award at National Competition

On Friday, May 4th Grand Junction YEA! student and CEO of Sleepy Sheepy, Nick Silzell, won the 2018 National Young Entrepreneurs Academy People’s Choice Award at the YEA! Saunders Scholar Competition in Rochester, New York. At the all-day competition, Nick competed against 70 student businesses from across the country, who were all vying for…

05 05 '18

Leadership Class Applications Due the End of May

Anyone interested in participating the next Mesa County Leadership Class, which begins in early September, is urged to submit their applications soon. The deadline is Friday, June 1st and the class is limited to 20 individuals. Those chosen for the class will spend about one day a month in various community settings learning about what…

30 04 '18

Chairman’s Column – May 2018

This month my day job collides with my unpaid volunteer job as Chairman of the Chamber. It’s May and for anyone who has been in Grand Junction for at least 24 hours, that means its time for another JUCO! The (ahem) Alpine Bank Junior College World Series has been played by some of the best…

30 04 '18

State of the Grand Valley Shared on May 9th

A suggestion from one of the Chamber members last summer led to a new event in May. The State of the Grand Valley will feature two representatives from the City of Grand Junction, Mesa County, City of Fruita and Town of Palisade discussing the opportunities and challenges facing our communities in 2018. Make plans to…