Chamber News – Page 66 – Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce

01 05 '17

YEA! Sponsors and Volunteers Feted

The fourth class of the Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy will graduate on May 9th, 6:00 PM at Chez Lena, at WCCC and members are invited to attend and cheer on these newly minted small business owners aged 11 to 18. None of this would have been possible without the tremendous outpouring of support from the…

01 05 '17

High School Students Can Job Shadow In June

High School students looking for a Career Exploration Opportunity can take part in the Hire Me First class offered at Western Colorado Community College, starting on June 5, 2017. Designed to take students on a journey of career exploration, workplace skill development and job place immersion that will put them first when it comes to…

01 05 '17

Sunrise Seminar to Focus on ADA Compliance and Litigation

On Wednesday, May 3rd the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a panel of experts from various Chamber Member Businesses to discuss ADA compliance, as well as the mass filings of ADA litigation, and what they mean for your business. The seminar will start at 7:30 AM, at the Chamber office. Contact…

07 04 '17

Harpole Headlines Energy Briefing April 12th

John Harpole, Mercator Energy, is no stranger to regular attendees of the Chamber’s Energy Briefing series. He has presented on several issues over time and on April 12th, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel he will provide an update on the natural gas markets and current state of LNG exports. Harpole, Mercator’s founder and owner, managed natural gas purchasing requirements for General Electric facilities located throughout the United…

01 04 '17

Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Business Plan

The mission of the Grand Junction Area Chamber is to promote economic growth and represent business. To achieve this, we operate under the following guiding principles: A Healthy Business Climate Creates a Sustainable Community: We believe that no community can be sustainable and provide services required by its citizens without a healthy business climate that…

01 04 '17

Workforce and Business Voice Dominate First Quarter Activities

The first quarter of 2017 is history and it is time to review what progress has been made on implementing the strategies of the Chamber’s 2017 Business Plan. Highlights include: Recruiting companies and students to participate in a pilot apprenticeship program for high school students through collaboration with CareerWise Colorado and local workforce development partners…

01 04 '17

CMU, Economic Engine, Featured at June 21st Quarterly Meeting

The Chamber June Quarterly Membership Meeting will feature a presentation on Colorado Mesa University by President Tim Foster. CMU is more than a university. It is an economic engine that has a $417 million impact on the local economy and meets the number one need of existing and new businesses–a qualified workforce. Learn more about…

01 04 '17

Chairman’s Column – April 2017

This year Mother Nature appears to have forgotten that “April showers bring May flowers,” as we seem to have skipped straight from winter into late spring weather. It’s only the middle of March as I write this, yet trees are budding and flowers are blooming all over the Grand Valley. Regardless of when it comes,…

01 04 '17

Harpole Headlines Energy Briefing April 12th

John Harpole, Mercator Energy, is no stranger to regular attendees of the Chamber’s Energy Briefing series. He has presented on several issues over time and on April 12th, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel. John will discuss a recently completed update to study he authored in 2014 for GJEP and the Unconventional Fuels Center at…

01 04 '17

Colorado Legislative Session Passes Halfway Point

The Colorado General Assembly has passed the halfway point and as someone wryly commented recently, “it’s all uphill from here” with a budget to be passed and over 400 bills still alive and kicking. The Chamber’s Annual Legislative Wrap Up Breakfast, sponsored by Home Loan Insurance/Nationwide, Tuesday, May 23rd, 7:30 AM at the Clarion Inn…