Late last month the Department of Labor unveiled the new overtime regulations. The Chamber joined other business organizations under the leadership of the U.S. Chamber to weigh in on the rules during their comment period late last year. Here are the bullet points of the new rules: The salary threshold will be increased to $47,476…
Since the beginning of the year, Chamber staff have been active in seeking out primary employers in a variety of industries to determine how the community can retain them and help them expand in accordance with the Chamber’s role in economic development locally. Initially such efforts were undertaken by Diane Schwenke, CEO but with the…
Do you have a budding entrepreneur sitting at home this summer plotting how to be the next Bill Gates? If so, you may want to pack them up and bring them by the Chamber office on Tuesday, June 7th, anytime between 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM for an open house to learn more about the…
Businesses in Mesa County are invited to a meeting to gather input for county and region-wide broadband planning on June 2nd, 3:00 to 4:30 PM at the County offices, 544 Rood Avenue. The goal is to develop a plan that fully leverages current broadband resources, while improving the availability of high-speed Internet throughout the region….
Let me let you in on a few little secrets about the Chairman’s Column: yes, I actually write it myself (thankfully I have help proofing it), I always need a not so gentle nudge that I need to write a new one about two days before it is due, but most importantly, there is never…
The Chamber will be hosting our second “Industry Roundtable”, June 22nd, 7:30 – 9:00 AM in the lower level conference room at the Chamber offices. This discussion will be focused on the energy industry. Chamber staff would like to hear from companies engaged in solar, natural gas, oil, and coal production along with providers and…
The Chamber is now averaging 3 to 6 calls a day from citizens and businesses asking about the status of the Chamber and Mesa County’s legal action to challenge the validity of the charges being assessed by the Grand Valley Drainage District. As reported to the Chamber Board, a Complaint has been filed with the…
By now many of you may have already heard that the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, a handful of individual members, and Mesa County have joined forces to file a legal challenge to the Grand Valley Drainage District imposition of fees on area businesses, nonprofits and residents. The first step in that process is…
This “Chairman’s Column” is a little different than the others I have written. Normally, I like to write about some of the great programs our Chamber has to offer or the benefits of being a member. This one is more about a specific issue that we are working on and the process and people working…
On May 3rd, you may be eligible to vote in an election that you may not even be aware of. If you are a landowner, resident and registered voter in Grand Valley District 1, which is an area from 20 Road west to Kiefer Extension (approximately 12 Road), and from the Colorado River north to…