The Chamber’s Energy and Economic Development Committee is making plans to coordinate a community presence at the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in June. The purpose of the effort is to help existing businesses interact with potential customers; visit manufacturing companies in attendance that may be growing and looking for additional locations and…
Do you have just a couple of hours over a couple of weeks to meet up to ten new business people and deliver our 2015 Chamber membership materials? If so, we will buy you breakfast on February 25th! The annual Chamber Directory Delivery Drive needs up to 60 volunteers willing to call on their fellow…
The second annual Western Colorado Manufacturing Summit will be held on April 15th at Two Rivers Convention Center. The planning committee is assembling a strong line up of presenters on topics from workforce to an introduction to ISO, re-shoring to social media tools you can use for FREE to help identify customers. The Mesa County…
The Chamber is a proud host of the Energy Forum and Expo that is held annually in Grand Junction. Because that event is happening this month there will be no Chamber Energy Briefing. However, we urge everyone to attend the tenth Forum and Expo at Two Rivers Convention Center on February 27th. The official program…
On the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00 to 4:00 PM researchers from the Mesa County Library will be onsite at the Chamber to assist in developing lists of potential customers contact information. That date in February is February 18th. Not sure what your potential customers may look like or how best to market…
As your 2015 Chairman of the Board I know I have some big shoes to fill following in the footsteps of 2014 Chairman Greg Motz. I was amazed when I read the 2014 Business Plan and realized how much of our goals and strategies had actually been achieved. I hope I can carry on that…
The Chamber Board recently adopted the 2015 Business Plan after soliciting input from members and other community stakeholders. The goals and some key action steps are shown below: Goal 1: Develop a skilled workforce by working collaboratively with education and industry partners Strategies include: Develop skilled employers who can successfully manage the multigenerational work environment…
Bring your wallet to the Chamber “SUPER” Banquet! The Chamber’s Banquet Auction Committee has been hard at work for six months and many of you have also helped assemble an outstanding selection of items for our live and silent auction on January 30th. Benefits from this auction are used for our Young Entrepreneurs Academy and…
Colorado Mesa University and its two-year division, Western Colorado Community College, will continue its innovative partnership with the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce to help local businesses assist employees in furthering their education. The Grand Junction Chamber Workforce Development Scholarship, equal to 25% of in-state tuition for up to six credit hours per semester,…
The 15 students in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy which started in mid-September have been hard at work gaining a basic understanding of business principles, developing business plans and getting ready to launch their new businesses. We wish to once again thank our major sponsors, City of Grand Junction, CAPCO, Home Loan and Investment, WPX and…