The June 2016 issue of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce monthly membership newsletter is now available. In This Issue: Update on Grand Valley Drainage District Challenge Calling All Energy Companies Chairman’s Column – June 2016 High School Students Can Job Shadow In June Meetings Set To Gather Feedback For Broadband Planning More Than…
School is out for the summer but businesses don’t take a summer vacation. In fact, if things are slowing down a bit in your business this is the ideal time to engage in some networking activities to build your client and referral base. The Chamber has multiple opportunities for you to utilize this month: Networking@Noon,…
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’s Annual Legislative Wrap-Up, sponsored by Wells Fargo is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th, 7:30 AM at the Clarion Inn. Local lawmakers have been invited to attend and there will be a special presentation on proposed ballot measures to make it harder to amend the State of Colorado Constitution, a document that is already…
The third class of the Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy will graduate on May 10th, 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…
Last month the City of Grand Junction passed a resolution declaring May 1st through May 7th as Small Business Week. A recent review of the data shows that 99.4% of the businesses in Mesa County have less than 100 employees so we are definitely a community of small businesses and it is appropriate to celebrate…
The economic outlook nationally and regionally will be served up with lunch at the Chamber’s Quarterly Luncheon sponsored by ANB Bank and co-hosted by Colorado Mesa University on Monday, June 20th. Matt Rosenberg, CMU Business Department and principal with RoseCap Investments will provide a midyear overview of national and international trends. Diane Schwenke, Chamber CEO will…
The April 2016 issue of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce monthly membership newsletter is now available. In This Issue: Chairman’s Column – Leadership June Quarterly Meeting is All About Economy Apply for the 2016-2017 Leadership Program Chamber Weighs in on Legislation First Quarter Activities Focused on Advocacy and Economy Chamber Ramps Up Retention/Expansion Activities…
Colorado Mesa University and the Chamber are jointly hosting what we hope will become a regular event for businesses in the Grand Valley at our Quarterly Luncheon on June 20th. A mid-year economic outlook will be presented by Matt Rosenberg, principal at Rosecap Investments and a business faculty member at CMU. Matt will present a…
As of press time the Chamber had weighed in on over a dozen bills of interest to our members. The Governmental Affairs Committee is slated to meet with lawmakers three more times before the session ends on May 11th and the Chamber has a Legislative Wrap-up Breakfast scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th, 7:30 AM at…