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01 04 '16

Amendment 69—What Businesses Need to Know

The Grand Junction Area Chamber is hosting a business round-table for members on Wednesday, April 6th, 10:00 to 11:00 AM in the Chamber’s lower level conference room to discuss Amendment 69 which will appear on the ballot this fall. The amendment to the state’s constitution, if passed, will have a direct impact on every business…

01 04 '16

Plans Underway to Celebrate National Economic Development Week

The International Economic Development Council is urging local entities to celebrate local economic development efforts during the week of May 8th through May 14th. ED Partners: Business Incubator Center, Grand Junction Economic Partnership and the Chamber are planning to raise the level of awareness of how all of these entities are helping businesses each day…

01 04 '16

Expanding Companies Recognized at Quarterly Membership Luncheon

At the March 21st Quarterly Membership Luncheon, the Grand Junction Chamber presented the “Hammer Award” to the following companies for expanding their facilities, adding jobs and building a stronger economy: If you are a business that has expanded recently, that has not been recognized by the…

21 03 '16

Brayden Kelley, Practical Tackle Represents Community at YEA! Competition

Inspiration and innovation can occur anywhere, even on a bicycle headed to your favorite fishing hole. That is where Brayden Kelley, a 13-year-old who attends Redlands Middle School realized how difficult it is to balance a fishing pole and a tackle box while on two wheels. From there Practical Tackle, a new Grand Junction area…

01 03 '16

Watch a “Shark Tank” Experience in Grand Junction!

Chamber members and the public are invited to attend the Investor Panel presentations of this year’s budding CEOs on Tuesday, March 15th, 6:00 PM at the Courtyard by Marriott. For the first time, these middle and high school students will be publicly pitching their companies to a panel of investors composed of this year’s program…

01 03 '16

March Energy Briefing Features Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association

Dan Haley, the President and CEO of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association is the featured speaker for the Chamber’s next Energy Briefing March 16th, 12:00 PM at the Mesa County Workforce Center. Prior to assuming his position Haley served as editorial page editor for the Denver post and as a media consultant including a…

01 03 '16

Chamber Hosts Tech Industry March 10th

The Chamber, in collaboration with Launch WestCO, is hosting the organization’s monthly Beer and Business session in March. Part of the agenda for this gathering, besides the normal networking, will be to ask a series of questions of participants related to their industry sector needs in order to grow. LAUNCH WestCO is a new initiative out…

01 03 '16

Expansion Awards Presented at March Quarterly Meeting

The Chamber’s next Quarterly Membership Luncheon will be on Monday, March 21st, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton. The keynote will be an update on Mesa County Valley School District 51 and their efforts to fundamentally transform learning for the Valley’s students. The Chamber will once again be recognizing businesses in the Grand…

01 03 '16

Summer Youth Options Fair

What Will Your Kids Do Over Summer Vacation? Time spent learning translates into a better prepared workforce and the Mesa County Business Education Foundation (MCBEF) is committed to helping identify and support community initiatives that offer opportunities for learning outside the classroom and/or on the job. With that in mind, the Foundation has teamed with…

01 03 '16

New Member Mixer and YEA! Tradeshow

The Chamber is hosting a New Member Mixer in conjunction with the YEA! Tradeshow on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Mesa County Workforce Center. All members are invited to stop by and learn more about the newest additions to the Chamber family which include restaurants, dance studios, retail,…