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Did you build a new building, open a second location or add employees in the past year? The Chamber wants to know! If your business is growing and adding employees we want to congratulate your company on that singular achievement and buy you lunch! Every three months during our Quarterly Membership Meeting we take time…

This month my day job collides with my unpaid volunteer job as Chairman of the Chamber. It’s May and for anyone who has been in Grand Junction for at least 24 hours, that means its time for another JUCO! The (ahem) Alpine Bank Junior College World Series has been played by some of the best…

A suggestion from one of the Chamber members last summer led to a new event in May.  The State of the Grand Valley will feature two representatives from the City of Grand Junction, Mesa County, City of Fruita and Town of Palisade discussing the opportunities and challenges facing our communities in 2018. Make plans to…

The Chamber’s Annual Legislative Wrap Up, sponsored by Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:30 AM at the Clarion Inn. Local lawmakers have been invited to attend and share their thoughts on how bills passed this session may impact businesses. Chamber members on the Governmental Affairs Committee have taken…

Last year was the first year that the Grand Junction Chamber with the support of Home Loan/Nationwide sponsored JUCO Spirit Week.  This year we are looking to “up our game” even more when it comes to showing the business support for this national tournament that has been bringing visitors and dollars from across the country…

One of the complaints that CJ Rhyne, the Chamber Business Retention and Expansion Specialist, hears regularly has to do with the logistics of getting freight into the community via rail.  Currently, there is close to no options for companies that utilize rail service for goods delivery to access these shipments other than having them trucked…