The Chamber’s Board Nominating Committee met and is presenting a slate of directors who will be appointed to serve a four-year term on the Board with approval from the members. They are shown below: Kimberly Clemmer, Clemmer Welding, LLC Jerome Gonzales – JG Management Systems, Inc. Mark Miller, Ed Bozarth Chevrolet & Buick, Inc. Chris…
“Mav” up your business for the entire month of October in support of Mav Month. Here is how: Decorate your office, restaurant, lobby etc. and enter into the Community Spirit Contest. Judges will be by on October to 6th to determine who has the most “Mav” Spirit. There is a limited amount of CMU T-shirts…
The Mesa County Business Education Foundation in association with School District 51 sponsors a program that requires little of your time but can make a world of difference and potentially change the life of a child. Each Wednesday afternoon beginning in October volunteers are needed to work one on one for about 40 minutes with…
The Grand Junction Area Chamber conducted a short survey of its members recently to get their views on what is happening with the local economy. For the first time since late 2008, a majority (58%) of the 180 respondents indicated they thought the economy had been getting better for the past six months. Looking ahead…
Imagine if you could have taken a class and started your first business at the age of 13 or 17 rather than 25 or 35 or even 65! Where would that knowledge have taken you? That is what the Young Entrepreneurs Academy does for up to 24 lucky middle and high school students each year….
The “Great Golf Ball Drop” is an event and opportunity that is open to everyone whether you play golf or not. The concept is simple, you buy a ball ($10 for one or $25 for three), we put your number on it and on the day of the event we drop the purchased balls above…
The CMU20000 initiative (15,000 students and 5,000 community supporters) is off to a great start with approximately 70 people stepping forward to serve on the four committees of the effort; Community Visibility, Community Engagement, Student Recruitment and Government Engagement. These committees will begin meeting soon and there is still an opportunity to sign up and…
The Chamber Energy Briefing Series, sponsored by WBS Coatings begins the fall series with a presentation by Stan Dempsey, Colorado Mining Association President and COO on August 9th, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree by Hilton. He will be discussing the current state of mining in the state and how public policy at all levels may…
What’s in a Name? As many of you know, the Chamber has assumed the role of catalyst, convener, and champion of “CMU 20000.” CMU20000 is an economic development and skilled workforce initiative that will grow Colorado Mesa University to 15,000 students and will engage 5,000 community supporters. It means new jobs and hundreds of millions…
The Nominating Committee of the Chamber Board of Directors is currently in the process of selecting a slate of new proposed directors to present to the membership and current Chamber Board for approval. There are five slots on the Board currently up for election this fall. Those selected will be a cross section of the…