The first report in the Energy Institute’s Energy Accountability Series finds that proposals from Hillary Clinton and other politicians to ban oil, gas, and coal production on federal lands and waters would cost Colorado thousands of jobs and millions in revenue. The Energy Accountability Series takes a substantive look at what would happen if energy…
Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce! We encourage you to welcome these new members by patronizing their businesses. Apple Business Works 700 Belford Ave, Ste 100 Grand Junction, CO 81501 Michael Miller (970) 985-5582 applebusinessworks.com Computer: Products & Service Ardent Leadership and Technology Solutions PO…
The Business Incubator Center and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Grand Junction, October 6-7, 2016. This training is applicable to grant seekers across all disciplines and Grand Junction Chamber members will receive a special discount tuition of $425 which includes instruction, workbook, access to the Alumni Forum and more than…
CMU desires to help members of our community realize their dream of achieving a college education, whether for career advancement or personal satisfaction. The opportunity exists and it’s more accessible than ever before. Currently, CMU offers 74 majors at the certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral level with 50 areas of concentration and 46 minors….
For the last six years, Xcel Energy has held an annual Day of Service to honor the anniversary of 9/11 by donating our time to our communities. We invite you to join Xcel employees and other community volunteers for this fun and meaningful day. Work is scheduled for Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 8am-11am. This…
As expected, the second half of the year is ramping up rather quickly and the Chamber staff and board are hard at work. This year seems to be busier than normal with it being an election year and all the ballot measures, the Grand Valley Drainage District (GVDD) lawsuit and our first ever Total Resource…
The Chamber and Mesa County filed a complaint and a request for an injunction against the Grand Valley Drainage District earlier this year in response to their invoicing members a “fee” that put an inordinate burden on the business community. The basis for the suit is to get clarity as to whether this is a…
In spite of objections raised by members of the business community nationwide including this Chamber, the U.S. Department of Labor finalized updated overtime rules in May and all businesses will be expected to comply beginning December 1, 2016. While key provisions are shown below there are still a lot of questions about how to apply…
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 seven slots on the Board currently up for election this fall. Five of those selected will represent a cross section…
The Chamber Board of Directors took action this month to oppose the $12 per hour minimum wage ballot initiative which turned in over 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office last week. The measure proposed to raise the minimum wage 90 cents on January 1, 2017 and ratchet up to $12 by January 1,…