The CAMA West Manufacturing Summit, a day long program offered by the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance—West Slope Chapter will take place on April 15th at Two Rivers Convention Center. The morning will open with two keynote presentations; “Connecting Western Colorado to Global Markets through Foreign Trade Zones” by Dan Griswold, NAFTZ and “Bridging the Skills…
The June Quarterly Membership Luncheon date has been moved to June 18th in order to accommodate the travel schedule of our keynote speaker, Fiona Arnold, Executive Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. She was appointed to that position in November of 2014. Prior to joining OEDIT, Arnold was owner and…
On the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00 to 4:00 PM researchers from the Mesa County Library will be onsite at the Chamber to assist in developing lists of potential customers contact information. That date in April is April 15th. Not sure what your potential customers may look like or how best to market…
Three questions often asked by manufacturing firms are: How can I find a supplier closer to my facility? How can I find out what other manufacturers need? What product or capability gaps exist in the local manufacturing space that I might fill with investment in new capabilities? Now there is a way to answer all…
It is with a sense of melancholy that we report that Shari Milholland is retiring effective April 30th from the Grand Junction Chamber. Shari has worn many hats throughout her twenty years of employment with the organization and her expertise and attention to detail (including those monthly requests to the CEO to turn in those…
Chamber members and members of the public are invited to attend the Investor Panel Presentations of this year’s budding CEOs on Wednesday, March 11th, 6:00 PM at Allen Unique Autos. 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…
March will be a very busy month for the Chamber in its role as the voice of business. We start the month off on March 5th and 6th with the annual trip to the State Capitol and I’m pleased to announce that we will have representatives from the Fruita, Palisade and Delta Chambers going with…
The Chamber’s first Quarterly Membership Luncheon of 2015 will be held this month on March 16th, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton. The program will feature the candidates for five seats on the Grand Junction City Council. With ballots scheduled to be mailed that week the timing could not be better to…
Last year the Chamber unveiled the new Chamber University online education center. The course catalogue can be found by clicking here and offers a wide range of classes from customer service basics to thinking like a Chief Financial Officer. There are modules on Human Resources, Customer Service, Sales and Marketing, Using Microsoft Programs, and Business…
Since the Colorado General Assembly convened on January 7th the Chamber has been active advocating for business interests and weighing in on proposed legislation that can impact job creation and existing businesses. Shown below is a list of bills the Chamber has taken positions on to date. Members of the organization will be in Denver…