At the July Board of Directors meeting the Chamber passed a resolution in support of the lodging tax increase being proposed by the City of Grand Junction on the November ballot. Shown below is the full resolution adopted: Whereas the City of Grand Junction convened a working group of stakeholders in early 2017 to…
It is petition circulating time in Colorado and thanks to Amendment 71 Grand Junction will be seeing a number of petition gatherers in our area. Amendment 71, while still being challenged in the courts still dictates that signatures must be gathered statewide for Constitutional Amendments. Proposed changes to state statutes do not have the same…
The Chamber’s Annual Legislative Wrap Up, sponsored by Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC was held this morning, Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:30 AM at the Clarion Inn. Local lawmakers shared their thoughts on how bills passed this session may impact businesses. Chamber members on the Governmental Affairs Committee have taken positions, as of press time,…
It has been a busy session so far in 2018 for the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee with action taken on a number of bills of interest to business. Shown below are bills that the Chamber has engaged on as of February 20th: Chamber Supports: HB18-1004 Continue Child Care Contribution Tax Credit HB18-1022 DOR Department of…
The Chamber’s 25th Annual trip to the State Capitol will be on February 22-23, 2018 and will feature briefings with members of the Governor’s cabinet along with an informal dinner typically attended by up to one-third of the Colorado General Assembly. We wish to thank Title Sponsors Pinnacol Assurance and CenturyLink, Corporate Sponsors Brady Trucking…
The Colorado General Assembly convenes on January 12th and the Chamber is gearing up to be the voice of business at the State Capitol in 2018. Our video conference series which offers real-time opportunities to discuss issues with our state delegation begins January 16th and will be held at the Chamber offices in the lower…
The Chamber’s Voter Guide is designed to provide voters with a brief introduction to the candidates for the 2017 Mesa County Valley School District 51, School Board election. The County Coordinated Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 and will be conducted by mail ballot. We urge all Chamber members to vote and encourage their…
The Chamber’s Annual Legislative Wrap Up, sponsored by Home Loan/Nationwide is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23rd, 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 positions as of press…
The Chamber’s first Quarterly Membership Luncheon of 2017 on March 20th will feature a candidate forum with the seven Grand Junction City Council Candidates, sponsored by Beckner & Hurd, LLC and Conquest Developments, LLC. The luncheon will also feature awards to expanding businesses. If you are a business that has grown in the past 12…
During the last week of February close to 50 members of the Grand Junction Chamber Board of Directors, Governmental Affairs Committee and Mesa County Leadership Class spent two days at the State Capitol learning about issues facing the state from members of the General Assembly and the Governor’s Cabinet. But long before that the Chamber…