Registration is now open for the Chamber’s Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by Shaw Construction and Alpine Bank on September 28th at Bookcliff Country Club. New this year will be an evening concert on the green for players and their guests from either the morning or the afternoon flights. We wish to thank our many members…
The following companies recently invested in the Chamber, demonstrating strong support of the Chamber’s efforts to drive the region’s economy. Candle Kitchen LLC 120 N 5th St Grand Junction, CO 81501 Kristy Motz – (970) 312-6960 www.candlekitchengj.com Gift & Specialty Shop Discovery Auto Group 2490 Hwy 6 & 50 Grand Junction, CO 81505 Chris Haugen…
Close to 40 businesses or social enterprises have been launched with your help in the past four years through your support of YEA! The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, (YEA!) takes students in grades six through twelve through the process of starting and running real businesses over the course of a full academic year. Students work in…
The 26th Mesa County Leadership Class participants will be feted at a graduation luncheon on Thursday, June 14th, 12:00 PM at the Golf Club at Redlands Mesa. Employers and anyone who helped make this most recent series a success (speakers, steering committee members, etc.) are invited to help celebrate this achievement. As lunch will be served,…
The Chamber Energy Committee is busy lining up the presenters for our fall briefing series composed of four presentations August through September. Similar to Business After Hours passes for the entire series will now be available at a cost of $50 which is a $10 savings. The passes are also transferable so if you cannot…
It is hard to believe that the CMU 20,000 initiative celebrated its one-year anniversary last month. The long-term commitment of this Chamber to rally 5,000 community supporters around growing Colorado Mesa University to 15,000 students is alive and well. Progress has been made on many fronts, often out of the spotlight for our members and…
Transloading from the rail is an asset many companies take for granted. Here in Grand Junction we have many businesses however, who watch their needed materials pass right by us on the rail. These items make their way to Salt Lake City or Denver typically, and then must be trucked back to us over the…
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…
Anyone interested in participating the next Mesa County Leadership Class, which begins in early September, is urged to submit their applications soon. The deadline is Friday, June 1st and the class is limited to 20 individuals. Those chosen for the class will spend about one day a month in various community settings learning about what…
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…