After months of preparation and hard work, the Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy students will be officially launching their businesses at the YEA! Trade Show. The Trade Show will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 12-2 PM at the Mesa Mall, 2424 Old US Hwy 6 & 50. These middle and high school students…
The following companies recently invested in the Chamber, demonstrating strong support of the Chamber’s efforts to drive the region’s economy. Asset Engineering Limited 1007 S 7th St Grand Junction, CO 81501 Jane Pizem – (970) 245-0228 www.assetengineering.net Contractors: General First Christian Church 1326 N 1st St Grand Junction, CO 81501 Pastor Brad Barton – (970)…
As small business owners, we are concerned about our employees. It isn’t just the fact that these employees are essential to our business success. These are people that work side by side with us building the company, servicing customers and more. Oftentimes we wish we could do more for these special individuals, especially as group…
It was approximately one year ago this month that the Chamber Board of Directors strengthened their commitment to CMU by modifying the Chamber’s guiding principles to include the following; The Success of Colorado Mesa University is Key to Economic Development: The continued growth and development of Colorado Mesa University outlined in the “CMU 20,000 Campaign”…
The state’s largest energy provider late last year unveiled a proposal to secure low-cost power for customers, stimulate economic-development opportunities in rural communities, grow the state’s use of renewable and clean-energy resources, and reduce carbon emissions. Xcel Energy’s proposal, called the Colorado Energy Plan, could lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural…
A vibrant community doesn’t just happen. It is the work of leaders—those individuals willing to dream big, take risks and inspire positive change. At the urging of strong business leaders wishing to see others take up the reins and move Grand Junction forward the Chamber is rolling out a new event on April 18th, the…
Frankly, we are a bit tired of the phrase “talent pipeline” and in keeping with our theme of “saddling up for success” we see workforce development as putting coal in the “talent train.” Join us for a discussion on how we can shovel even faster in developing the talent we need to fuel our local…
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…
Is your business interested in taking on an intern but don’t know where to begin? Or have you tried to find an intern and found the process to be too daunting? Then join us for an open discussion about the different pathways you can utilize to hire an intern, as well as provide feedback for…
Ashley Sroufe, Branch Supervisor for ANB Bank’s Patterson location had lived in the Grand Valley and was already involved in her community through service on the Board of Child and Migrant Services and as a member of the Palisade Chamber. What value did she see in committing to over 60 hours of training through the…