It’s banquet planning time at the Chamber and we are having a tough time corralling our excitement about Annual Banquet 2018 slated for January 26th, 6:30 PM at Two Rivers Convention Center. Invitations will be in the mail this week and the theme will then be revealed but we promise a foot-stomping good time so…
The General Assembly Session hasn’t started yet but we know this will be an interesting year under the dome (election years always are!). Funding transportation, simplifying sales tax, expanding cottage industry markets, and talent attraction are just some of the issues likely to have related bills introduced. Join us for the Chamber’s Annual Trip to…
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…
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The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) is accepting applications for the Governor’s Healthy Small Business Award for 2017. Applications will be accepted from small businesses with fewer than 500 employees until Friday, December 15, 2017. The award will honor one small business statewide making great strides supporting the health and wellness…
The Chamber’s Total Resource Campaign, a ten-week effort to secure the needed resources to manage multiple programs and events for the business community in 2018 was even more successful in Year 2, which just wrapped up. The volunteers and involved companies (numbering over 100) blew past the goal of $200,000 to generate almost $217,000 of…
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According to recent data from www.youreconomy.org, almost 83% of all businesses in the Grand Junction MSA have less than ten employees. One would think that we don’t need to be reminded to shop with these businesses this holiday season, but we do. Deloitte University is predicting that e-commerce sales will rise 17 to 19% from…
So Thanksgiving arrives this month. While this may sound corny, I am thankful to have had the chance to serve as the Chairman of the Chamber Board and for the opportunity to get to know so many of you. Over the course of the year, I’ve seen this Chamber in action as a catalyst for…
On September 22nd, the Jordan Cove Energy Project (“Jordan Cove”) and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (“Pacific Connector”) filed applications with the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for the construction and operation of a 7.8 million tonne per annum liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon and the related Pacific Connector…