The Chamber Board of Directors has voted to support the following ballot initiatives: Public safety is key to a favorable business climate which is why the Chamber Board supports the .39% increase in the county sales tax to primarily support the work of the Mesa County Sherriff’s office and District Attorney’s office. It is unfortunate…
The Grand Junction Area ED Partners received a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award for its 2017 project in the category of Economic Development Week. This marks the second year in a row that the efforts of ED Partners have been recognized by the International Economic Development Council, a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic…
The Chamber Total Resource Campaign began September 11th with a dedicated group of volunteers charged with a goal of securing $200,000 of funding in the form of initiative support and sponsorships for the upcoming year. As of our printing deadline $50,000 had already been secured. This year the Chamber has a robust number of opportunities…
CDOT is currently in the planning phase of a project on the US 6 corridor, beginning at I-70B and ending just east of Clifton Elementary School. This section of US 6 is a congested urban corridor through the unincorporated Mesa County neighborhood of Clifton and serves as the community’s main street. The US 6 corridor…
Richard L. Wobbekind, Dean of the Leeds Business School, University of Colorado will present his very popular annual Economic Outlook on Monday, December 18th, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree by Hilton during our last quarterly luncheon of the year. The event is sponsored by Bank of Colorado and reservations are now being accepted. Wobbekind will…
At the third quarter membership luncheon the following businesses were recognized for adding jobs and capital investment to make our local economy stronger: Click here to download full version of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce October 2017 Newsletter.
The Mesa County Business Education Foundation in association with School District 51 sponsors a program that requires little of your time but can make a world of difference and potentially change the life of a child. Each Wednesday afternoon beginning in October volunteers are needed to work one on one for about 40 minutes with…
Yes, we know the leaves are just beginning to turn and we have an entire holiday season to enjoy but planning is already underway for the 2018 Chamber Annual Banquet slated for January 26th! We invite our members to get involved in several ways: Join the Auction Committee and help us make the Chamber’s Auction…
Who doesn’t enjoy “schmoozing?” It’s fun and a lot less stuffy than a business showcase which is why the Chamber is shaking up an event it has hosted for over 20 years to inject more collaboration, more celebration and more fun! Honoring the relationship that our chamber and our members have with other chambers in…
Inspired by a recent Sirius Radio campaign where they allowed everyone to listen to all channels for two weeks, the Chamber will be hosting a “Sit in” Campaign during the month of October. Grand Junction Area Chamber members are invited to “Sit in” on a committee meeting without feeling compelled to join the committee. “Sit…