Please consider attending the Grand Valley Walking and Biking Summit on from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Friday, March 13. The summit program is geared toward helping community leaders to visualize and work toward a more livable community through healthy transportation. Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City and National League of Cities President, will…
A highlight of the Chamber Annual Banquet is the recognition of businesses and individuals who make a difference in our community. This year’s award winners include: Business of the Year Knowles Enterprises Mike Knowles over the span of just ten years has built a business that employs 200 people in high paying jobs servicing…
The banquet is over and I want to thank everyone who was a part of the evening from our award winners to our casino dealers to the banquet planning committee. I especially want to thank all of you who attended the event and participated in our auction to raise funds for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy…
Last month’s Future Workforce Committee meeting proved how valuable it is to have a collaborative group of individuals representing various sectors come together regularly to address workforce issues. Many members are aware that the Future Workforce Committee helped launch the YEA! program and the Hire Me First program for middle and high school students. At…
The Chamber’s Energy and Economic Development Committee is making plans to coordinate a community presence at the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in June. The purpose of the effort is to help existing businesses interact with potential customers; visit manufacturing companies in attendance that may be growing and looking for additional locations and…
The second annual Western Colorado Manufacturing Summit will be held on April 15th at Two Rivers Convention Center. The planning committee is assembling a strong line up of presenters on topics from workforce to an introduction to ISO, re-shoring to social media tools you can use for FREE to help identify customers. The Mesa County…
Get to know your fellow business neighbors! The Chamber is hosting a New Member Showcase on Thursday, February 19th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Holiday Inn and Suites – Grand Junction Airport, sponsored by Telluride Ski and Golf, The Peaks Resort and Spa and the Hotel Telluride. All of the businesses that…
The Chamber is a proud host of the Energy Forum and Expo that is held annually in Grand Junction. Because that event is happening this month there will be no Chamber Energy Briefing. However, we urge everyone to attend the tenth Forum and Expo at Two Rivers Convention Center on February 27th. The official program…
On the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00 to 4:00 PM researchers from the Mesa County Library will be onsite at the Chamber to assist in developing lists of potential customers contact information. That date in February is February 18th. Not sure what your potential customers may look like or how best to market…
As your 2015 Chairman of the Board I know I have some big shoes to fill following in the footsteps of 2014 Chairman Greg Motz. I was amazed when I read the 2014 Business Plan and realized how much of our goals and strategies had actually been achieved. I hope I can carry on that…