Behind every storefront, service, and job in Mesa County is a business navigating tight margins, workforce pressures, rising costs, and constant change. Those challenges rarely make headlines. What deserves recognition is the resilience, innovation, and leadership demonstrated by local businesses every single day. On February 27th, 2026, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce brought…
It is with great pleasure that the organization announces that Candace Carnahan is being promoted to Vice President. Her responsibilities will include business retention and expansion activities along with oversight of fundraising and general programming. Candace has been with the organization since May 2015 and has been responsible for events, communications, marketing and programming in…
With over 75 in attendance, the GJACC Membership came together for the first time in over a year to celebrate expansions being made by our local businesses. The message from these businesses was one of strength and gratitude towards our amazing community and the partnerships that allowed them to be successful during a time that…
The Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce won a GOLD level award for its CHAMPIONS of Economic Development EDW 2019, a project in the category of Innovation in Economic Development Week of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 15 during the IEDC Annual Conference, which…
C.J. Rhyne, Director of Business Retention and Expansion for the Grand Junction Area Chamber, graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute on October 24, 2019, at the OU EDI Fall session held in Denver, Colorado. OU EDI is an intensive 117-hour certificate program that provides a broad spectrum of advanced education for the…
With the discovery of additional reserves of natural gas in the Piceance Basin in 2016, our area now acknowledged to be the second largest repository of natural gas reserves in the nation. As efforts advance to find new markets and access for the West’s natural energy resources, a strong partnership with Utah’s Office of Energy…
For immediate release June 5, 2018 The Grand Junction Area Chamber is pleased that Judge Timbreza ruled in favor of the lawsuit filed by the Chamber and Mesa County disputing the Grand Valley Drainage District assessment of a fee on all properties within its boundaries. The Chamber voted to take the unusual action of suing…