Why would someone want to devote one day a month for ten months to participate in the Mesa County Leadership program? Here is what a few past participants have to say about their experiences. “The leadership class was an amazing personal and professional experience. I walked away with a deeper understanding of our community, our…
The Chamber’s next Quarterly Membership Luncheon will be on Monday, March 21st, 12:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton. The keynote will be an update on Mesa County Valley School District 51 and their efforts to fundamentally transform learning for the Valley’s students. The Chamber will once again be recognizing businesses in the Grand…
What Will Your Kids Do Over Summer Vacation? Time spent learning translates into a better prepared workforce and the Mesa County Business Education Foundation (MCBEF) is committed to helping identify and support community initiatives that offer opportunities for learning outside the classroom and/or on the job. With that in mind, the Foundation has teamed with…
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee has been hard at work taking action on various pieces of proposed legislation that will impact businesses. Shown below are some of the bills we are following and commenting on: HB16-1119 – (Thurlow/Hobert) This bill extends a sales tax exemption that already exists on large…
The Chamber is hosting a New Member Mixer in conjunction with the YEA! Tradeshow on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Mesa County Workforce Center. All members are invited to stop by and learn more about the newest additions to the Chamber family which include restaurants, dance studios, retail,…
Hunden Strategic Partners was engaged by the City of Grand Junction to analyze the market opportunity for a new arena in downtown Grand Junction. The financial feasibility of any such project will depend on the participation of local companies and organizations via the purchase or lease of premium suites, club seating, naming rights, entitlement rights,…
Join the Chamber on Thursday, February 11th for the monthly Energy Briefing Luncheon, 12:00PM at the Mesa County Workforce Center featuring Trent Yang, Director, Private Equity, AMG National Trust Bank who will be sharing information on geothermal power generation. Geothermal resources are reservoirs of hot water that exist at varying temperatures and depths below the…
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 customer contact information. That date in February is February 17th. Not sure what your potential customers may look like or how best to market…
The Chamber Business Plan is ambitious and we can simply not achieve all of our goals without the assistance of our members. Shown below are the 2016 Committees along with a short description of what they do and when they meet. All committee meetings take place in the Chamber conference rooms. If you are interested…
Do you have a couple of hours over a ten day period to meet up to ten new business people and deliver our 2016 Chamber membership materials? If so, we will buy you breakfast on February 24th! The annual Chamber Directory Delivery Drive needs up to 60 volunteers willing to call on their fellow Chamber…