The new school year starts early in the Grand Valley! With classes set to start on August 3rd many of us are focused on back to school activities including registration, class schedules, buying school supplies and much more. As business people, however, I’m going to ask you to add one more focus to your month….
The Grand Junction Area Chamber is proud to sponsor the Mesa County Leadership program. The program provides a comprehensive look at various unique aspects that form our community, including local government, public lands, health care, education and human services. The program spans ten months and more than 70 hours of interactive learning for participants chosen…
A pizza party for any students, parents or potential business volunteers/sponsors in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy is slated for Thursday evening, August 13th, 5:30 PM at the Grand Junction Chamber Offices, 360 Grand Avenue. Deadline for applying for the third year of the program is August 27th. An orientation session for the up to 24…
With almost daily national and statewide news about something impacting energy development and usage it is important that business people in our area have factual information about this business resource. The Chamber offers a luncheon energy briefing each month which provides just such factual information. Mark your calendars and plan to join us for the…
The 2015 fiscal year for the Grand Junction Area Chamber is half over and it is important for members to know how their investment of time and resources have been put to use over the past three months to help grow the local economy and be the voice of business. Here are selected highlights: Coordinated,…
The Mesa County Workforce Center, School District 51 and the Grand Junction Area Chamber have entered into a unique partnership to fund a fulltime workforce coordinator position within the Chamber that will: Provide leadership and program management of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy including recruiting students and business volunteers that will assist middle and high school…
The year is half over which is simply incredible to me but as I reflect on the past six months; I see the key word that I would like to have characterize this year at the Chamber. That word is “collaboration.” As defined in the dictionary, collaboration means the action of working with someone to…
The fall Energy Briefing schedule is slated to kick off on August 19th with members of the Western Colorado Delegation sharing their experiences from attending the largest international petroleum show in the world. State Treasurer Walker Stapleton is waiting in the wings to share the “numbers” around energy development in the state and the region…
The Western Colorado Delegation, comprised of a diverse group of local governments, economic development organizations and energy-related businesses dedicated to enhancing job growth, returned late last week from the Global Petroleum Show which is held annually in Calgary, AB. The delegation had a booth, made calls on fellow exhibitors, held briefings with corporate companies active…
Save Local Now (www.grand-junction.savelocalnow.com/savelocalnow.com) is a website, iPhone and Android app that gives people access to exclusive offers from their favorite businesses. It is available to all Grand Junction Area Chamber members at no cost. Locals, fellow business owners and tourists alike can use Save Local Now to access deals, events and savings where they…