Chambers of Commerce
Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
www.gjchamber.org
970-242-3214
Palisade Chamber of Commerce
www.palisadecoc.com
970-464-7458
Fruita Chamber of Commerce
www.fruitachamber.org
970-858-3894
Plateau Valley Chamber of Commerce
970-487-3833
Economic Development Organizations
Business Incubator Center
www.gjincubator.org
970-243-5242
Enterprise Zone of Mesa County
www.mesacounty.us/enterprisezone
Grand Junction Economic Partnership
www.gjep.org
970-245-4332
Towns, County and Municipalities
Town of Palisade
www.townofpalisade.org
970-464-5602
City of Fruita
www.fruita.org
970-858-3663
Town of DeBeque
970-283-5475
Town of Collbran
970-487-3751
Mesa County
www.mesacounty.us
970-244-1800
Mesa County Planning Department
970-244-1636
Mesa County Building Department
970-244-1631
Mesa County Workforce Center
970-248-0871
City of Grand Junction
www.gjcity.org
970-244-1501
Grand Junction Planning Department
970-244-1774
Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau
www.visitgrandjunction.com
970-256-4060
Grand Junction Downtown Development Authority
www.downtowngj.org
970-245-9697
State of Colorado
www.colorado.gov
Doing business in Colorado
www.colorado.gov/colorado-doing-business
Colorado Business Resource Guide
www.state.co.us/oed/guide
Colorado Department of Revenue
www.revenue.state.co.us
Governors Office of Economic Development and International Trade
www.advancecolorado.com
Federal Resources
www.business.gov
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
US Patent Office
www.uspto.gov
For US patent searches – www.google.com/patents
For European patent searches – http://ep.espacenet.com
U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service
www.export.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
www.trade.gov
Other Organizations and Resources
Colorado Mesa University
www.mesastate.edu
Western Colorado Community College
www.mesastate.edu/wccc
Colorado Bio Science Association
www.cobioscience.com
Colorado Association of Manufacturing Technologies
www.camt.com
Grand Junction Business Resource Guide
www.grandjunctionbrg.com
Thomas Register
www.thomasnet.com/
School District 51 – school to career
www.mesa.k12.co.us/2003/Departments/CommunityPartnership/SchooltoCareer-HomePage.cfm
The Uniform Code Council
www.uc-council.org
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
www.osha.org
International Organization for Standardization
www.iso.org
North American Industry Classification System
www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html