Dear Friend,
During this disconcerting time, GJEP is committed to supporting our local business community with information and resources that will help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus. Our immediate concern is for our hourly workforce, affected by the closures of restaurants, theaters, gyms and other small businesses. We are working with the state on financing programs to help bridge the gap until those businesses are allowed to reopen.
In the meantime,
we have created a
resources page available on our website
to connect businesses and their employees with local, state and federal resources available in response to the coronavirus.
We will continue to update this page with information and resources as they become available. Please also follow GJEP on social media for COVID-19 updates.
In line with the guidelines set forth by the federal government, CDC and Mesa County Public Health,
we have decided to postpone the Western Colorado Economic Summit (WCES2020).
We plan to reschedule for later this year (likely Summer 2020) and all tickets and sponsorships will automatically transfer to the new dates. We will share updates as soon as they become available.
We encourage all businesses to follow the guidelines set forth by the Mesa County Public Health Department:
https://health.mesacounty.us/covid19/
.
If we follow these guidelines, we can move past this virus quickly and begin to work on our economic recovery.
Finally, we ask you to remain patient and calm. Please don’t hoard so that there is enough for everybody. Continue to shop locally. Get outside if you are able.
We are thankful for our neighbors that work in healthcare, our first responders, our city and county employees, and anybody else that can’t work from home and must be available to the community at all times.
Stay Well,
