Greeley Chamber of Commerce. Great. From the Ground Up.

Business in Greeley

Forbes Magazine ranks the Greeley area 57th in the U.S. for its "Best Places for Business and Careers List" and number one in the nation for income growth.

Creating a Strong Community

The Chamber of Commerce provides numerous programs that help to build stonger relationships between the community and businesses to help encourage future growth. These programs include:

• Agriculture Committee
• Better Schools Better Community
• Leadership Weld County
• Junior Leadership Weld County
• Business Seminars

Agriculture Committee

The Ag Committee promotes agriculture and agri-business for compatible relationships with businesses and resident of the Greeley area. It focuses on building community understanding of the value of agriculture to the economy. Particular areas of interest include water, immigration and education. Meets monthly. 2010 Chair: Tony Miller, First Farm Bank

Photo Credit: Charles O. Collins

Better Schools Better Community

Better Schools Better Communities works to promote participation and volunteerism within individual schools by Chamber member organizations with the goal of developing a solid workforce. Meets monthly. 2010 Chair: Mike Reisman, Greeley-Weld County Airport.

• Better Schools Better Communities Photo Gallery

Leadership Weld County

LWC is dedicated to ensuring continuity of knowledge for effective future leadership. By broadening participants’ knowledge of the community through monthly full-day classes, LWC educates the class members on a wide range of opportunities and challenges facing the community. Each new LWC class begins with a two-day retreat in September and then meets monthly from October through May. Advisory Board meets monthly. 2009-10 Chair: Bruce Martin, Weld County Sheriff's Office.

• Leadership Weld County Photo Gallery

Junior Leadership Weld County

JLWC stirs the interest of future leaders – currently in middle school. Each year, eighth graders nominated by the principals from Greeley schools attend five sessions to give them a brief taste of the complex community in which they live. Advisory Board meets monthly. 2009-10 Chair: Jean Glowacki, Weld County Extension Office

• Junior Leadership Weld County Photo Gallery

Business Seminars

Educational Seminars on topics relevant to our members are offered throughout the year. The 2009 program has focused on business survival during tough times. We invite Chamber members as presenters for these sessions designed to strengthen our members' businesses. Click here for next class.

The Greeley Chamber of Commerce is...

The Greeley Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization dedicated to meeting the needs of the business community by fostering economic opportunity and a favorable business climate.