Congratulations to Ashley Unchurch who has been hired as the new Chamber Executive Director. Ashley will be taking over for Eliza Cress who is moving on to continue her education. Ashley has been a great supporter of the Gunnison Valley Women's Network and has attended both of our first two Women's Networking Nights. Ashley has been serving as the chamber’s membership and marketing coordinator, focusing on Chamber membership development and member business development. Though sad to see Eliza leaving, Ashley will be a great fit as the "voice and face of the Chamber". Ashley has previous experience with the Chamber as well as with business relations. Her strong understanding of our community
You may have heard the buzz around town that there is a new hotel project on the horizon. The review process and journey through the BOZAR approval process continues for the Sixth Street Station developers. There was support on several major elements from the BOZAR board at the April 12th meeting, including that of the Sixth Street Station’s basic size and mass. BOZAR members found the Planned Unit Development (PUD) to be “compatible with the neighborhood context and the scale is consistent with the objectives and purposes of the zoning code and the B-2 district”. The plan as of now is for there to be two buildings along Sixth Street from Gothic Avenue to the North end of town across from th
Our April Networking night was a huge success! We saw lots of new faces as well as a few familiar ones from our first Women's Networking Night in March. Thank you to the wonderful staff at the Blue Table Restaurant for hosting our April gathering. The food was wonderful as were the drink specials and service. We are looking forward to continuing to see the group grow and future Women's Networking Nights (WNN). The next one is scheduled for May 24th at Montanya Distillers in Crested Butte. We hope to see you there!
Our 1st Women's Networking Night (WNN) was held on Wednesday March 29th at the Secret Stash Pizzeria in Crested Butte, Colorado. We had a great turn out with approximately 20 ladies in attendance. The Gunnison Valley Women's Networking idea came to two friends one blustery winter afternoon over a glass of wine. They were thinking how nice it would be to have a regular get together for local women. A way to network and meet new people. The idea started small and grew into including the entire Gunnison Valley. "Why not start a Face Book page too"? From there the idea continued to grow and a date for the first WNN was set. We had no idea how well the idea would be perceived or how much of a nee
