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The Logan County Chamber of Commerce Honors

Northeastern

Junior College

As Business Of The Week

100 College Drive............................................................970-521-6600

Northeastern Junior College is this week's Business of the Week. Representing NJC are (left to right) Heather Brungardt, Brant Davis, Lisa LeFevre, Trevor Chintala, Mike White, Jesse Quinlin, Veronica Koehn, Jeri Estrada, Samantha Roberts, Kelsey Dillinger, Alexis Ertle, Kay Hansberry and Jan Brandenburg as well as the many dedicated faculty and staff who make the college the premier place for students to learn! (Photo By Auston Hoskins.)

....Northeastern Junior College was founded in 1941 as Sterling Community College, originally built and funded by the local community. The college was formed by a coalition of local educational leaders and interested citizens who began the process of forming a community college in this region. It was a vision by local leaders to provide college level education infused with the values of rural Colorado to the young people in this area.

....In 1950, the name was changed to Northeastern Junior College to reflect a larger service area. In 1997, funding was shifted from a Logan County tax levy to the state, paving the way for NJC to become one of the 13 community colleges in the Colorado Community College System, where it remains affiliated today.

....Northeastern Junior College has evolved significantly over the years, but the foundation remains a well-rounded education for our students, and service to our community by providing education and training in fields that support rural Colorado and the development of its citizens.

....Northeastern Junior College offers over 80 programs of study. Many are transfer degrees which provide the foundation to transfer to a 4-year university to complete a bachelor’s degree. Others are suited for a direct pathway to the workforce, such as our welding, diesel, and wind programs.

....The college also combines the two with many cosmetology students participating in business classes, for example, to support opening their own shops. The college enjoys providing the community with NJCAA sports events, theater, music and more, as well as venues for sports, meetings and more.

....Northeastern Junior College is located at 100 College Ave., Sterling, CO 80751. For more information contact them at 970-521-6600, websites: www.njc.edu, www.gonjc.com (athletics) and find them on Facebook at Northeastern Junior College.

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Northeastern

Junior College

Our Business Of The Week

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Golf Tournament

Has Been Rescheduled

Until Sept. 30

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Monster Trucks Most Wanted Coming To Town

The ALL-NEW Monster Trucks Most Wanted is coming to the Logan County Fairgrounds on Sept. 15-16. See America's most thrilling Monster Trucks for 3 spectacular performances and two-hours of non-stop action:

.......................Monster Truck Shows

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Carol's Sleep Shop

Centennial Mental Health

Cooperating Ministries

Media Logic

Sterling Lions Club

Sterling Health and Rehab

Sterling Medcare

Village Inn

Hospice of the Plains

Early Childhood Council

NJC Young Farmers

The Grill at River City

Sterling Concert Series

GWB Welding

JUNE

B&J Plumbing

CSU Engagement Center

Edward Jones - Pam Werner

Highline Electric

NE Agri Services

Premier Farm Credit

Sterling Federal Credit Union

Townsquare Realty

Pheasant Ridge Dental

Barnes Pharmacy

Bank of Colorado 

TBK Bank

Eastern Colorado Services

Leavitt Group

NJC

Pizza Hut

Schaefers Precision

Sonnenburg Agency 

Sterling Correctional Facility

TLC Auto

Tennant Funeral Home

Walker Pharmacy 

Walmart

Xesi

Pawnee Cycle Club

Papa Murphys

North Sterling Boat Charter

Connections for Independent Living

JULY

Chaney-Reager Funeral Home

First Farm Bank

Transwest 

Larry and Elsie Fetzer

McDonald's

AUGUST

Harmony Homes

Legacy CPA & Financial Services

A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center

Franky's Carpet Cleaning LLC

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Employer Training Workshop

Please join us for a Training Workshop with representatives from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Unemployment Insurance Division. The Department is launching a new unemployment insurance reporting system this fall, known as MyUI Employer+.This system upgrade will impact ALL employers that pay unemployment insurance and the Training Workshop will provide an opportunity for employers to learn the new system and ask questions.

Training Workshop

Sales And Use Task Force Meets With Chamber

The Task Force is made up of industry, legislators, and state and local government representatives to look at policies to simplify Colorado’s complicated tax system. One of the largest pieces of policy to come out of the task force is the creation of the Sales and Use Tax System (SUTS) which is intended to further tax simplification. Rachel Quintana with Ernst & Young is the appointed representative for the Colorado Chamber of Commerce on the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force. In her first meeting, she provided an important presentation on behalf of the Colorado Chamber and the business community to provide feedback on what is working in the SUTS system and what is not. Her insights will go a long way as the task force considers potential SUTS upgrades and marketing strategies going into the 2024 legislative session.

Task Force

Colorado Chamber of Commerce

Shortage Of Temporary Worker Visas

Mike Zaffaroni, owner and president of the Liberty Landscape Supply, is ready to expand his small business, but the persistent worker shortage is stopping those plans cold. “The labor shortage has impacted our business more significantly than any other single factor in the entire 16 years that I've been in business,” says Zaffaroni. “It impacts our ability to grow at the rate that we want to grow.”  The small business, based in Jacksonville, Florida, depends heavily on foreign national workers here on temporary work visas—and there simply aren’t enough to fulfill business demand. “There’s not nearly enough visas available every year for all of the businesses that are looking for workers,” Zaffaroni says. “There’s no level of predictability as to whether or not we’re going to get those visas and the associated workers in the future.”   

Worker Shortage

What Is Impacting Small Business?

Suzanne P. Clark, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Jeanette Mulvey, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, of Small Business Product Company will be keynote speakers at an upcoming update on Small Business. Focus will be on the biggest issues impacting small businesses today, and how the U.S. Chamber is working on behalf of small businesses.

Business Update

US Chamber

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When Is "Old Sterling's" Anniversary?

History Cafe, originally scheduled for Aug. 30, has been postponed due to carpet installation in the High Plains Education Center! The new date is WED., SEPT. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in the High Plains Education Center and will discuss “Old Sterling.” This topic will begin the year-long theme of “Crossroads” as the museum anticipates the Smithsonian exhibit with the same name arriving at the museum for a 6-week exhibition in August of 2024. “Old Sterling”, as it was called, was first established about 4 miles north of present day Sterling in 1874. The town was named, established postal service, began a school and even had a cemetery before the decision was made to move the whole town. What brought these rugged pioneers here and what brought them to the “crossroads” decision to move the town? Call the museum at 970-522-3895 to reserve your spot at History Café.

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AFRS Recovery

CSU Regional Engagement Center

Windsong Spaces Out - come see the adventures of the Starship Windsong. Lots of great singing

and a few laughs. Special guest quartet is Kindred, the Region 8 2023 Championship quartet..

Windsong Chorus...

POSTPONED

.Hospice of the Plains.......

Sterling Lions Club.

Caliche Foundation

Sugar Beet Days

NJC Golf

Yin & Pin

AFRS Recovery

AFRS Recovery

Upcoming Concert Season ................................................... Sterling Concert Series, Inc.  

Early Childhood Council Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick  

B2B Power  

Why Join The Chamber?

Did you know that joining a chamber of commerce can help your company gain access to valuable resources and exposure in the community? A business's

visibility and trustworthiness in the community can improve greatly by joining the chamber of commerce. The mission of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce

is to strengthen business ties and foster economic development in the county.

For additional information on how joining the Logan County Chamber

can help your business, please call (970) 522- 5070.

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