Rural Workforce Initiative
Date and Time
Monday Oct 19, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location
Palisade Chamber of Commerce
305 Main St., Ste 1
Palisade, CO 81524
Fees/Admission
This committee is open to all Chamber members, industry and education partners.
Description
We invite you to rejoin the Rural Workforce Initiative as we enter the next phase of our work to strengthen the talent pipeline across rural Mesa County.
Moving forward, this initiative will be intentionally employer led and demand driven. Our focus will be listening directly to rural employers, identifying shared workforce challenges, recognizing gaps in critical positions and skills, and bringing the right education, workforce, and community partners to the table to develop sustainable solutions.
Through the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) we will begin using a more structured approach to understand employer demand, identify where talent is coming from, strengthen career pathways, and better align workforce resources with the needs of businesses in Palisade, Fruita, De Beque, Collbran, and surrounding rural communities.
Whether you represent business, education, workforce development, or a community partner, your perspective and participation will be important as we work together to build a stronger rural workforce pipeline.
