30-05-2025
JUCO brings positive growth to businesses during the 2025 World Series
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Candace Carnahan, president and CEO of the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, states, 'We're seeing record ticket sales, record fans in the community and that's such a great thing to just sustain this amazing tournament that continues to add to the character of the community.'
It's the best time of the year for the Grand Valley, The Juco World Series. Now as the tournament is wrapping up, WesternSlopeNow was able to talk with some of the local businesses here in the valley. Even for the ones who just opened their doors just recently.
Erika, the co-owner of Colorado cool apparel, states, 'It's been really fun to see everyone liking the products. And our revenue, obviously, has increased this week. It's been great all over, all across the board.'
Carnahan explains, 'The beauty of this tournament is it impacts the entire Grand Valley.'
Carnahan tells WesternSlopeNow for JUCO, The Grand Junction Sports Commission successfully impacted last year's tournament with over 84,000 tickets sold. Generating nearly $3.5 million in direct spending and potentially $4.5 million in one week, despite not yet having totals for this year.
James Ferguson, the co-owner of Colorado Craft Coffee and Beer House, states, 'We're busier this year than we were last year. I think a lot of that's just exposure, but we'll take it. We'll take any bit of exposure we can get and so it's a good thing. We've definitely seen an uptick this year over last year. Last weekend especially, was definitely higher.'
Cooper Hall from The Hog and The Hen explains the best feeling as a business owner is to see people from out of town who will put the business on their radar for future visits.
Hall states, 'My favorite part is when we get repeat visitors from prior years. When people are like, we've been thinking about this for the whole year. We tried a sandwich last year and we're back for more like, that's really cool.'
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