Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

January 2026


Executive Director: Heather Hillin

Executive Assistant: Savannah Torres


Business of the Month


Tu Casa


Tu Casa is dedicated to empowering children and adults in the San Luis Valley to live healthy, violence-free lives. Through crisis intervention, shelter services, and survivor-centered advocacy, Tu Casa supports victims of domestic and sexual violence and their non-offending family members. The organization also leads prevention education and community awareness efforts to create lasting, positive social change.


24-Hour Hotline: 719-589-2465

Events/News:

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EVENTS CALENDAR

FREE In-Person Workshop for Employers & Business Owners

Southcentral & Southeast Colorado


Struggling to fill open positions? Learn how to attract the right candidates using AI-powered, skills-first hiring strategies on the state job board ConnectingColorado.gov.


The Workforce Colorado Rural Alliance (Colorado Dept. of Labor & Employment) invites employers to a hands-on workshop covering:

  • Writing attention-grabbing job descriptions with AI assistance
  • Identifying and listing the exact skills applicants need
  • Using Lightcast labor market data to hire skill-based applicants
  • Understanding 2026 Labor Law updates and how they affect your business



📍 Skills First Hiring – Alamosa

🗓 Wednesday, January 21, 2026

⏰ 4:00 – 6:00 PM

📌 610 State St, Alamosa, CO 81101


✅ How to Register:

  • Log in to ConnectingColorado.gov and find the workshop on the home page
  • Or call/text Tom Lopez, Workforce Colorado Rural Alliance Business Development Representative
  • 📞 719-569-2816


Questions or seeking information? Click the buttons on the right - hand side to view more information about Monte Vista as well as various local events in the San Luis Valley!

The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce next Board meeting will be on Thursday, January 29th at 7AM the Chamber of Commerce.

Member Updates:

We hope you decide to move messages from the Monte Vista Chamber to our Primary tab from the Promotions tab. By doing so, all future emails from us should be delivered to the Primary tab. Thanks!


CHECK OUT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS HERE!


New Members:

  • San Luis Valley Living
  • MapToppers
  • CharMer Artistic Creations
  • ZenBusiness


Renewing Members:

  • Grower-Shipper Potato Company, Inc


Do you have an event in the San Luis Valley that you would like to add to our website? Please click the button below to fill out an Event Submission Form with as much information as possible. We will add the event to the Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce website as soon as possible and will contact you if we have any further questions about the event.

Thank you!