Does due diligence mean to mistrust the Chamber?
There are rumors and misunderstandings in regards to moving our warehouse to Salt Lake City, and I would like the opportunity to clarify them. Our operations (offices) are staying here; we are moving distribution to Salt Lake City.
We are committed to the community and grateful to be here. We found a home here that we love and do not regret moving here for a minute. We moved here for quality of life, access to the outdoors, great mountain bike trails and a welcoming community.
What we missed was an efficient supply chain getting our goods to Grand Junction. One feature critical to business functions here â promised to us by the Chamber of Commerce in the fall of 2019 â was the ability to take containers direct off the rail. When we needed our first container delivered here, we were shocked to learn it was impossible as Burlington Northern and Union Pacific, the sole providers, were unwilling to do it. The chamber had not understood the difference between a rail car and a container, which are handled as separate entities by the railroads. We had no reason to believe the chamber did not understand the distinction and we relied on their representations that offloading containers was available here.