Category: News

August 26, 2022

New JA Alumni Survey Results Confirm Impact and Continued Need for Programs

For more than 100 years, Junior Achievement (JA) has inspired and prepared young people to own their economic success. Millions of students have experienced the power of a volunteer role...

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July 21, 2022

JA-Rocky Mountain Earns Recognition at National Leadership Conference

JA-Rocky Mountain staff members being recognized at the National Leadership Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas this July. Each year, hundreds of JA staff members from area offices across the country...

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May 26, 2022

JA-Rocky Mountain Celebrates Wyoming

May 24th was National Wyoming Day and JA celebrated by reflecting on the amazing program growth achieved over the last five years. In 2017 we were implementing programs in three...

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February 8, 2022

Who Are the Underbanked, and Why Does Banking Matter?

According to a 2019 report by the Federal Reserve, 22% of American adults are either unbanked or underbanked. This means that more than 56 million adults in the U.S. lack...

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August 13, 2021

Junior Achievement Sells Lodo Offices to Denver Metro Chamber for $5.1 Million, Plans New $17 Million Facility in Denver Tech Center

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain closed on a sale of its floor located at 1445 Market Street, the organization announced today. The floor was sold for $5.1 million to the Denver Metro...

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March 24, 2020

2020 JA-Rocky Mountain Educator & Volunteer of the Year Award Nominees, presented by TIAA

Each year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) invites the community to nominate educators and volunteers for the JA Educator of the Year Award and JA Volunteer of the Year Award,...

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September 20, 2019

JA Student Entrepreneurs Take Home $100,000 Grand Prize at Denver Startup Week Pitch Competition

Two JA students brought home the grand prize at Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition on Thursday evening, winning a package including cash, products, and services valued at $100,000. High school...

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September 18, 2019

Junior Achievement Welcomes Kelly Latterman as Routt County District Manager

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is thrilled to welcome Kelly Latterman as its new District Manager for Routt County.  A Steamboat resident, Latterman will work directly with local schools and oversee Junior...

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September 13, 2019

Twenty-five years of leadership and learning with JA-Rocky Mountain Executive Vice President, Kristi Shaffer

Kristi Shaffer, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) Executive Vice President, wakes up every morning at 4. She’s the first to arrive at her workout class, then she walks into the...

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