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December 22, 2015

JA alumnus serves up sushi burritos and business guidance

Anyone hungry for a sushi burrito? That’s right. A sushi burrito. In October 2015, JA-Rocky Mountain alumnus and volunteer Alonzo Martinez and his business partner launched Komotodo Sushi Burrito, a...

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December 2, 2015

JA My Way™

Owning a car, applying for a job and saving for college are just a few of the life-impacting decisions young adults have to navigate. Thankfully, there’s JA My Way. JA...

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JA Bowl-A-Thon

The JA Bowl-A-Thon is not only a fun event, it is also JA’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Thousands of participants from hundreds of companies bowl to help JA provide...

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JA Business Week

Forget everything you think you know about summer camp. JA Business Week is like nothing you've experienced before. It's a knowledge-building, confidence-boosting, network-growing, college-application standout of a summer experience. Unlike...

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JA Stock Market Challenge

The JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Bank of America, is an innovative, interactive, high-tech event where students experience two months of simulated trading condensed into two hours of excitement....

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JA Finance Park

True learning comes from doing. JA Finance Park, presented by Transamerica, gives middle and high school students the opportunity to make the same financial decisions adults make each month. By...

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November 30, 2015

JA Supporter Demonstrates the Power of Long-term Giving

It began as a challenge from a friend, and more than a year later Brian Florey continues to support Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain. “Back when the ice bucket challenge was happening...

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November 23, 2015

Cutting through the clutter

Right now, your in-box and social media accounts are probably overflowing with opportunities for you take action, join now, hurry in, or sign up today. Now, imagine this magnified by...

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November 6, 2015

What does it mean to be work ready?

"Work" and "ready" are simple words that should be easy to define yet there is a vexing problem facing American businesses: today's graduating students lack basic workplace skills and are...

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