
Homegrown Talent Coalition Hosts PWR Day at the Capitol
On Monday, February 23, 2026, Junior Achievement joined other members of the Homegrown Talent (HGT) Coalition for Postsecondary Workforce Readiness (PWR) Day at the Capitol. Nearly 100 leaders from education, business, and public policy came […]

JA-Rocky Mountain Celebrates New Healthcare Collaboration
JA-Rocky Mountain and Delta Dental of Colorado, Intermountain Health, and Select Health have announced a three-year collaboration. The three nonprofit healthcare organizations will become the official sponsor of the healthcare store at Robert & Judi […]

Ensuring Every Student Graduates with Meaningful Progress Toward Economic Mobility
In May 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order aimed at bridging the gap between academic learning and workforce education and training. The order builds upon recommendations from a state task force, which […]

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain and Chick-fil-A Announce Partnership
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) and Chick-fil-A have announced a three-year partnership agreement. Local Chick-fil-A restaurants will become the official “Dining Out” sponsor of both Metro Denver JA Finance Parks, presented by Transamerica, providing $150,000 of […]

JA Board Member Honored With National Recognition
Ed Nekritz, JA-Rocky Mountain Board Member and current Senior Advisor for Prologis, after serving as the company’s first Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for almost 30 years, has been honored by Junior Achievement (JA) […]

Eric Bowler: “JA offers real-world experiences”
JA is proud to name Charles Schwab’s Eric Bowler as the 2023 Advocate of the Year.

Mazza FarajAllah: “Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”
Mazza was born and raised in Saudi Arabia to Sudanese parents and moved to Colorado in November 2020. Six months later, she started working for the Western Union Foundation, which creates access to economic opportunity […]

Steve Goldman: “I was instantly hooked”
Steve is an entrepreneur at heart. In 2006, he co-founded Workforce Insight, a software and consulting firm, growing it to over 200 employees before selling it to a large private equity firm in 2014. A […]

JA High School Heroes Spend Day at Local Elementary School in Partnership with TIAA
In celebration of April being Financial Literacy Month, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) hosted a JA High School Heroes Day at Swansea Elementary School
