MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Creating partnerships was the theme of the evening -- hosted by a big employer of CMU grads, Timberline Bank. Members of the Grand Junction community, including Mayor Cody Kennedy and CMU President John Marshall, were in attendance to meet the new leader of the Davis School of Business, Ben Williams.

"I think right now I saw 21 of the employees at the Grand Junction branch are CMU graduates," said Williams. "I think that's a great example of when we find a great partner that knows the value of a CMU education."

Williams comes from the University of Missouri -- Kansas City, and switching from that big city feel to a smaller community involves switching the mindset of corporate partnerships to small businesses.

"When you're in a big city, whether it's Denver, S

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