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Storm King Distilling owners eye late summer opening for Potato Growers Building

By Tonya

June 27, 2024

Storm King Distilling owner David Fishering expects the Potato Growers Building to be complete by late this summer, in August or September. To date, $4 million has gone into Storm King Distilling and the Potato Growers Building, and the project is nearing completion. When complete, Fishering says th...

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Montrose manufacturer SOM Footwear lists the business for sale

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

June 27, 2024

SOM Footwear LLC is up for sale, according to the founders and owners of the company, Nathalie Bouchard and Olie Marchal. Production will end in the next two weeks, according to the announcement sent to local customers via email. Their website will offer available inventory while supplies last. “It ...

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PHOTOS: Despite rain, foodies flocked to Block 93 last week for the first ‘Montrose Truck Stop’

By Tonya

June 28, 2024

The Block 93 "Montrose Truck Stop" event on June 20 saw plenty of patrons, despite rainy weather. The event was the first in a series of four. Every third Thursday of the month, through September, various food trucks — local and from out of town — will visit the block to give customers tons of optio...

Business, Food & Beverage

New food trailer offers Philly cheesesteaks with provolone, Whiz and more

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

June 13, 2024

Ericka Donaldson was nervous as she prepped for lunch rush on Saturday morning. Close to a year of work led to the opening of her new food trailer, Colorado Philly, and she wanted to make sure everything went right. To help, she brought along her boyfriend, her mother and another friend. “I just wan...

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New owners have plans to grow Alt Space membership

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

June 13, 2024

Downtown co-working business Alt Space is under new ownership and is looking to increase benefits in an effort to get more membership. All Alt Space locations (Telluride, Ridgway, Grand Junction, Delta and Powderhorn, in addition to Montrose) were purchased by Brad Rowland and his company, Emergent,...

Business, Food & Beverage

Distiller, originally from Montrose, earns award for brand of gin

By Gunnison Clamp for the MBT

June 6, 2024

Montrose High School graduate Wes Panther has accomplished a lot since he left high school, and has now earned an award for his brand of gin, Ancestors Distilling, which is based in Denver. Ancestors earned the distinction of a Double Gold Medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition,...

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The Pediatric Associates is celebrating 45 years of taking care of Montrose children

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

June 6, 2024

If you’ve taken your child to a pediatrician in Montrose, you’re likely familiar with The Pediatric Associates. This year, the pediatric clinic turns 45, in business in Montrose since 1977. And just like the world has changed plenty since then, so has the clinic. Thomas Miller is a doctor at the cli...

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Former Russell Stover plant heading to foreclosure sale after developers failed to find tenant or buyer

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

May 30, 2024

The former Russell Stover manufacturing plant is heading to a foreclosure sale after the owners defaulted on their agreement with their lender. The sale will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5 at Friendship Hall in the Montrose County Fairgrounds. The owners of the building had a purchase contr...

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Western Skyways moving to Delta after being in Montrose since 1995

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

May 30, 2024

Western Skyways will relocate from Montrose to Delta, according to the One Delta County Economic Alliance. The decision to relocate was “driven by a strategic plan to reduce overhead expenses and leverage the labor pool in surrounding areas such as the Surface Creek valley, the North Fork valley and...

Business, Entertainment

A Time to Dance celebrates 20 years as a studio

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

May 23, 2024

In 2004, Catherine Frates was working as a babysitter. She had recently left dance instruction behind and was content with the way things were going. That was until, one day, she pulled into a space for rent and looked through the window. “I could see my grandmother’s studio, which was weird,” Frate...

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The Bridges $1M in upgrades, new restaurant menu and more member benefits

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

April 30, 2025

After undergoing around $1 million in renovations under new ownership, The Bridges Golf & Country Club officially reopened to the public Wednesday, Ap...

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Clearnetworx internet company, founded in 2012, expands into Farmington, marking five years of big growth

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

April 24, 2025

Clearnetworx, a Montrose-based internet company that first got its start in 2012, has grown steadily over the years. But since 2020, that growth has p...

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Silver Basin Brewery offers fun events and really good beer yearround

By Jen Wolfe for the MBT

April 24, 2025

Located at 147 N. 1st St in Montrose, Silver Basin Brewing opened its doors three years ago. For owners Bob Ross and Shauna Mikelich, this is a new ph...

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Billy Goat Hop Farm, winner of two Cascade Cup awards, is getting ready for hops season

By Jen Wolfe for the MBT

April 23, 2025

It’s not in Oregon or Washington, but a hop farm just outside Montrose has done what no one thought possible—twice. Billy Goat Hop Farm, a small-scale...

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County Manager Frank Rodriguez pushed out, public responds Wednesday morning after comment denial Tuesday

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

April 16, 2025

During a special meeting Tuesday, the Montrose County Board of County Commissioners voted to accept the resignations of County Manager Frank Rodriguez...

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