Business, News
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 picked up speed in a big way—and now, the company is stepping outside of Colorado for the first time. This month, Clearnetworx began building out a fib...
Business, Food & Beverage
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 phase of their careers. Ross was a paramedic (flight medic) for 35 years. Mikelich graduated with a degree in geophysics and spent several winters (thei...
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Business, Food & Beverage
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 operation run by two former outdoor guides, is the first farm outside the Pacific Northwest to win the Cascade Cup. And they’ve done it two years in ...
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Community, News
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, County Attorney Marti Whitmore, and Assistant County Manager Emily Sanchez. Both Whitmore and Sanchez submitted their resignations after Rodriguez, ...
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News
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
April 16, 2025
The Montrose County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a letter addressed to President Donald Trump, calling for urgent intervention by the federal government against what they describe as unconstitutional overreach by the State of Colorado. The letter, addressed from all three commissione...
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News
Mijares questions procedure and credentials; county manager defends process, calls Ahmed ‘the right guy’
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
April 3, 2025
Just five weeks after voting unanimously to appoint Dr. Mirza Ahmed as Montrose County’s public health director, Commissioners Scott Mijares and Sean Pond voted April 2 to reclassify him as interim—citing concerns about the legality of the hiring process and raising questions about Ahmed’s qualifica...
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Business, Movers & Shakers
By Montrose Business Times 
April 3, 2025
Tonya Maddox, founder and CEO of Our Town Matters and publisher of the Montrose Business Times, has been named this year’s Remarkable Woman by KREX-TV as part of its annual Women’s History Month recognition. WesternSlopeNow, KREX’s online news outlet, highlighted Maddox as one of four exceptional wo...
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Business, Food & Beverage
Wines from the Woods
April 3, 2025
Located at 67289 Trout Road outside of Montrose, LaNoue DuBois Winery has deep meaning for the LaNoue family—owners Lee LaNoue, Kathy LaNoue (Lee’s stepmother), and Rick LaNoue (his father). “LaNoue DuBois (LahNew DewBwah) isn’t exactly the easiest name to say, but it means a lot to us,” says Lee. “...
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Community, Food & Beverage
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
March 13, 2025
If you’ve been craving Mediterranean food on the Western Slope, you’re in luck. Cedars Mediterranean, a new food truck run by husband-and-wife duo Sam and Georgina Joseph, is bringing fresh, authentic Lebanese flavors to towns across the region—and people can’t seem to get enough of it. Joseph, an e...
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Business, Community
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
March 27, 2025
A federal hiring freeze and sudden staffing cuts are already affecting national parks across the country—and here in Montrose, where Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a major tourism driver, local business owners say the consequences could be felt across the economy as early as this summ...
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Business, Community
By Jen Wolfe for the MBT 
April 10, 2025
You don’t have to travel to Jackson Hole, Scottsdale, or Santa Fe to purchase fine art. Cimarron Song Gallery, located at 901 E. Main St. in Montrose ...
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By Marcus Mitchell 
April 3, 2025
Just five weeks after voting unanimously to appoint Dr. Mirza Ahmed as Montrose County’s public health director, Commissioners Scott Mijares and Sean ...
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Business, Food & Beverage...
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
March 19, 2025
George Burkhardt was out Wednesday morning, feeding chickens and collecting eggs in a hoodie with the US Marine Corps logo. At 75 years old, he moves ...
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By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
March 20, 2025
Montrose Regional Health (MRH) was honored with the Montrose Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) 2025 Economic Development Award at the organiza...
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By Jen Wolfe for the MBT 
March 13, 2025
Farnsworth Scenics started in Montrose, Colorado, by Vince and Maggie Farnsworth in 2008. Since then, they have captured the beauty of the Western Slo...
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