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, News
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
July 10, 2025
Les Schwab Tire Centers will open a new, full-service store in Montrose on July 23, bringing more than a dozen jobs and a range of automotive services...
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News
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
July 9, 2025
Montrose County’s top administrative position remains vacant after interim county manager Leslie Quon resigned Monday, prompting two days of public di...
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News
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
July 7, 2025
A citizen-led effort to recall Montrose County Commissioner Scott Mijares is set to begin next week, with more than 100 volunteers preparing to gather...
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Community, News
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
July 3, 2025
For years, the doors to MADA sat mostly closed — its future uncertain, its purpose fading. Once a vibrant hub rooted in Chicano pride and self-suffici...
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Business, News...
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
June 24, 2025
Amazon expects to complete construction on its new last-mile delivery facility in Montrose by the end of 2025 and plans to hire more than 50 employees...
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