Downtown Summer Passport program rewards downtown patrons
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Downtown Summer Passport program rewards downtown patrons
May 10, 2023
The Montrose Downtown Summer Passport program kicked off last Thursday for downtown patrons and shoppers.The multi-week event is a collaboration of several businesses to promote traffic to downtown by giving away prizes once a week Participants can pick up a free passport book at any of the particip...
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Star Wars vanity plates benefit state’s Disability Funding Committee
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Star Wars vanity plates benefit state’s Disability Funding Committee
May 10, 2023
To benefit the Colorado Disability Funding Committee, members of Colorado’s Star Wars fandom have an opportunity to bid for the rights to 14 official Colorado license plate configurations with Star Wars themes. Among those are plates with phrases like “Anakin,' “MRVADER,” and “OB1WAN.”The online auc...
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Visitors to downtown asked to share Main Street stories
May 10, 2023
City of Montrose releaseVisitors to historic Main Street are encouraged to share their favorite stories relating why Montrose's iconic downtown district is so important to them as part of a statewide Celebrating Main Streets campaign to highlight why vibrant businesses, inspiring public art, unique ...
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Property valuations could mean tax increases for homeowners; Polis plan offers relief
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Property valuations could mean tax increases for homeowners; Polis plan offers relief
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 10, 2023
With huge leaps in property value assessments across the state, there's some question about property taxes and where homeowners might find some relief. In Montrose County, the median increase in residential property' values was 47% when the Montrose County Tax Assessor’s Office released its new asse...
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(Left) Margaret Johnson
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(Left) Margaret Johnson
May 10, 2023
(Left) Margaret Johnson, owner of the Daily Bread Bakery and Cafe helps a customer recently.(Above) An old handwritten recipe book has many of the cafe's original recipes, taught to them by people like AITomich. Shelby Ortega for the Montrose Business Times
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SAYING GOODBYE
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SAYING GOODBYE
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 10, 2023
Daily Bread closing after nearly 35 years in downtown MontroseEating at Daily Bread Bakery and Cafe is kind of like sitting around, eating in your own kitchen.That’s the way Mark Biggins, who visi ts at least once a month, looks at it.He was in to eat there recently and found out what many have foun...
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By U.S. Small Business Administration 
May 3, 2023
SBA provides grants for veteran small businessesLast week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced $3.5 million in grant awards to support outreach organizations focused on veteran small businesses. Hie grants provide critical funding to create new Veterans Business Outreach Centers (...
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Upcoming Chamber Events
May 3, 2023
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Montrose Business Times, 1245 E. Main St.,4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on May 4 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony:T-Mobile, 345 I S. Rio Grande Ave. Suite A7, May 19 and 20 Business After Hours: MRD I Flex Rec, 1309 Mayfly Drive, May 25 Business After Hours at Atlasta Solar, 3060 Aerotech Pkwy...
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Member-to-member benefits
May 3, 2023
Being a Chamber member has its benefits Chamber Members can take advantage of the following discounts and perks.• 20% off business internet with Elevate.• Complimentary 30-minute retirementconsultation with ElderAdo Financial• 20% off design and print services with Our Town Matters• 10% discount on ...
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State vies for ‘Tech Hub’ designation
By Colorado OEDIT 
May 3, 2023
Governor Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and I nternational Trade (OEDIT) announced a new public-private initiative, TechHubNow!, to strategically position Colorado for designation as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) under the CHIPS and Science Act. The U.S.E...
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Bridging the childcare gap: City to open its own daycare
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Bridging the childcare gap: City to open its own daycare
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
September 11, 2025
The City of Montrose is moving forward with plans to transform a former school district building into a new childcare facility, a project officials ho...

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