Les Schwab Tires could be first to develop on S. Townsend plot
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Les Schwab Tires could be first to develop on S. Townsend plot
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
August 19, 2024
A Les Schwab tire shop would be the first to be developed an undeveloped parcel of land if Montrose City Council approves to provide water and sewer connections to the area. The 5.14-acre  parcel of land at 1910 S. Townsend Ave. includes three “pads” or sections available for development. Les Schwab...
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Corks Wine and Spirits going out of business
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Corks Wine and Spirits going out of business
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
August 8, 2024
Corks Fine Wine and Spirits is closing permanently, as confirmed by the store’s manager Jim Trujillo on Wednesday. Trujillo said the store has faced stiff competition since grocery stores in Colorado have been allowed to sell wine. A law passed by Colorado voters in 2022 and enacted in 2023 allowed ...
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Montrose Hardware permanently closed, building for sale
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Montrose Hardware permanently closed, building for sale
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
August 1, 2024
The downtown hardware store, Montrose Hardware, is permanently closed, and the building, located at 601 E. Main St. is currently listed for sale at a price of $1.938 million. It is not immediately clear why the business closed, but the owners of the building (who were leasing the property to the own...
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New recreational dispensary to open in Olathe with drive-thru and local products
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New recreational dispensary to open in Olathe with drive-thru and local products
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
July 18, 2024
Olathe will soon be home to a recreational cannabis dispensary, making it the closest in proximity to Montrose. Green Meadows, the company opening the new dispensary, has mainly operated medical dispensaries. The small, local chain has one medical-only dispensary in Delta and another in Colona. The ...
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Local manufacturer has products in Bass Pro and Cabela’s
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Local manufacturer has products in Bass Pro and Cabela’s
By Tonya 
April 18, 2024
Local enterprise Geyser Systems has seen substantial growth in demand in the last year, as they continue to build on their water-saving camp showers. Company owner Jonathan Ballesteros talked about new ideas and developments at the company, including a new deal the company has made with large retail...
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Garden center thriving 30 years after being asked ‘What are you thinking?’
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Garden center thriving 30 years after being asked ‘What are you thinking?’
By Justin Tubbs 
April 4, 2024
There was a time when Sheree Wanner didn’t know if she could keep going. In the early years, after purchasing a failing garden center that was, at that time, two miles south of Montrose city limits, she had her doubts, and so did most of the community. “Everyone said, ‘What are you thinking?’ No one...
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Local Glass Doctor franchise is tops in sales among 280 North American stores
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Local Glass Doctor franchise is tops in sales among 280 North American stores
By Justin Tubbs 
March 28, 2024
Luke and Star Bray are owners of the Glass Doctor Franchise in Montrose, after purchasing it a little more than a year ago. The two recently learned their business is the tops when it comes to sales per capita among some 280 Glass Doctor franchises across North America. The two have been together si...
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Suit to block Kroger/Albertsons merger filed by FTC
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Suit to block Kroger/Albertsons merger filed by FTC
By Tonya 
February 28, 2024
Less than a week after the Colorado Attorney General filed suit to block a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, the two largest supermarket chains in the country, the Federal Trade Commission has joined the party by filing a suit of its own. Montrose’s two major supermarkets ­— City Market...
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Les Schwab Tires aims for July soft opening in Montrose
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Les Schwab Tires aims for July soft opening in Montrose
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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