Great Outdoors Company, open since 2014, has a longer legacy than some may know
Business, News
Great Outdoors Company, open since 2014, has a longer legacy than some may know
By Justin Tubbs 
August 16, 2023
Operating since 2014, The Great Outdoors Company in downtown Montrose specializes in connecting people with the outdoors. As owner Steve Omernik explains it, the store has what most folks need for an outdoor adventure, but it doesn’t carry the types of specialized equipment the experienced outdoorsm...
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City Council invites interactive sessions with citizens
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City Council invites interactive sessions with citizens
August 16, 2023
Press Release Residents who want to have an audience with the Montrose City Council or have their comments submitted into the council’s official meeting record will have opportunities to do so as the City of Montrose is preparing new ways to connect the City Council to the community. At the request ...
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Emily Sanchez, Assistant County Manager
Movers & Shakers
Emily Sanchez, Assistant County Manager
August 16, 2023
Emily Sanchez was recently promoted to assistant county manager for Montrose County. She has also served the county as project manager and grant coordinator since January 2022 and, before that, fairground and event center director for more than five years.
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Business, News
City and county to work together on hazardous waste collection
August 16, 2023
Press Release The City of Montrose, in partnership with Montrose County, has planned a waste collection event to give Montrose area residents an opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous chemicals used in many household products. Batteries, aerosols, fertilizer, paint supplies, fluorescent light bu...
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Rebranded Secret Creek has experienced shifts in three-and-a-half years
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Rebranded Secret Creek has experienced shifts in three-and-a-half years
August 9, 2023
Since acquiring Colorado Yurt Company in 2020, John and Kelly Gibson have had to shift a couple times. Investing $7 million in a new campus, which includes 2,700 square-feet in manufacturing space and an expanded outdoor display area, the company has since rebranded. What was the “Colorado Yurt Comp...
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Bookstore opens inside downtown boutique Mauve
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Bookstore opens inside downtown boutique Mauve
By Justin Tubbs 
August 9, 2023
There is now a local place to shop for new and used books. A former librarian and a boutique owner for the past five years has begun a new business venture, Curiouser Books, a new and used bookstore in downtown Montrose. Lizz Martensen last week welcomed customers to browse the bookshelves of the bu...
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Mallorie Knight, Hot Mess Cookie Mom
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Mallorie Knight, Hot Mess Cookie Mom
August 9, 2023
Montrose Business Times Mallorie Knight started making cookies in 2019. She and her family moved to Montrose from a small mountain town outside of Golden in 2020, and her cookie business so far has been a hit locally. Hot Mess Cookie Mom is a name derived from the fact Knight has “three crazy boys.”...
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Facade improvement, roundabouts and the imminent FUNC Fest
By Kevin Clay and Michelle Wingfield 
August 9, 2023
Kevin Clay and  Michelle Wingfield DART on Point DART (the Montrose Development and Revitalization Team) is designed to help Montrose businesses grow and prosper. Michelle Wingfield is the DART and Grant Coordinator. You can reach out to her at mwingfield@cityofmontrose.org. DART meets at 8:00am on ...
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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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