Montrose Business Times

06/29/2024

ICYMI: SOM Footwear will soon be suspending production as owners look to sell the business.

SOM Footwear LLC is up for sale, according to the founders and owners of the company, Nathalie Bouchard and Olie Marchal. Production will end in the next two weeks, according to the announcement sent to local customers via email. Their website will offer available inventory while supplies last. “I...

06/29/2024

Those looking for something to do with their kids this weekend can visit the new Montrose Children's Museum today and tomorrow.

The Montrose Children& #039;s Museum is open this weekend, for the first time. Visitors can swing by or pre-register online for the chance to win prizes. The ribbon cutting was at 10:30 this morning. The museum has exhibits for kids at 221 Colorado Ave, Unit A. At the head of the planning is Mall...

06/28/2024

Pending any weather delays, Montrose's newest roundabout will be open to traffic next week.

Pending any weather delays, the new roundabout at Niagara and Hillcrest is scheduled to open the evening of Wednesday, July 3, according to a Facebook post from the City of Montrose. The project has been in the works since December 2023.

06/28/2024

PHOTOS: Were you at the first 'Montrose Truck Stop' event last week? If not, there are three more chances to see it, through September.

The Block 93 "Montrose Truck Stop" event on June 20 saw plenty of patrons, despite rainy weather. The event was the first in a series of four. Every third Thursday of the month, through September, various food trucks — local and from out of town — will visit the block to give c...

06/28/2024

DMEA sent line workers to Navajo Nation land this week to provide electricity infrastructure to unreached areas.

The Delta-Montrose Electric Association headed to Navajo tribal land this week to assist with getting electricity to reservation land that was previously without power. Light Up Navajo is a mutual-aid program. This year, 46 electric utility companies from 16 states chose to participate in the progra...

06/27/2024

Three food vendors, as well as the Storm King bar and tasting room, are planned for the inside of the historic Potato Growers Building when it is finished.

Storm King Distilling owner David Fishering expects the Potato Growers Building to be complete by late this summer, in August or September. To date, $4 million has gone into Storm King Distilling and the Potato Growers Building, and the project is nearing completion. When complete, Fishering says th...

06/27/2024

Founding the company in 2014, the SOM Footwear owners are looking to sell.

SOM Footwear LLC is up for sale, according to the founders and owners of the company, Nathalie Bouchard and Olie Marchal. Production will end in the next two weeks, according to the announcement sent to local customers via email. Their website will offer available inventory while supplies last. “I...

06/27/2024

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06/24/2024

County Manager Jon Waschbusch has resigned after 19 years with the county.

Montrose County Manager Jon Waschbusch submitted his resignation to the Board of County Commissioners on June 20th. Waschbusch has served Montrose County since 2005 in various roles. Jon began his career in the Planning and Development Department and transitioned into Natural Resources Director, Dep...

06/22/2024

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06/20/2024

Some notes from DART: Pocket Park improvements and a mural incentive program.

Some cleanup and improvements are being conducted at the Pocket Park at 420 E. Main St. Wednesday, city workers were installing new lights, and graffiti was already removed from the area, as DART plans to use the park for more events in the future. The Pocket Park is home to a mural, and Michelle Wi...

06/19/2024

Food trucks, a veterans memorial, incentives for murals. Read all that and more in this week's edition: https://subdomain.montrosebusinesstimes.com/june-19-2024/full-view.html

06/18/2024

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06/15/2024

ICYMI: Denver-based distiller with Montrose roots earns some big-time awards.

Montrose High School graduate Wes Panther has accomplished a lot since he left high school, and has now earned an award for his brand of gin, Ancestors Distilling, which is based in Denver. Ancestors earned the distinction of a Double Gold Medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition,...

06/14/2024

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Business, Food & Beverage New food trailer offers Philly cheesesteaks with provolone, Whiz and more By Justin Tubbs | MBT  June 13, 2024 Ericka Donaldson was nervous as she prepped for lunch rush on Saturday morning. Close to a year of work led to the opening of her new food trailer, Co... t...

06/14/2024

Colorado Philly plans to make stops in Montrose weekly, offering big Philly cheesesteak sandwiches.

Ericka Donaldson was nervous as she prepped for lunch rush on Saturday morning. Close to a year of work led to the opening of her new food trailer, Colorado Philly, and she wanted to make sure everything went right. To help, she brought along her boyfriend, her mother and another friend. “I just w...

06/13/2024

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06/13/2024

Dutch Bros Coffee is putting up a location on the south end of Montrose.

Dutch Bros Coffee is opening a Montrose location, according to signage and the company’s website. The store will be located at 2619 S. Townsend, and the land is currently under construction. A spokesperson for Dutch Bros said the project is in the early phases and didn’t offer additional informa...

06/13/2024

Pediatric Associates is in its 45th year of treating the children of our community.

If you’ve taken your child to a pediatrician in Montrose, you’re likely familiar with The Pediatric Associates. This year, the pediatric clinic turns 45, in business in Montrose since 1977. And just like the world has changed plenty since then, so has the clinic. Thomas Miller is a doctor at the...

06/13/2024

Alt Space was purchased in February, and the new owners are looking to breathe life into the co-working space.

Downtown co-working business Alt Space is under new ownership and is looking to increase benefits in an effort to get more membership. All Alt Space locations (Telluride, Ridgway, Grand Junction, Delta and Powderhorn, in addition to Montrose) were purchased by Brad Rowland and his company, Emergent,...

06/13/2024

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06/06/2024

The traffic light at U.S. 50 and Airport access is now operational.

The traffic signal at Montrose Regional Airport& #039;s entrance is now active and operational. Morton Electric, Inc. was awarded the contract to install a temporary traffic signal at the intersection of US 50 and Airport Access, for three years, or until a permanent signal is installed.

06/06/2024

A Denver-based distiller with Montrose roots has earned big recognition for his brand of gin.

Montrose High School graduate Wes Panther has accomplished a lot since he left high school, and has now earned an award for his brand of gin, Ancestors Distilling, which is based in Denver. Ancestors earned the distinction of a Double Gold Medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition,...

06/06/2024

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05/31/2024

ICYMI: Montrose Children's Museum is slated to open later this summer.

A culmination of two year’s worth of effort, Montrose Children’s Museum, a local non-profit, will open a permanent space this summer. The museum will be a 15-exhibit, interactive space for kids at 221 Colorado Ave, Unit A. At the head of the planning is Mallory Shaffer, the founder and executive...

05/30/2024

BREAKING: The former Russell Stover candy manufacturing plant will be auctioned next week.

The former Russell Stover manufacturing plant is heading to a foreclosure sale after the owners defaulted on their agreement with their lender. The sale will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5 at Friendship Hall in the Montrose County Fairgrounds. The owners of the building had a purchase contr...

05/30/2024

The aviation company will own its building in Delta, lowering overhead costs.

Western Skyways will relocate from Montrose to Delta, according to the One Delta County Economic Alliance. The decision to relocate was “driven by a strategic plan to reduce overhead expenses and leverage the labor pool in surrounding areas such as the Surface Creek valley, the North Fork valley a...

05/30/2024

Included is discussion about the Morada, and how the official boundaries of the Tortilla Flats neighborhood should be defined.

Locals in the Mexican-American community are working to preserve their history and their heritage. On Monday, the Mexican American Development Association (MADA) and the City will hold a meeting to gauge interest on how that community should go about it. The community meeting will take place at 6 p....

05/30/2024

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05/24/2024

The local dance studio has taught hundreds to dance through the years. For the 20th anniversary, studio owner Catherine Frates and her students celebrate.

In 2004, Catherine Frates was working as a babysitter. She had recently left dance instruction behind and was content with the way things were going. That was until, one day, she pulled into a space for rent and looked through the window. “I could see my grandmother’s studio, which was weird,”...