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The parking lot at the Montrose Pavilion was overflowing Wednesday morning, with vehicles lining nearby streets and spilling into the surrounding neighborhood as residents gathered for the opening of the Montrose Veterans Memorial. After more than four years of planning, fundraising and construction, the memorial officially opened on Veterans Day, with local veterans, elected officials, […]
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Downtown Montrose businesses are teaming up to give holiday shoppers a reason to shop local before the rush of Black Friday, with 13 retailers and nine restaurants participating in Pink Weekend on Nov. 20-21. The two-day event will feature shopping promotions, gifts with purchase, restaurant specials and opportunities to win prizes, all designed to encourage […]
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When Damon DesChamp moved his manufacturing business from Denver to Olathe in 2019, he brought more than machinery, equipment and inventory across the mountains. He brought employees willing to uproot their lives to follow the company. There was just one problem: Finding somewhere to live. DesChamp, his wife, Natalie, and several employees ended up living […]
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Montrose voters rejected three of four proposed amendments to the city’s charter Tuesday, while voters across Montrose County favored Republican candidates who lost their statewide races in Colorado’s general election. Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election showed Montrose residents rejecting proposals to move municipal elections from April to November and expand City Council’s authority […]
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Montrose Business Times The U.S. Small Business Administration will open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Ridgway on Monday, Nov. 9, to assist Ouray County residents, businesses and nonprofits affected by wildfires, flooding and mudslides earlier this year. The center will operate at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, providing in-person assistance with […]
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Montrose County will retain access to federal Opportunity Zone tax incentives under a revised program taking effect in 2027, but new boundaries will exclude some of the city’s most prominent areas of commercial and residential development, including Colorado Outdoors and properties near Montrose Regional Airport. The changes come as the federal government prepares to overhaul […]
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Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline Oliver Giminaro became fully dependent on caregivers after a spinal cord injury in 1992. His parents acted as those caregivers when he was still living at home in Delta. Before the injury, he loved playing football, camping, hiking, skiing and mountain biking, he said. Now, if he didn’t have access to […]
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Montrose Business Times From haunted houses and costume contests to trick-or-treating, live music and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, communities across the Uncompahgre Valley are preparing for a busy Halloween season. A variety of events are scheduled Oct. 23-31 in Montrose, Delta, Ridgway, Ouray and Paonia, with activities ranging from family-friendly celebrations […]
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With two restaurants that opened this year operating on Main Street and plans for a boutique hotel and restaurant development in the historic former City Hall and fire station buildings, Typhoon Hospitality has brought in an experienced international hospitality executive to help guide its growing presence in downtown Montrose. Edward Read, who spent much of […]
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News Release DMEA DMEA Serviceman Tim Brandon has returned from Guatemala after spending over 15 days helping bring electricity to remote communities as part of an NRECA International project alongside linemen from Colorado, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Brandon was part of a team that traveled to the communities of Montenegro and El Estocal, where crews worked […]
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