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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 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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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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For Pat Hatch, cooking Thai food started long before she and her husband, Richard, began serving customers from a bright orange food truck in Montrose. Pat grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, and studied cooking in college before becoming a teacher. Food remained a big part of her life, including cooking vegetarian meals for community gatherings […]
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When Dynamic Fire Protection Services was called to get the fire suppression system at Montrose Regional Health’s helipad back online, the job was important for an obvious reason. Then it became personal. Company founder Gordon Mull suffered a cardiac emergency while the helipad was unavailable. Instead of being flown directly from the hospital to Grand […]
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The clock is running to find a buyer for Colorado’s largest sawmill, with Montrose Forest Products saying a deal ideally needs to be secured before Nov. 6 to preserve its workforce and avoid an interruption in operations. Neiman Enterprises issued federally required Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices to around 90 Montrose Forest Products […]
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Montrose Business Times Delta-Montrose Electric Association has announced a series of leadership changes, including the retirement of a longtime executive and the promotion and reassignment of several senior staff members. Chief Safety Officer Chad Sticker will retire this fall after 34 years with DMEA. Sticker began his career with the electric cooperative as an apprentice […]
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A collection of mismatched letters has found its way into 19 downtown Montrose businesses. Some are large and lighted. Others are small enough to be tucked beside a cash register — or hidden somewhere inside a store. Finding them all is the challenge at the center of the Downtown Letter Hunt, a scavenger hunt created […]
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