Business, News
When state officials closed the Middle Bridge over U.S. 50 last week, it left many reeling. The bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir was discovered to have defects — specifically cracking in the steel — during a safety inspection. The closure immediately meant detours of six hours to the north or seven h...
Business, Food & Beverage...
By Justin Tubbs 
April 23, 2024
Kroger and Albertsons have increased the number of stores they plan to divest to grocery company C&S Wholesale Grocers as part of a new package the companies put together in efforts to get regulatory approval for their planned merger. In the latest divestiture package, the company plans to sell off ...
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Business, News
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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Business, News
By Gunnison Clamp for the MBT 
April 18, 2024
When one thinks of Montrose’s construction industry, longstanding company Sandoval Construction is one of the first to come to mind. Years of hard work and good service has built trust between the contractor and their clients. Selvin Sandoval, the founder of the company, started the company in 2002....
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Business, Community
By Justin Tubbs 
April 18, 2024
The Greater Montrose Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Expo last week at the Montrose Pavilion, and it was the most well-attended yet. But that isn’t just a testament to the event itself, which saw hundreds connect with local businesses; it’s also a testament to the Chamber as a whole. S...
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Business, News
By Justin Tubbs 
April 18, 2024
Matt Fowler is part of the ownership team at Atlasta Solar Center. He started as a marketing intern, and he really had no knowledge of solare energy. The more he learned about the business, the more he became interested. Eventually, he and other employees had the opportunity to buy the company. That...
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Business, Community
By Justin Tubbs 
April 4, 2024
Four West Slope school districts, including Montrose County School District, are collaborating to enhance career pathways for their students, and this week, they announced they were awarded $600,000 in money from a $3 million grant to help them do that. The Western Slope Schools Career Collaborative...
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Business, News
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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Business, News
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
March 28, 2024
It was 2003 when Adam Combs and Zach Lindberg first met, or “a million years ago” as Combs puts it. They were working for an auto dealership in Arizona, but they both had bigger dreams. They wanted to own their own business one day — to work for themselves, selling vehicles and making a living. But ...
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Business, News
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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By Marcus Mitchell 
April 3, 2025
Just five weeks after voting unanimously to appoint Dr. Mirza Ahmed as Montrose County’s public health director, Commissioners Scott Mijares and Sean ...
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News
Mijares questions procedure and credentials; county manager defends process, calls Ahmed ‘the right guy’
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
April 3, 2025
Just five weeks after voting unanimously to appoint Dr. Mirza Ahmed as Montrose County’s public health director, Commissioners Scott Mijares and Sean ...
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Business, Movers & Shakers...
By Montrose Business Times 
April 3, 2025
Tonya Maddox, founder and CEO of Our Town Matters and publisher of the Montrose Business Times, has been named this year’s Remarkable Woman by KREX-TV...
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Business, Food & Beverage...
Wines from the Woods
April 3, 2025
Located at 67289 Trout Road outside of Montrose, LaNoue DuBois Winery has deep meaning for the LaNoue family—owners Lee LaNoue, Kathy LaNoue (Lee’s st...
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Community, Food & Beverage...
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
March 13, 2025
If you’ve been craving Mediterranean food on the Western Slope, you’re in luck. Cedars Mediterranean, a new food truck run by husband-and-wife duo Sam...
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