Category: Business

Mayfly Outdoors moves Renzetti, acquired in 2024, to Montrose manufacturing facility

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One of fly fishing’s most recognizable names is officially calling Montrose home.  Mayfly Outdoors announced Tuesday that it has relocated Renzetti’s manufacturing operations from Titusville, Florida, to the company’s Colorado Outdoors campus, bringing production of the high-end fly-tying vises and tools alongside fellow heritage brands Ross Reels and Abel Reels.  The relocation comes nearly two […]

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Husband-and-wife team took over Budget Blinds in February and is seeing growth already

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Carter and Rory Murphey spent the past three years learning the Budget Blinds business before finally getting the opportunity to make it their own. The husband-and-wife team purchased Budget Blinds of Montrose and Telluride in February, completing a transition that had been discussed for roughly two years.  Since taking ownership, the Murpheys say the business […]

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Two additional hotels planned for Colorado Outdoors after Hampton Inn & Suites

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Two additional hotels are planned for the Colorado Outdoors development in Montrose, where developers expect to break ground on a previously announced Hampton Inn & Suites before October. The Hampton would be followed successively by a Home2 Suites by Hilton and a SpringHill Suites by Marriott, representatives of Lamont Companies told the Montrose Urban Renewal […]

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A local entrepreneur recently expanded his retail vape business into Delta; his original Buddy’s Smoke and Vape, has been in Montrose since 2016

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When Nate Gueck opened Buddy’s Smoke and Vape in Montrose in February 2016, he was 24 years old and running his first business. The first year was more difficult than he expected. “I had to move back in with my mom,” Gueck said. “I had to sell my dad’s Land Rover that he left me, […]

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Massive 20,000-square-foot expansion in progress at City Market store on south side of town

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Construction is continuing on a major expansion of the City Market south grocery store in Montrose, with local contractor Able Excavation completing site preparation and infrastructure work for the project. According to a news release from Able Excavation, the project includes a 20,000-square-foot expansion of the grocery store. The company recently completed foundational and utility […]

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