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Ask anyone who has built a business in Montrose County and they will tell you the same thing: agriculture is not background scenery. It is the economic engine that helped build this region and continues to drive it. From the moment the Gunnison Tunnel opened in 1909 and transformed the Uncompahgre Valley into one of […]
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Montrose Business Times Montrose Regional Health’s pulmonology clinic will continue operating with additional physician coverage while Dr. Andrew Hersh serves on a temporary military deployment, the health system announced in a news release. Hersh, a pulmonologist at MRH and a 19-year member of the U.S. Air Force, is expected to return in November. Patients with […]
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The notes from an antique Becker Brothers piano drift through The Rye & The Rose, where saddles sit on wooden shelves and cocktails with names like Saddle Leather and The Outlaw’s Prayer are served alongside oysters, small plates and grazing boards. The piano, dating to around the turn of the 20th century, is not just […]
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Eight years after opening Phelanies Speakeasy in downtown Montrose, owners Phil and Melanie Freismuth are giving the business across from Horsefly a new identity. Later this month, the bar — whose name is a mashup of Phil and Melanie — will reopen as Phelanies Tipsy Tiki Bar, replacing its Prohibition-era cocktail lounge atmosphere with a […]
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After years cooking behind the scenes, Uma Stout is stepping into the spotlight. Stout, a familiar name to many local diners from her time at the Baan Thai food truck and later MsSo, opened Chef’s Uma’s Kitchen in February with one goal: bring authentic Thai food back to the forefront — and do it her […]
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Colorado’s Michael Bennet is among a bipartisan group of senators backing new legislation that would allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to purchase hot rotisserie chicken with their benefits. The proposal, known as the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, was introduced this week by John Fetterman and Jim Justice, along with Shelley Moore Capito and […]
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Montrose Business Times Partners Mentoring Youth is launching its annual online auction next week, one of the organization’s largest fundraisers supporting youth mentoring programs in Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties. The 2026 auction begins Monday, April 27, with items closing daily through Thursday, April 30. Organizers say the event features donations from hundreds of local […]
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Before sunrise, long before most grocery store shelves are stocked, tortillas are already coming off the line at Sombrerito Foods. By 9 a.m., they’re out the door and into stores across Olathe, Montrose, Delta and beyond. Those early hours and a commitment to simple ingredients and a family-driven approach is what sets the Olathe-based tortilla […]
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Carnicería Supermarket El Forastero has opened at the corner of North First Street and Townsend Avenue, offering fresh meat cuts, hot prepared meals and a wide selection of Latin American grocery items, according to the owners. The business, which opened March 28, is operated by husband-and-wife team Victor and Marile Segura. The market combines a […]
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Jenny Pezzica’s vision for Italian Food Emporium has always centered on bringing authentic, traditionally made pasta to Western Colorado. Now, with new equipment imported from Italy installed at the Region 10 Business Cultivator in Olathe, that vision is becoming more accessible to customers across the region. Pezzica, a Tuscany native who previously operated a boutique […]
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