Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect three local supermarkets, workers
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Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect three local supermarkets, workers
By Mavis Bennett and Justin Tubbs 
August 23, 2023
As supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons inch closer to a merger, leaders across Colorado are speaking out against the deal. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold — as well as the secretaries of state in Arizona, New Mexico, Vermont, Rhode Island, Minnesota and Maine — on Thursday wrote to Fe...
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Suzy Conty, Miss Suzy’s Educational Services
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Suzy Conty, Miss Suzy’s Educational Services
August 23, 2023
Montrose Business Times Suzy Conty is a career educator, having worked with students for 30 years. She moved to Montrose from Santa Barbara a year and a half ago and has settled down in Montrose. Throughout her career, she has worked as a school teacher, owned two educational businesses and was dire...
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Western Slope type one diabetes walk comes to Montrose; sponsors sought
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Western Slope type one diabetes walk comes to Montrose; sponsors sought
By Justin Tubbs 
August 23, 2023
When Trisha Bush’s son Gavin was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost seven years ago, it was a frightening experience for the family. Gavin was in the second grade, and he came home from school sick. He had lost a lot of weight, but they hadn’t thought much of it because he had also gotten t...
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Great Outdoors Company, open since 2014, has a longer legacy than some may know
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Great Outdoors Company, open since 2014, has a longer legacy than some may know
By Justin Tubbs 
August 16, 2023
Operating since 2014, The Great Outdoors Company in downtown Montrose specializes in connecting people with the outdoors. As owner Steve Omernik explains it, the store has what most folks need for an outdoor adventure, but it doesn’t carry the types of specialized equipment the experienced outdoorsm...
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City Council invites interactive sessions with citizens
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City Council invites interactive sessions with citizens
August 16, 2023
Press Release Residents who want to have an audience with the Montrose City Council or have their comments submitted into the council’s official meeting record will have opportunities to do so as the City of Montrose is preparing new ways to connect the City Council to the community. At the request ...
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City and county to work together on hazardous waste collection
August 16, 2023
Press Release The City of Montrose, in partnership with Montrose County, has planned a waste collection event to give Montrose area residents an opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous chemicals used in many household products. Batteries, aerosols, fertilizer, paint supplies, fluorescent light bu...
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Rebranded Secret Creek has experienced shifts in three-and-a-half years
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Rebranded Secret Creek has experienced shifts in three-and-a-half years
August 9, 2023
Since acquiring Colorado Yurt Company in 2020, John and Kelly Gibson have had to shift a couple times. Investing $7 million in a new campus, which includes 2,700 square-feet in manufacturing space and an expanded outdoor display area, the company has since rebranded. What was the “Colorado Yurt Comp...
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Bookstore opens inside downtown boutique Mauve
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Bookstore opens inside downtown boutique Mauve
By Justin Tubbs 
August 9, 2023
There is now a local place to shop for new and used books. A former librarian and a boutique owner for the past five years has begun a new business venture, Curiouser Books, a new and used bookstore in downtown Montrose. Lizz Martensen last week welcomed customers to browse the bookshelves of the bu...
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Kevin Saff offers Montrose an Un-Garnished menu
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Kevin Saff offers Montrose an Un-Garnished menu
After two decades managing kitchens across the country, chef and Ridgway resident Kevin Saff is introducing his own mobile kitchen, Ungarnished Kitchen and Catering Limited.
By Cassie Knust | MBT 
November 12, 2024
Kevin Saff was only 15 when he worked his first kitchen job washing dishes at a local bar and grill in Bradenton, Florida. While the now-chef and Ridg...

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