Hampton Inn to break ground at Colorado Outdoors this summer
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Hampton Inn to break ground at Colorado Outdoors this summer
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
June 13, 2025
A new Hampton Inn is set to break ground this summer at the Colorado Outdoors development in Montrose, the latest announced addition to the 670-acre mixed-use project along the Uncompahgre River. The hotel is being developed by Lamont Companies and will be located at the northern end of Colorado Out...
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Montrose Anglers helps locals and visitors on their river fishing adventures
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Montrose Anglers helps locals and visitors on their river fishing adventures
By Tonya 
June 13, 2025
Montrose Anglers is located in the Colorado Outdoors complex at 1325 Mayfly Drive. Owner Nolan Egbert purchased Toad’s Guide Service and Cimarron Creek and merged the two businesses. The original location for Montrose Anglers was at 309 E Main in the Mercantile Building before it moved to Colorado O...
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DMEA candidates elected at annual meeting
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DMEA candidates elected at annual meeting
By Tonya 
June 13, 2025
The election for the Delta-Montrose Electric Association board came to an end Thursday night and resulted in two incumbents retaining their seats, as well as two newcomers winning their respective elections. Ken Norris won 2,254 votes to represent DMEA's South Region, beating out incumbent Jock Flem...
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Homestead Natural Meats acquires Kinikin Processing operations, plans Montrose relocation
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Homestead Natural Meats acquires Kinikin Processing operations, plans Montrose relocation
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
June 4, 2025
Homestead Natural Meats, a Delta-based meat processing company, has expanded into Montrose by acquiring the assets and operations of Kinikin Processing. While the ownership and branding have changed, Homestead plans to maintain continuity in service, staffing and local sourcing. Gary Peebles, owner ...
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How proposed Medicaid cuts could affect Montrose Regional Health and the wider community
Business, Community
How proposed Medicaid cuts could affect Montrose Regional Health and the wider community
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 29, 2025
Proposed federal Medicaid reductions could significantly impact Montrose Regional Health (MRH), threatening the financial stability of the hospital and access to care for thousands in Montrose County and across rural Colorado. The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a sweepi...
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Carniceria El Señor De Los Cortes is a family business with history and experience that spans five generations back to Mexico
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Carniceria El Señor De Los Cortes is a family business with history and experience that spans five generations back to Mexico
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 28, 2025
Editor's Note: (Desplácese hasta el final para leer en español) What started in a small outdoor meat market in rural Mexico has grown across generations into a dream realized on Main Street in Montrose. Carniceria El Señor De Los Cortes, located at 129 W Main St., opened its doors on April 20 and is...
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Copper theft at DMEA substation disrupts service, prompts security upgrades
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Copper theft at DMEA substation disrupts service, prompts security upgrades
May 22, 2025
A copper theft incident at a Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) substation in April disrupted electric service and interfered with routine meter data collection, the utility said this week. The theft damaged critical infrastructure and caused ripple effects across the billing process for mem...
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Typhoon Farma doubles floral hemp farming footprint in 2025, looks for big return
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Typhoon Farma doubles floral hemp farming footprint in 2025, looks for big return
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 22, 2025
Once hailed as a boomtown for hemp, the Uncompahgre Valley saw hundreds of acres go green in 2019. Farmers tore up onions and corn, converted entire fields, and bet big on the new cash crop, giving birth to what would be called the “Green Rush.” But when the market became saturated and prices collap...
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Straw Hat Farm Market & Kitchen Store in downtown Montrose is the realization of a dream
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Straw Hat Farm Market & Kitchen Store in downtown Montrose is the realization of a dream
By Jen Wolfe for the Montrose Business Times 
May 16, 2025
Located on 514 S. First Street in Montrose, Straw Hat Farm Market & Kitchen Store, started life 25 years ago as Straw Hat Farm — a placed dreamed up by owners Karen and Chet Byler. The two met and married in Arizona, then they started a slow drift northward until they ended up in Montrose. The Early...
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Pasta manufacturer to open in downtown Montrose this year as Italian Food Emporium
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Pasta manufacturer to open in downtown Montrose this year as Italian Food Emporium
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 14, 2025
Jenny Pezzica, a native of Tuscany, Italy, is bringing a taste of her homeland to Montrose with her newly planned business, Italian Food Emporium. She expects the artisanal pasta manufacturing business to open by the end of the year, offering both fresh and dried pasta crafted using Italian techniqu...
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