Montrose Business Times

09/12/2026

📅 SAVE THE DATE!

The Montrose Annual Economic Outlook Conference is back — and this year, it's bigger and better than ever.

Join us Wednesday, December 2 at the Montrose Pavilion for a morning of economic insight, networking, and breakfast. Dr. Nathan Perry, Professor of Economics at Colorado Mesa University, returns to the stage with a dynamic 75-minute keynote on the 2027 economic outlook — local, state, and national.

What's new this year:
🔸 Expo Marketplace — browse local vendors during breakfast
🔸 Local panel — "What the Outlook Means for Montrose," moderated by Justin Tubbs, Managing Editor of Montrose Business Times
🔸 Full hot breakfast by The Stone House

Early bird tickets just $40 through November 11. Breakfast included.

👉 Register now: https://events.ourtownmatters.net/e/community-outlook-conference-7

09/09/2026

The clock is ticking to keep Montrose Forest Products in business. A buyer could help preserve some 90 jobs, but time and consistent, affordable timber are big hurdles.

The clock is running to find a buyer for Colorado’s largest sawmill, with Montrose Forest Products saying a deal ideally needs to be secured before Nov. 6 to preserve its workforce and avoid an interruption in operations. Neiman Enterprises issued federally required Worker Adjustment and Retrainin...

09/09/2026

Later this month, the Montrose Veterans Memorial will come closer to completion when 600 tribute bricks are put into place.

The Montrose Veterans Memorial will take another major step toward completion Sept. 26, when veterans, families and community members gather to place more than 600 personalized tribute bricks along the memorial’s walkways. The brick-laying ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. at the memorial site, 1800 P...

09/08/2026

DMEA welcomes new safety director to the team.

News Release DMEA Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) has named Scott Breithaupt as its new Safety Director, bringing more than two decades of electric industry experience and a deep commitment to serving DMEA members and communities to the role. “Safety isn’t simply a program or a set of...

09/08/2026

Dave Frank has resigned from the Montrose City Council.

News Release City of Montrose Dave Frank has announced his resignation from the Montrose City Council, effective Monday, September 7. He was elected to represent Council District IV on April 7, 2020, won re-election in 2024, and served as mayor for the 2022/23 and 2025/26 mayoral terms. Upon his res...

09/03/2026

The mutual separation came almost a week after a contentious Aug. 26 meeting in which Mayor Michael Badagliacco raised concern about the April municipal election.

Montrose City Manager Bill Bell’s 15-year tenure with the city ended Tuesday night after he and the City Council agreed to an immediate mutual separation. The council unanimously accepted Bell’s written proposal following an executive session during its Sept. 1 meeting. Deputy City Manager Ann M...

08/26/2026

A year back in Montrose, Classics Barber Shop is staying true to its roots.

The jokes started almost as soon as Adam Combs settled into the barber chair at Classics Barber Shop. Kodie Coblentz, who has cut Combs’ hair for about eight years, pointed out the increasing amount of gray. Combs said he regularly lies about having gray hair, but his barber never goes along with ...

08/24/2026

A second Montrose Artisans Market is coming in September. In the meantime, downtown customers can participate in a scavenger hunt for prizes.

A collection of mismatched letters has found its way into 19 downtown Montrose businesses. Some are large and lighted. Others are small enough to be tucked beside a cash register — or hidden somewhere inside a store. Finding them all is the challenge at the center of the Downtown Letter Hunt, a sc...

08/20/2026

It wasn't always easy for Estela Fernandez and her family, but 23 years later, the 'Little Corner' is a sit-down staple in Olathe.

When the business that would become El Rinconcito Restaurant struggled to attract customers, Estela Fernandez and her husband found another way to keep going. Beginning around midnight, they baked hamburger and torta buns along with Mexican sweet breads such as conchas and puerquitos. They worked un...

08/19/2026

Olathe's 'Little Corner' Restaurant, a revival of Classics Barber Shop, second Artisans Market coming soon. That and more this week. Link in comments ⬇⬇⬇