Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: jgonzalez@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6048

New brand for tattoo shop

After almost 10 years of business as Slangin’ Ink Tattoos and Pool Hall, the Main Street tattoo parlor got a new name this past weekend: Black Mountain Tattoos. Owner Robert Smith started the...

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Osprey CEO: ‘Scrappiness’ key

Osprey Packs’ decision to move its distribution center and 18 employees from Cortez to Ogden, Utah, last year caught many off guard, but as CEO Tom Barney explained to Montezuma County business and...

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Back in business

More than 100 locals turned out for the grand opening of Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery on Saturday, May 2. Before opening the doors for the first time to eager shoppers, tribal...

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

GED program a springboard to college

For 23-year-old Moses Duran, Unlimited Learning Center in Cortez was more than just a school, it was a lifesaver. He came to the GED center at the age of 15 with an eighth-grade education and a...

DATE: April 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Council OKs pot permit

An Ouray County-based retail marijuana brand with an expanding Western Slope presence was granted approval on Tuesday night to set up shop in Cortez, making it the fifth shop to obtain a license in...

DATE: April 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘A good fit’

After four months of renovations, the Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery is opening its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, May 2. The space – prime U.S. 160 frontage...

DATE: April 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tax credit boundaries won't affect county

Boundaries that determine whether or not a Southwest Colorado business is eligible for enterprise zone tax credits are changing, effective on Jan. 1, 2016, and many counties that saw economic gains...

DATE: April 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Tax credit boundaries won't affect county

Boundaries that determine whether or not a Southwest Colorado business is eligible for enterprise zone tax credits are changing, effective on Jan. 1, 2016, and many counties that saw economic gains...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Excelsior biochar may reduce dust

With the help of a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Western Excelsior Corp. is busy developing a prototype to turn by-product from its erosion-control products into biochar,...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Mancos, CDOT seeking input on improving U.S. 160 corridor

As an east-west thoroughfare for the roughly 10,000 drivers who pass through Mancos each day, U.S. 160 serves its purpose. However, for those who work and live on either side of it, the highway is...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Tax credit boundaries won’t affect county

Boundaries that determine whether or not a Southwest Colorado business is eligible for enterprise zone tax credits are changing, effective on Jan. 1, 2016, and many counties that saw economic gains...

DATE: April 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Council weighs new pot shop

A new retail marijuana shop could be coming to Cortez, pending approval from the Cortez City Council on April 28.On the agenda is approval of a retail marijuana permit for Acme Healing Center of...

DATE: April 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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