The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Hang in there, Montrose
Twice in the past week, a Western Slope community has been hit hard with news of job losses.
First it was Craig, which learned last week it has 10 years to brace for the closure of a coal-fired power plant and the loss of nearly 500 jobs directly connected to the operation.
On Wednesday we learned that Montrose will lose roughly 400 jobs when the town’s biggest manufacturer, Russell Stover Chocolates, will cease production in the spring of 2021 after more than 45 years of operation.
Read the entire article at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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