Local Business

“We decided to make a pretty big strategic shift in the design of this event to kind of make it, COVID-proof,” said Karen Stallard, the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce’s membership director.

New realities are hitting the wine and spirits industry in 2020. Sales are up at stores across the local area but trends are unpredictable and many distributors have experienced shortages. While holidays typically bring a boost in sales, the transactions now occur over a number of days instead of one or two.

"Every business in the state of Colorado needs to follow our laws and, whether you agree with it or not, in red counties, not having indoor dining is the law of Colorado. Any type of business that violates a health order, whether it's hepatitis, salmonella or COVID ... could lose their license to operate." 

Small scale, craft spice reseller shares his love of food through spices blends.

The hotel hit a few bumps in the road on the way to opening, which was originally planned for late September or early October, but is open now in Harvest Junction.

Local business owners don't know how they will weather the second round of strict COVID guidelines.

The 20th anniversary was something the company was looking forward to starting in January, but it wasn’t long until they realized they were going to have to re-evaluate their plans.

“While the collective impact model is commonly used for social impact organizations, we aren’t aware of any other communities applying this model to an economic development strategy,” said Jessica Erickson, president and CEO of Longmont EDP.

Cyclists in eastern Boulder County are invited to attend a virtual meeting Wednesday to talk about the future of bicycle infrastructure. The meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. will be held via Zoom and is open to the public. Registration is required.

For owner Steve Gaibler, the restaurant is both a work of love and intricately connected with those he loves.