Extra Aircraft is still interested in having a U.S. headquarters here in Montrose.  They had approached the city two years ago and have not been able to reach an agreement with city officials.  Currently the German company is waiting to hear from the FAA to allow it to build its 6 seater Extra 500 aircraft, [...]

MONTROSE  -  The Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning has withdrawn its application for approval of a $1.02 Million state Community Development Block Grant loan to Extra Aircraft.   Region 10 Executive Director Paul Gray explains that efforts and negotiations among the parties involved to meet these conditions have gone on for many months [...]

MONTROSE  -  The June 24th deadline for a Community Development Block Grant loan for Extra Aircraft is quickly approaching and nothing seems to have changed.  Everything is still in a holding pattern.  Region 10 economic development league Executive Director Paul Gray told the Daily Press that the community is still committed to bringing the Germany-based [...]

MONTROSE – Montrose County is expected to continue lease talks with EXTRA Aircraft today after no deal was agreed upon during yesterday’s closed meeting. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association reported last week that EXTRA is possibly considering other places because a lease agreement between Montrose County and the German Airplane Manufacturing Company can’t be [...]

MONTROSE- EXTRA Aviation needs to obtain type certification on the 500 series aircraft it hopes to build in Montrose before the state can approve a $1.02 million Community Development Block Grant Loan. The Daily Press says the state also needs clarification on other details in the proposal, and tabled its decision regarding the loan until [...]

A 2-year-old boy is dead after being found in the icy Arkansas River in southern Colorado. The family of Sean Marques says he wandered off from his home in Canon City on Thursday afternoon. KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs reports searchers found him partially submerged in ice about two hours later. He was about an eighth [...]

Because of the latest recession the Telluride Town Council has been forced to some serious budget cutting so as a result they have decided to take a conservative approach when it comes to the 2011 fiscal year. According to The Watch the Town Council will proceed cautiously based on flat revenue projections even though there [...]