Manufacturing  June 3, 2020

COVID-19 forcing early closure at Montrose candy factory

MONTROSE — Kansas City-based chocolate maker Russell Stover will close its Montrose plant in July or August, about seven months earlier than the company planned. 

The early closure, attributed to COVID-19, will eliminate 217 jobs, according to a Denver Post report. 

Russell Stover has operated the Montrose factory for 45 years.

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A Maryland native, Lucas has worked at news agencies from Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.
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