Entrepreneurs / Small Business  January 8, 2024

Jiu jitsu studio to open in Longmont

LONGMONT — A Los Angeles-based chain of jiu jitsu studios will soon have a franchised location in northwest Longmont.

Conor Heun, who owns, manages and serves as head coach at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Wheat Ridge, will open a Longmont location this year at 1751 N. Hover St., in a 1,900-square-foot space that until two years ago had been a Pinocchio’s Italian restaurant.

“We’re finalizing negotiations and hopefully will sign a lease this week,’ Heun said. “We’re pulling down the numbers for the buildout and working with several different contractors. I hope we could get it open in a month, but…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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