commercial inventory

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jun. 29, 2022

  Commercial inventory shows business is booming

  Neither unoccupied nor in operation, Pollinator Chocolate is renovating a space in the Red Rock Plaza for a sweet treat in the not-too-distant future. In this photo, Mark Burrows reviews his blueprint for the space. Catch the scoop in a later edition of The Sopris Sun. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

  In 2017, Sopris Sun reporter John Colson began an annual tradition by which to measure economic trends in Carbondale. Noting a lack of data in regards to the town’s commercial inventory, he set out to establish a baseline with an “admittedly informal, unscientific and quite possibly incomplete survey of the… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jun. 9, 2021

  C'dale commercial occupancy down but not dire

  Sun staff found a fair number units newly vacant from last year (purple) and a few newly-filled ones (green) as well as several spaces that remained empty for at least two consecutive years. Graphic by Will Grandbois.

  Last year’s freeze is thawing, and the local business scene seems to be emerging mostly intact.

  Our annual commercial inventory found just 10 fewer operating storefronts and offices than last year. Yes, that’s a negative trend, but with the pending demolition of the Sopris Shopping Center… read more →