The new coronavirus has dealt significant financial blows to most Ouray County businesses, keeping tourists, the lifeblood of the local economy, at bay and forcing shops and restaurants to severely curtail services or temporarily close altogether.

But not all of them are struggling.

Liquor stores, deemed an essential business by the state, are watching sales soar, as other outlets for alcohol have been forced to pull back and residents seek an escape from stress and uncertainty. Other industries, ...