Business

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Commercial real estate regaining life in valley

Mired in the deep freeze of the recession for the last three years, the Grand Valley commercial real estate market is showing signs of thawing. Local real estate agents and title company executives say their phones are ringing, and leasing ...

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Biz Buzz, March 11, 2012

The old Furr’s Cafeteria on North Avenue has new life a dozen years after the business was closed and left vacant and unattended. Georgia Lujan has opened A Taste of Heaven Catering in the building at 2817 North Ave., offering not just ...

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Environmental consulting firm will triple size of headquarters

When the state of Colorado enacted tough, new regulations on the oil and gas industry three years ago, some saw that as a setback for drilling companies. For HRL Compliance Solutions, however, the ramped-up standards served as a springboard ...

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Biz Buzz, March 4, 2012

When trying to sell a business on the value of a good sign, Platinum Sign Co. needs to look no further than its own building at 2916 Interstate 70 Business. In January, Platinum Sign Co. put a new sign on its storefront facing the highway, ...

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Business Briefcase, March 4, 2012

■ Merrill Lynch, 123 N. Seventh St., Suite 200, recently hired Scott Mercier as a financial adviser. Mercier also was elected chairman of the Community Hospital Board of Trustees on Wednesday. ■ Troy Petersen, a Grand Junction ...

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Glenwood Caverns plans more rides, smaller lines

Visitors to a top Glenwood Springs tourism attraction will experience more thrills and fewer waits thanks to changes coming this year. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park plans to offer two new roller coasters this spring and a Ferris-wheel-style ...

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No sitting tight for 2 owners

Chris Burns just sank $100,000 into renovating the laser-tag area of Bananas Fun Park. George Taber in recent months spent about a half-million dollars buying adjacent property and expanding and renovating Taber Auto Body’s ...

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Biz Buzz, Feb. 26, 2012

A sister act hopes to heal minds and bodies at 1105 Ute Ave., where Marty Amos opened Amos Counseling and Kay Patterson-Ashby opened Mesa Therapies on Feb. 6. Amos said counseling rates in Grand Junction are beyond the means of many people, ...

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Biz Buzz, Feb. 19, 2012

Leave your minnow bucket at home. Instead, bring your appetite to Uncle Nub’s Bait Shop Wing Grill & Bar, 3235 Interstate 70 Business. Uncle Nub’s Bait Shop is a full-service restaurant, serving a variety of traditional and ...

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Delta cows, Feb. 18, 2012

Delta livestock Market report for Feb. 16: Steers: 200 to 400 lbs., $1.75 to $2.23; 400 to 500 lbs., $1.65 to $2.12; 500 to 600 lbs., $1.47 to $1.95; 600 to 700 lbs., $1.37 to $1.65; 700 to 800 lbs., $1.27 to $1.55; 800 to 900 lbs., $1.17 to ...

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