Business

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Briefs: Biz Briefcase January 07, 2009

• Neil Waldron is the new chief marketing office and vice president of strategic initiatives for Rocky Mountain Health Plans. Waldron will be responsible for statewide commercial sales and marketing. • The Western Slope ...

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Briefs: Biz Briefcase January 06, 2007

• The Great Outdoors Colorado Board chose Lise Aangeenbrug as its new executive director. Aangeenbrug is the former deputy director of Great Outdoors Colorado. • Andrea Haitz was the top closing and top listing agent ...

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Orchard Mesa ranch counts on mill to capitalize on surplus of alpaca fiber

A local business’ quest to speed up its alpaca fiber-making process is gaining interest from ranchers throughout the valley, due to an upgrade in equipment that’s making for a boost in demand. The owners of SunCrest Orchards ...

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Briefs: Biz Briefcase December 30, 2009

•  Benchmark Real Estate has expanded its services to include professional property management and are accepting new clients. •  American National Bank received the Blue Ribbon Bank award from Veribanc, Inc. the ...

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Sun Biz: TV sets hold their own while sales of other electronics lag

The forthcoming switch to mandatory digital television transmission might just be saving the electronics industry from its serious sales slump. The federally mandated switch is set to take place Feb. 17, when all broadcast stations will stop ...

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Briefs: Biz Buzz December 28, 2009

The large, silver luggage door at the Grand Junction Regional Airport continually opened and closed with bagged skis and snowboards toppling through it Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. It was because a number of day flights, many of ...

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GJ retail sales expected to increase over last year

Christmas is shaping up to be merrier than expected for Western Slope retailers compared to their counterparts around the state. Grand Junction’s sales tax collections are on track to exceed last year’s with a 7.5 percent increase ...

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Sun Biz: Foreclosures December 21, 2008

A recent Colorado Division of Housing foreclosure report paints Mesa County in a better light than the rest of the state. The report tallied completed foreclosures, or foreclosures that went to sale, rather than the number of filings. As of ...

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Briefs: Biz Buzz December 21, 2008

This week, I thought I’d try my hand at songwriting. More specifically, an abridged Christmas carol rewrite for the business person. For those of you still at your desks for at least a couple of more days, like me, this is for you: ...

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Briefs: Biz Briefcase December 19, 2008

• The Century House Restaurant in Palisade is now open from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The restaurant is at 349 W. Eight St. next to the Packing Shed Restaurant. It serves steak, seafood, prime rib and other entrees. ...

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