Business

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Sun Biz: Flour the new cookie monster October 19, 2008

The price of flour is startling area and nationwide grocers. Year-to-date prices in the Western Region of the United States for food at home increased 7.3 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 3.9 percent, according to the ...

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Pawn shops doing more loans in troubled economy

While the conventional banks of the world may be tightening their credit, making it harder for anyone to get a loan, there is still the good old reliable corner pawn shop. Pawn brokers in Grand Junction say they are seeing more people hocking ...

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Inventory of jewelry increasing at local pawn shops

With the economy flailing, operators of some local pawn shops are receiving an influx of jewelry as diamonds and gold become unnecessary luxuries. “Jewelry merchandise has been increasing on a gradual regular basis,” said Larry ...

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West Star Aviation planning to start service center in South Carolina

Alton, Ill.-based West Star Aviation announced Monday it will be building an eastern U.S. facility similar to, and from a financial perspective a satellite of, its Grand Junction Regional Airport location. Several of Grand Junction’s ...

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GJ Wachovia officials don’t expect much impact from buyout

The green light is on for Wells Fargo’s $11.7 billion acquisition of Wachovia Corp. after Sunday’s approval by the Federal Reserve, and the deal should be complete by the end of the year. Area Wachovia officials said the local ...

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Graff Dairy lowers price of milk

The nation’s economy has been in turmoil recently, but milk drinkers received some refreshing last week. David Nichols, co-owner of Graff Dairy, lowered milk prices for the first time in months. Milk prices at Graff Dairy, 581 29 Road ...

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Sun Biz: Despite nationwide slump, auto dealer plans expansion

Defying the financial gravity of the times, the Ed Bozarth car dealership in Grand Junction is moving ahead with plans to transform its gateway location to Grand Junction. The 16-year-old dealership for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick and Saturn is ...

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Briefs: Biz Buzz October 12, 2008

Until the past month, a lot of us lived in daily ignorance of the Dow. And wasn’t it bliss? That was for Wall Street. That was for the people on the trading floor. That was as pesky as checking the monthly bank statements in the mail. ...

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Briefs: Biz Briefcase October 11, 2008

• Kissner General Contractors Inc. in Cory was the recipient of the Gold Hard Hat Award presented by McGraw-Hill Construction Colorado. The award is given to the top Colorado projects completed by Colorado companies in the past ...

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Sunlight incorporation proposed

Democratic Garfield County Commission candidate Steve Carter says if an urban area is created at Sunlight Mountain Resort, it should be incorporated as a town to properly address the impacts. Carter’s Republican opponent, Mike Samson, ...

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