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For renters, more to choose from, but less to pay by David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent Friday, August 28, 2009 GLENWOOD SPRINGS — “For rent” signs are sprouting throughout the Roaring Fork Valley like sunflowers. Apartments are emptying. Prices are dropping. Even dogs are finding welcome mats. In a valley where rental units were [...]

Laid-off workers turn dreams into businesses Stories from Grand Junction’s Business Incubator By Emily Anderson – Grand Junction Daily Sentinel – Saturday, August 29, 2009 If she can’t do what she’s used to doing, Rhonda Mumby of Grand Junction at least wants to do something she’s passionate about doing. So, she’s starting her own business. [...]

Tension rises on Colorado River over campsites By Amy Hamilton – Grand Junction Daily Sentinel – Saturday, August 08, 2009 Nobody can miss the guy in uniform, standing at the ready at the Loma boat ramp on the Colorado River. On a recent Saturday, after rafters dropped off boats, tents, tarps, sleeping bags and coolers [...]

First-of-its-kind solar operation going up next to Cameo plant By Emily Anderspn – Grand Junction Daily Sentinel – Thursday, August 27, 2009 Xcel Energy’s Cameo Station will have a new neighbor during its last anticipated year of operation. Xcel and Abengoa Solar broke ground on a solar power plant Thursday in a field west of [...]