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11Cares: Los Altos Bed and Breakfast
Last Updated: 9:01 PM 08/21/11 - With panoramic views of the Grand Mesa, breathtaking sunsets, gourmet meals and luxurious accommodations, the Los Altos Bed and Breakfast is the perfect get away for anyone looking to relax.
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11Cares for Business: Gelato Junction Expanding
Last Updated: 10:17 AM 07/27/11 - On a hot summer day there's nothing better then treating your self to a nice cold helping of delicious gelato.
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Chamber honors local businesses adding jobs
Last Updated: 3:28 PM 06/14/11 - The Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce says in 12 months, 10 businesses created 146 new local jobs.
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11 Cares for Business: Grand Valley BMX
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 05/08/11 - What do you get when you combine family fun with a ton of dirt and lots of pedal power? Grand Valley BMX of course.
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11 Cares: Colorado Document Security
Last Updated: 5:28 PM 05/01/11 - Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. Thieves are trying to get your information online, over the phone and even from your trash.
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Business owners speak up at Fruita Chamber meeting
Last Updated: 2:59 PM 04/14/11 - Some Fruita businesses are in an uproar and aren’t keeping quiet. In fact, they called a public meeting to lay all their complaints out on the table.
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Scam Alert: Small business owners beware
Last Updated: 6:39 PM 04/05/11 - A small business scam has surfaced, and if you’re not careful, you could fall victim.
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Mesa Mall announces two new retailers
Last Updated: 9:48 PM 03/28/11 - Two new retailers are moving into Mesa Mall this year.
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11 Cares: The Raw Canvas
Last Updated: 5:46 PM 03/27/11 - From art on the corner to galleries across the valley there's no shortage of handcrafted masterpieces. But now one local man is taking that appreciation and inking out his own niche in the local art community. In this edition of 11 Cares for Business Aaron Luna shows us how one local gallery is throwing its own splash of color on the Grand Valley.
11 Cares for Business: Grand Valley Power
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 03/13/11 - Many people take for granted that when you flip a switch in your home a light turns on. Well, Grand Valley Power is just one business responsible for making sure those lamps light up on cue. In this edition of 11 Cares for Business Aaron Luna tells us a bit about GVP's past while showing us their future home for the next 100 years.
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11 Cares: Are your hotel, hospital sheets Omni clean?
Last Updated: 5:22 PM 02/27/11 - When you go on vacation, stay in a hotel or make an unexpected stop in a hospital you expect the sheets, towels and linens to be clean. But how do you know if they're really as clean as they look? In this edition of 11 Cares for Business Aaron Luna tells us why, if the laundry was done by Omni, you can rest all night with peace of mind.
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Free sales tax class
Last Updated: 2:52 PM 02/24/11 - Business owners with questions about sales and use taxes can take advantage of a free class the City and Business Incubator are offering.
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Skyline offering first indoor sports facility on Western Slope
Last Updated: 5:24 PM 02/13/11 - With the present state of the economy many businesses are being forced to find unique ways to stay afloat. In this edition of 11 Cares for Business Aaron Luna shows us how the Skyline Warehouse changed its game plan to stay in business and score points with local sports team all at the same time.
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Fruita finally gets dry cleaners
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 01/30/11 - Going to the dry cleaners is probably not on the list of favorite daytime activities. It's even worse when the only dry cleaner is in the next town. Well, that's what it was like in Fruita but not anymore. In this week's segment of 11 Cares for Business, Aaron Luna takes a look at the newest and only dry cleaners in the City of Fruita.
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Local tuning co. steering toward Canadian rally race appearance in V8 Miatas
Last Updated: 7:04 PM 01/21/11 - A local business is looking to compete in a one-of-a-kind rally circuit in North America.
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New businesses breathe new life into west end of Grand Junction
Last Updated: 9:07 AM 01/06/11 - Business owners hope two new popular editions to the West end of town will bring in more shoppers and a higher profile.
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The Blythe Group: Designing Grand Junction
Last Updated: 10:11 PM 01/02/11 - Helping shape the face of Grand Junction for the last 15 years, one company continues to blend beauty with form in the buildings we work in and admire every day. In this edition of 11 Cares for Business, Aaron Luna takes a look at how the Blythe Group architecture firm has formed the façade of out city.
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Andy's Liquor: largest solar powered liquor store in CO
Last Updated: 10:16 PM 12/19/10 - They’ve served the Grand Valley for the last three decades. Now one local business has revamped their look and stepped up their game to make sure they'll continue that tradition.
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Love of Legos not lost on local business
Last Updated: 9:59 PM 12/12/10 - One local retailer has taken the universal love for Legos and turned it into a business. The store is called E–Bricks. It was started by Kenneth Riskey three years ago. At first it only shipped lego parts around the world but just this year they've expanded the store to give buyers that hands-on Lego experience.
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Business Incubator Center Holiday Open House is Thursday
Last Updated: 5:35 PM 12/09/10 - Free food and drinks as well as a silent auction and fun displays are all part of the Business Incubator Center’s Holiday Open House.
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CU economists expect slow, steady growth in 2011
Last Updated: 7:58 AM 12/06/10 - University of Colorado economists expect the state to add 10,100 jobs next year after losing more than 140,000 jobs the past two years.
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Cutting your own at Orchard Mesa Tree Farm
Last Updated: 8:05 AM 11/29/10 - There’s a place in Palisade where you can chop down your own Christmas tree, buy one-of-a-kind art and enjoy some apple cider and visit with the locals.
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Another Hobby Lobby coming to Grand Junction
Last Updated: 5:50 PM 11/16/10 - A City Planning official confirms construction is underway on a new Hobby Lobby store in Grand Junction.
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Retailers to hire 650,000 seasonal workers
Last Updated: 8:57 AM 10/11/10 - 'Tis the season for seasonal hiring and after a dismal 2009 it's expected to be a much better year for shoppers and job seekers alike.
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County Commissioner passes out refund checks
Last Updated: 6:22 PM 09/16/10 - It was a sweet breakfast for some local business owners Thursday as they met with County Commissioner Craig Meis for coffee, doughnuts and a check.
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Commissioners vote for business tax cut
Last Updated: 10:54 AM 09/13/10 - Good news for local businesses as County Commissioners vote to cut a property tax.
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Tanning salon unveils rejuvenating red lights
Last Updated: 2:44 PM 09/10/10 - Tan In Paradise recently unveiled a new, $30,000 bed that actually has nothing to do with tanning.
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Local couple wants to build synthetic ice rink in GJ/Palisade area
Last Updated: 9:36 AM 08/30/10 - Glacier Ice Arena has been closed for three months and while the owners say they are working hard to get the rink reopened by the fall, there's a new movement underway to bring a synthetic rink to the area.
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Contest winner gets big bucks and big advice
Last Updated: 1:11 PM 08/15/10 - Hundreds of dollars and a fashion consultant, that's what one local woman took shopping after winning the Mix 104.3 and Mesa Mall's Fall Fashion Facelift contest.
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Main Street Businesses to Celebrate Anniversaries Sat.
Last Updated: 6:55 PM 08/13/10 - Over the last ten years, there have been a lot of boom and a lot of bust in our local economy, however, several local businesses have been able to pull through and do great business.
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Disaster relief offered to Montrose cherry farmers
Last Updated: 3:07 PM 08/10/10 - Freezing temperatures ruined the cherry crops in Montrose County. Now Governor Ritter wants to help.
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Zoom Zoom! Local company brings in high horsepower customers
Last Updated: 9:36 AM 08/09/10 - The Grand Valley was invaded by high horsepower hidden in tiny cars all weekend long.
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Jo-Ann Fabrics speaks out about store closing
Last Updated: 7:14 PM 08/02/10 - Jo-Ann Fabrics’ corporate office has finally issued a statement to 11 News about why the store inside Mesa Mall is closing.
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Local consumers fall off the blue band wagon
Last Updated: 11:25 AM 07/26/10 - Some local businesses say the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Blue Band Wagon campaign isn't having much success.
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Extra Aircraft announced as new Montrose company
Last Updated: 11:21 AM 07/26/10 - The mysterious company bringing hundreds of new jobs to Montrose County is finally revealed.
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Montrose lands major international aircraft manufacturer and 200 jobs
Last Updated: 4:19 AM 07/22/10 - A major win for Montrose as the international aircraft manufacturing company they’ve been courting has said ‘yes’ and will announce it’s move to Montrose this Friday.
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Brightleaf Solar working to turn over a new leaf in solar panel technology
Last Updated: 10:15 AM 07/19/10 - A Montrose man is using the sun to launch what he believes will be a multi-million dollar business, and in the process, create hundreds of new jobs on the Western Slope.
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Blue Pig Gallery has a piglet
Last Updated: 9:18 AM 07/19/10 - A local art gallery says it knows not everyone is looking for large expensive art, and it's hoping to draw in more customers by expanding.
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Smashburger location near Mesa State closed, new concept coming
Last Updated: 5:56 PM 07/19/10 - After less than a year in business, the smashburger on 12th Street near Mesa State College has closed. The owners say they've come up with a new concept and will be cooking up food again soon.
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CNBC ranks Colorado third best state for business
Last Updated: 9:00 AM 07/14/10 - CNBC released its annual list of "America's Top States for Business" Tuesday -- and once again Colorado was in the top five.
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Farmers face tough decisions in how to hire hands
Last Updated: 9:27 AM 07/12/10 - Tougher government regulations on migrant workers have some local orchards stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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Re-Ink'd helping people re-think tattoos
Last Updated: 10:23 AM 07/12/10 - It’s been four years since Amber Shepherd got her wrist tattoo. It's not that she regrets getting a tattoo, she just regrets how it was done.
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StarTek: North Ave. location experiencing "mass layoff"
Last Updated: 7:15 PM 07/01/10 - StarTek has issued a statement regarding news the Grand Junction North Avenue location is laying off more than 150 employees. A story 11 News broke first on this Web site.
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Economists: Colorado to lose 20,000 jobs
Last Updated: 6:23 PM 07/01/10 - Economists expect Colorado to lose many more jobs than initially expected in 2010 as businesses remain wary of hiring workers.
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Group Launches "Uphill" Effort to Save Glacier Ice Arena
Last Updated: 11:33 PM 06/29/10 - Supporters of the Glacier Ice Arena gathered Tuesday to discuss the next steps to take as they work to save Grand Junction's only rink.
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Public sad to see ice rink close
Last Updated: 8:40 AM 06/14/10 - Grand Junction's only ice skating rink closed its doors Sunday, but the public is rallying together to re-open it.
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Rolling with nitrogen
Last Updated: 8:11 AM 06/14/10 - Behold the power of nitrogen! That's what a local tire dealer wants you to do.
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Bargain hunters search for treasure in Fruita
Last Updated: 1:03 PM 06/11/10 - Shoppers in Fruita are on a treasure hunt in town for bargains.
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Hundreds welcome Einstein Bros. Bagels to GJ
Last Updated: 8:28 PM 06/08/10 - More than 100 people welcomed the grand opening of a new bagel shop Tuesday morning.
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Fruita woman says God told her to open new thrift shop
Last Updated: 7:08 PM 05/28/10 - A Fruita woman says God told her to open a new thrift shop.
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