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  • Carbon Valley Animal Hospital marks milestone

    FIRESTONE — For 30 years, veterinarian Robert Bagg has cared for an assortment of animals that have walked through the doors of his business, the Carbon Valley Animal Hospital, and now he wants to thank his customers and the community for the support.
        Bagg and his staff marked the anniversary of the Carbon Valley Animal Hospital, located at W. Grant Avenue in Firestone, with an open house for the public May 25.

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  • New digs: Halliburton officially opens expanded Fort Lupton facility

    Unveiling their new facility and a small fleet of ‘green’ natural gas vehicles associated with it, Halliburton’s Western Hemisphere president Jim Brown reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the city and operations in the Julesberg Basin.

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  • Rickenbaugh Infiniti breaks ground in Dacono

    DACONO — From luxury models to the economy class, all automobile dealerships are born the same way: in a shovelful of dirt.
        Rickenbaugh Infiniti entered the world the same way with its groundbreaking May 14 at 5900 Gateway Court in Dacono.
        The 20,000 square-foot facility is part of Rickenbaugh Auto Group based in Denver.
        “Infiniti has been aggressively expanding its presence in the premium automotive sector, and I am thrilled that it has chosen to partner with the Rickenbaugh Auto Group to grow its footprint in the northern metro Denver area,” said Mary Pacifico-Valley, president of Rickenbaugh Auto Group. “For nearly 70 years, the Rickenbaugh name has been synonymous with the highest standards of customer service, and we are excited to now be able to offer that level of care to Infiniti drivers.”

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  • Brick House Leather opens Dacono shop

    DACONO — A safe motorcycle driver has a good eye for traffic, which also happens to be a handy skill for an entrepreneur looking for a place to set up shop.
        That’s what brought Kelly Auker and her Brick House Leather Company to Dacono and a new storefront at 204 Eighth St., Unit A.
        Auker moved her four-year-old business May 4 from Longmont to bring her seamstress skills for custom-made leather apparel and accessories to a larger market.

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  • Business counselor helps small-biz community put down roots in Weld County

        FREDERICK — Jesse Esparza is in there somewhere — in the long list of names that accompanies the crowd photo for a local business ribbon cutting.

        No, he’s not the thrilled-yet-terrified entrepreneur trying to juggle the oversized scissors. And no, he’s not the politician beaming with pride about the new economic development opportunity for the local municipality.

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  • New coffee shop looks to anchor downtown Frederick development

    FREDERICK — The pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee tends to draw devotees from two separate crowds.

        One group employs scientific precision and empirical technique, while the other uses the unquantifiable aspects of sound, smell and taste to inform the artisan’s intuition.

        “Usually, you’re one or the other, but I’m probably somewhere in the middle,” Dustan Flanagan laughs. “I can see the benefit of both approaches.”

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  • Aims Community College receives $15,000 gift from Bonanza Creek

    GREELEY — Aims Community College received $15,000 from Bonanza Creek. The gift will be directed to name an oil and gas classroom within the new Fort Lupton facility on the Aims campus, scheduled to open for classes in fall 2014.
        “We are excited about our collaboration with Bonanza Creek,” said Dr. Marsi Liddell, president of Aims Community College. “Their leadership gift illustrates an investment in our community and endorsement of students who choose Aims.”

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  • Weld Commissioners thank local businesses

    WELD COUNTY — For the fourth consecutive year, the Board of County Commissioners sent letters to about 300 companies thanking them for locating and maintaining their business in Weld County.
        “This letter is a simple way to recognize the businesses in our community and to thank them for their contributions to our local economy,” said Commissioner Chairman William Garcia.

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  • Metro North Chamber against proposed demand on retail utilities

        WESTMINSTER — The Metro North Chamber of Commerce announced Feb. 21 it voted through its business and government affairs committee to oppose a legislative proposal that would place unreasonable demands on cooperative electric associations and municipally-owned utilities.

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  • United Way of Weld County receives grant from El Pomar Foundation

        United Way of Weld County announced that the Best Start for Babies program received a grant of $50,000 from the El Pomar Foundation.
        The funding will help United Way of Weld County advance the common good by creating more opportunities to improve new and soon to be parents prepare for a better life for their child. Our focus is education, income and health — the building blocks for a good quality of life.

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