| We were impressed with South Western
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| | area and many of the businesses are
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| Colorado as a good place to hang your hat
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| | boutiques run by people willing to wither
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| and a pretty good place to run a
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| | the off years such as the recent fire
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| business. Great labor supply, good
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| | year, and drought periods where the
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| transportation and excellent tourist
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| | National News downgraded the area and
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| flows. The town is growing in Cortez and
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| | scared travelers who took those locations
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| up the hill in Durango as well. Their
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| | off their lists. Recovering now, but no
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| nearest trading partners Montrose and
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| | small businesses are breaking records.
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| Farmington NM also helped with money
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| | We did see a number of vacant shops to
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| flows to the area. We like the area and
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| | park trucks in the 1000 -2000 square foot
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| thought it was completely economically
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| | range as well as many in the 5000 to
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| viable and an excellent choice especially
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| | 20,000 range.The growing Cortez City has
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| for manufacturing.About the only drawback
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| | about 8,200 projected by years end. Many
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| is the drug issue in the region, but that
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| | more women than men about 2% difference.
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| is with any US City really. It was not as
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| | They have now also been growing wheat.
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| bad there as we have seen in border
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| | They have been doing the mailings and
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| cities, desert cities of big cities in
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| | educational activity to be good neighbors
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| other parts of the US. We talked with
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| | and save water for farmers and downstream
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| police and city officials about this and
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| | cities that are more taxed with no
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| they admitted it was an issue, but felt
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| | reservoirs, more reservoirs are needed
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| they had a pretty good handle on it and
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| | down stream. 2006 is the Centennial of
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| were working hard to clean things up and
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| | Mesa Verde and it is already being
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| that it is no longer a growing problem.
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| | planned, the parks bring in 600-7000
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| They know who the bad apples are and they
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| | thousand tourists per year with 2.3
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| keep an eye on them. Anyway that reminded
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| | average people per car.We heard of a
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| us of a conversation we had with the City
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| | Juice Company which located in Delores
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| of Cortez Economic Development
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| | which could ship to the Los Angeles
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| Association director Bruce A Johnson, who
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| | market fo $ .50 per case and the LA
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| admitted to us they had a drug problem
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| | competition did it for $ .30 per case bu
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| and said even had people making crystal
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| | the cost to manufacture made up for the
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| meth in hotel rooms that they rented and
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| | shipping of oranges and fruit from
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| advised us that the drugs were made
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| | Florida and then to LA after completed
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| locally and affecting crime rates only a
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| | processing. Low costs made the difference
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| little. Incidentally they shut that
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| | and they are successfully competing and
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| tactic down quickly.Drinking was also an
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| | hiring more people. Another company
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| issue with Indians and young white kids
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| | which manufactures Tuff Boxes for
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| getting into mischief that caused several
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| | security and after market auto, and a
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| horrific accidents over the years on all
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| | favorite at the annual Las Vegas SEMA
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| the two-lane roads. Lots of car wrecks
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| | show moved their operations from Denver
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| there, even witnessed a tourist making a
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| | to Cortez, stating costs were extremely
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| slow left turn in front of a local
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| | lower, better labor and the owner and his
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| teenager in a Nissan Sentra who
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| | wife could mountain bike every night and
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| broadsided them. Good place for a body
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| | maintain twice the quality of life with
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| shop or tow company. In those Utah
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| | none of the I-25 corridor traffic mess,
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| cities where the kids are migrating to so
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| | permanent construction and free freeway
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| they can afford to own homes there are
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| | parking at rush hour issues. Lots of
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| kids hanging out on every corner and
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| | dead head truckers are willing to pick up
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| everyone knows everyone. The entire area
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| | loads from trucks traveling through the
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| is challenged by the Old West VS New West
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| | area. Freight brokers said that the
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| and Value clash. Value clash of low cost
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| | prices are decent and cheaper then out of
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| of living, which has self segregated
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| | Denver, Salt Lake, Flagstaff or
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| residents, workers and retirees or rich
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| | Albuquerque.Labor in the region except
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| and poor. This has really been an
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| | for Durango and Pagosa could be hired at
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| economical development challenge.The
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| | $7 per hour for car washing and detailing
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| citizens want small businesses not Wal
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| | and managers at $10.00, anything more
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| Marts, clean industries and a proper
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| | than that and you could get a first class
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| value fit. The areas are growing middle
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| | worker and manager since cost of living
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| class and upper middle tourism area down
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| | where the workers live is less. Also a
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| town and leaving it difficult for locals
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| | new Mormon Stake Center just got built
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| to go downtown to hang out and afford
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| | out side of town with labor assistance
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| things. Some anchor stores have left in
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| | for their people. For more information
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| shopping centers in Cortez making it an
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| | on the Economic Development Specialist
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| issue for some trying to hold on small
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| | Bruce Johnsons comments go to is also a
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| businesses. They are willing to give
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| | big noon time meeting ad hoc Business
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| mass incentives to build office parks,
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| | Club which meets and they are also
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| but the infrastructure is a problem
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| | countered by the Rotary Club night time
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| needing telecommunication systems in
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| | meeting group which is the older crowd,
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| place first to compete for company
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| | we see issues of passing the torch to the
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| recruitment of mid and large
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| | next generation there and some small town
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| businesses.Transportation systems need up
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| | politics which are getting worked out.
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| grade and some businesses in the area are
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| | Also working through other issues of the
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| doing that for the high-end clientele but
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| | area are Hal Shepard of the Police
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| not the lower end workers. For instance
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| | Department on the drug issues. They have
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| taking people to Durango and Pagosa for
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| | a good handle on it and are winning the
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| jobs from Cortez and other areas, it is
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| | local war on drugs. There are some
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| needed for the services required of the
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| | wineries also on the NM side, which are
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| richer folks, jobs for others and
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| | getting popular. has the biggest area
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| fairness among issues of real estate
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| | population of the four corners region and
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| values of distance natural segregation in
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| | lots of transportation companies. Right
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| the towns which are all intertwined for
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| | now using lots of greenhouses and drip
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| commerce and growth and of course
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| | irrigation tape to farm. Sweet corn grows
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| success. Noah's Ark in Durango has two
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| | well there and Canyon de Cheilly cliff
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| new tour buses and extended limos and a
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| | dwellings and also known as one of the
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| 1.2 million dollar facility for tourists,
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| | most beautiful canyons of the world. It
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| but not workers to the city, perhaps the
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| | is true. You should check it out and
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| city or county can fund them on a
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| | spend some money there, see America,
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| contract to buy another buss or two for
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| | travel and go inside a Keva this summer,
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| that purpose?There is a large labor pool
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| | nice and cool whereever you are. This
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| in Cortez many are Navajo and are
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| | concludes our preliminary report on the
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| extremely hard working, reliable and
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| | areas surrounding region 9 of Colorado
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| dependable, others are of the Ute Tribe
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| | and our ability to find the niches
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| and many are mixed with every nationality
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| | necessary for those looking to expand
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| you can think of all great family people.
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| | businesses or find great places to live
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| Many of the workers do not have
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| | as well as to the people who desire
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| technical training but could learn. The
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| | services and jobs to those who are
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| entire four corners region is like that.
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| | willing to work and show up on time, drug
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| the incentives for people who wish to
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| | free.One thing that must be mentioned,
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| bring businesses there to set up shop,
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| | the people there in the region are
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| although Durango is somewhat
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| | extremely polite and nice. Honest and
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| anti-business unless you are willing to
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| | pleasant and would stop to help you if
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| join the club of the New West idea and
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| | you needed it. Not too many places like
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| sell high-end nick nacks, which not all
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| | that anymore. This is definitely one of
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| store owners were making a lot of money,
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| | them. Thank you South Western Colorado
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| similar to Palm Desert CA, Carlsbad CA,
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| | for your hospitality, can't wait to get
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| downtown shops of OH, Jackson Hole WY,
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| | back and visit.Lance Winslow - Online
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| Whitefish MT or Sun Valley ID and places
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| | Think Tank forum board.
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| like that. Lots of competition in the
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