By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Employment in Eagle County seems to be getting better for workers, although wages still lag behind state averages.The latest workforce report from Vail Valley Economic Development, an offshoot of the Vail Valley Partnership, has promising news regarding unemployment and growth. The study, which covers 2014 and the f
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By John LaConte EDWARDS — While Arizona and Florida may be known for their spring training, come summer time, those places aren’t so pleasant for baseball.College players from warm states who are trying to keep their skills up during June and July would much rather be playing here in the mountains, but there was never […]
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Eagle business owner Jan Rosenthal Townsend is concerned that the Eagle Information Center is peddling more than just information, so Tuesday night she presented those worries to the Eagle Town Board.“I am hoping to make sense of what the Eagle Information Center is,” said Rosenthal Townsend.She said that for 15 […]
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By Edward Stoner EDWARDS — Crazy Mountain Brewing Co. announced recently that it is a 2015 recipient of the “Colorado Companies to Watch” award being presented by State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade and Colorado Workforce Development Council. Colorado Companies to Watch honors “second stage” companies
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Eagle loves its dogs, but it wants its canines leashed.This week the Eagle Town Board conducted a preliminary discussion about the community’s animal control rules and the idea of switching over to a “demonstrable voice control” rule for dogs didn’t generate support. Not only did members of the town board [&hel
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Eagle loves its dogs, but it wants its canines leashed.This week the Eagle Town Board conducted a preliminary discussion about the community’s animal control rules and the idea of switching over to a “demonstrable voice control” rule for dogs didn’t generate support. Not only did members of the town board [&hel
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Beginning July 1, short-term rental properties in Vail will be required to post their Ttwn of Vail sales tax account number in the advertising of those rentals. All short-term rentals less than 30 consecutive days are subject to sales and lodging tax. Total sales and lodging taxes of 9.8 percent […]
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