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In this issue n Home Expo The 2025 Home Improvement and Remodeling Expo is coming up on March 7-9 and will showcase innovation.
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VOLUME 32, ISSUE 7
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More Blinds to See Ambassador Blind & Shutter will soon open an expanded showroom after the growing business added a next-door unit for more space — See Page 2
n Western Slope perspective for CAHB Randy Whetzell is now chairman of the board of the Colorado Association of Home Builders’ executive committee.
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n New owner for home-loan business Town & Country Finance’s Jenny Walker buys business from her mom, Shelly Smith.
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n City buys property, targets housing Funded in part by grants, the City of Grand Junction acquired the 21.78-acre “Salt Flats” property for affordable housing.
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n Recycling Facility The former Halliburton building has been approved for a new recycling facility.
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Patty Deters, left, and David Deters stand near the entrance to Ambassador Blind N’ Shutter, 1048 Independent Ave., Unit A-111, in Independence Plaza. They recently leased the next-door unit, A-112, which will allow them to install an expanded showroom for the Hunter Douglas blinds they exclusively carry. The extra space also will allow them to add two tables in the showroom for meeting with customers, and Ambassador has another bay for warehouse space. Photo by Tim Harty.
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