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VOLUME 32, ISSUE 11
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In this issue
n Residential real estate sales are up
Bray & Co. Real Estate Sales Manager Stewart Cruickshank gives a local market update.
n County updates building codes Mesa County is preemptively updating its building codes to avoid more stringent state codes coming in 2026.
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n Putting brewing back in ‘brewery’ Before WestCo Brewing Co. opens in the former Edgewater Brewery, it will return brewing capability to the building.
Small waste haulers step up to meet demand of customers who want less expensive options — See Page 2
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n Bunions be gone
Local podiatrist surpasses 400 bunion-correction procedures.
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n New birth center to enter after Bloomin’ Babies exits
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Intermountain Health Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center is closing March 28, but the building won’t be without a birth center for long. Tender Gifts Birth & Wellness Center plans to open its doors in May.
A RonSon Roll Offs garbage truck, shown dumping a bin, is a sign of the growth the roll-off-dumpster and trash-hauling company has experienced since the business started in 2020. When RonSon Roll Offs began hauling trash, it used a pickup and dump trailer. It also started with three roll-off dumpsters and now has 50, not bad for a business that started as a side hustle. Photo courtesy of RonSon Roll Offs, LLC.
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