It was a difficult winter for most snow sports-related businesses in the U.S. Lift ticket sales at the nation’s ski areas were off by at least 15 percent, even though Aspen/Snowmass seems to have dodged the bullet with a mere 1.8 decline.
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Small town game changer: Eagle River Station heads for May 22 vote
May 16, 2012, 9:05 am
No one’s saying that Eagle River Station won’t make big, lasting changes if Eagle voters give it the nod in next Tuesday’s referendum.
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Minturn's Active Energies branching out to Istanbul
May 14, 2012, 9:14 pm
Active Energies, a Minturn-based energy consulting and renewable energy company, recently started International operations with work on a consulting project in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Long-time Eagle Vail locals launch Ascent Automotive
May 13, 2012, 9:23 pm
VAIL, Colo.—Owner’s Chris Gioia and Jim Jones announce today the opening of their new automotive shop and Uhaul rental center, Ascent Automotive, which officially opens on May 14, 2012.
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$43 million a year: Keeping seniors in Eagle County pays off
May 9, 2012, 8:31 pm
VAIL, Colo.—Eagle and Summit counties are at the head of the class. From 2000 to 2010, Summit County led the state in growth of people aged 65 and older, and Eagle County was just behind at No. 3.
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Vail Resorts announces 2012 third quarter earnings release date
May 9, 2012, 2:55 pm
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Vail Resorts, Inc. announced today it will release the Company's financial results for its third fiscal quarter 2012 ended April 30, 2012, prior to market open on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The Company will host a conference call at 11 a.m. eastern time that same day during which Company executives will review the financial results.
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Local employers: Indicators are coming to life after four-year chill
May 8, 2012, 7:41 am
VAIL, Colo.—Call it an economic patch of sun. Maybe, perhaps, there’s a choir warming up.
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Summer business preview
May 7, 2012, 4:05 pm
I’ve been asked to pen a monthly column for the Vail Business Journal; it’s my goal to provide solid analytics as well as a bit of crystal ball gazing to provide value and information to the Vail Valley business community.
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Eagle County Airport winter passenger numbers down 6.6 percent
May 3, 2012, 8:12 pm
EAGLE, Colo.—Dovetailing with recent stats on declines in 2011-2012 skier visits, Eagle County Regional Airport saw a similar ripple in the numbers of people flying in for a ski vacation.
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Vail Resorts reports 8.9 percent decline in Colorado skier visits
May 2, 2012, 1:00 pm
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—With a scratchy 2011-2012 snow season behind it, Vail Resorts is reporting a 12.6 percent decline in skier visits for its six Colorado and California properties. However, season-to-date lift ticket revenue is down just .3 percent, reflecting new pricing structures.
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Colorado's business indicators dip slightly for April, but state is still ahead of curve
May 2, 2012, 8:24 am
DENVER, Colo.—For the 30th straight month, the overall index for the Mountain States region, a leading economic indicator for the three-state area of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, advanced above growth neutral 50.0.
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Eagle Airport says it's business as usual while American, unions haggle in bankruptcy court
April 29, 2012, 7:18 am
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo.—While lawyers for American Airlines higher-ups and unions wrangled in U.S. Bankruptcy court in Manhattan this week, and while US Airways talks about a possible takeover, the scene is decidedly less tense at Eagle County Regional Airport, which relies on American for about half its traffic.
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Town of Vail ekes out a gain in March sales-tax collection
April 27, 2012, 7:11 am
VAIL, Colo.—Despite a balmy conclusion to the ski season, during which the third warmest winter in U.S. recorded history came to roost, the Town of Vail managed to post a small gain in sales tax revenue for March.
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Shopping, food and drink reign when the snow is so-so
April 22, 2012, 8:35 am
VAIL, Colo.—While the ski season warmed to a halt this year with diminishing numbers on the hills, the Town of Vail continued to report healthy sales-tax gains through February (March figures will be ready at the end of April). It suggests that destination winter visitors find other ways to spend their time and money beyond lift tickets.
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Boom in international visitors offsets tough end of season conditions
April 21, 2012, 7:28 am
VAIL, Colo.—Rather than delivering a last-minute deluge of snow and visitors, March uncorked a curve ball for Colorado, delivering record warm temperatures, a rapidly vanishing snowpack and dwindling day skiers.
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