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Gas prices rise 15 cents in two weeks

The Associated Press
The national average price for regular gasoline rose about 15 cents in the last two weeks, according to the most recent Lundberg survey.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline on Friday was $3.62 a gallon, up 15 cents from two weeks ago. Mid-grade was at $3.74 and premium was […]

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Downtown parking spots reserved for taxis

City traffic engineers have set aside fifteen downtown parking spaces that can only be used by cabs during late evening hours.
Taxi cabs can park in the spaces, which are marked by “Taxi Parking” signs, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. to pick up and drop off clients.
Tejon Street was converted to […]

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Service sector shows unexpected growth

The Associated Press
The nation’s service economy unexpectedly expanded during April after contracting for the previous three months.
The Institute for Supply Management’s index of the service sector released Monday showed a better-than-expected reading of 52 for April, up from 49.6 during March.
Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson Financial/IFR had expected […]

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Coloradoans still plan international travel

The euro’s costly rise against the dollar combined with long airport security lines and flight delays may be daunting, but that’s not expected to stop Colorado’s international travelers.
AAA travel expects 508,000 Coloradans will travel internationally this summer, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to the 468,000 state residents estimated to […]

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