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Gas prices not stopping Memorial Day travelers

Seemingly undeterred by high gas prices, the number of people in western states who plan to travel 50 or more miles away from their homes this Memorial Day is expected to only decrease by 0.01 percent.
AAA estimates that 9.148 million people in the western segment of the United States will travel […]

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GE exiting appliance business

The Associated Press
General Electric Co. said today that it plans to sell or spin off its iconic appliance business that for a century sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens for millions of homes.
The industrial conglomerate said in a statement the move is part of an ongoing plan to exit “slower […]

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Consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 28 years

Confidence among U.S. consumers fell in May to the lowest level in 28 years, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment.
The index decreased to 59.5, the worst since June 1980, from 62.6 in April. Since the index’s inception in 1952, there have only been five lower readings. The […]

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Overnight Woodmen detours next week

Woodmen Road will be closed at Powers Boulevard from between 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. from Sunday, May 18 through Friday, May 23 for bridge work.
Eastbound traffic on Woodmen will be detoured south on Austin Bluffs to Dublin Boulevard, east to Powers, then north to the temporary off-ramp back to […]

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