Archives » June 16th, 2008

On the market, get set, go!

The Post Time Greyhound Park at the corner of Nevada Avenue and Winters Drive is for sale.
BLB Investors, a Connecticut hotel and casino developer that owns the park, along with four other horse and greyhound racing tracks, is putting all its tracks up for sale.
The tracks include the Arapahoe Park horseracing track in Aurora, the […]

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New FHA policy could curb vandalism

The Federal Housing Administration has implemented a temporary policy that extends government-backed mortgage insurance and allows for the immediate sale of vacant foreclosed properties.
The vacant properties can be problematic for neighbors because they attract vandalism that can deplete nearby home values.
For one year, the FHA will insure foreclosed properties that are […]

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Commerce City dry cleaner guilty of environmental crime

A Commerce City business owner has pleaded guilty to criminal violations of environmental quality laws.
Derby Cleaners’ owner Paul Mahowald was convicted for illegal disposal of dry cleaning filters contaminated with perchloroethylene, commonly known as “perc,” a dangerous carcinogen.
The acts are in violation of the Colorado Hazardous Waste Act, an unclassified felony, […]

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Trans fat banned in N.Y. eateries

The Associated Press
NEW YORK – Unhealthy trans fats in restaurant food? Not in New York City.
Eateries must remove artificial trans fats from all menu items by July 1.
When first implemented last year, the Health Department ban applied only to fry oils and spreads. It now will also include baked goods, frozen […]

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