Wes Johnson Springfield News-Leader Published 1:22 p.m. UTC Aug 10, 2018 If you think you're seeing more dogs at places where you shop, you're right. Dogs on a leash at Bass Pro Shops? Yep. Lowe's and Home Depot? Sure. Academy Sports + Outdoors or Ozark Adventures? They're welcome. Macy's? Hobby Lobby? Of course. "We are pet-friendly and we even have a decal on our front door showing we welcome dogs," said Justin Webb, assistant manager at Westlake Ace Hardware in Springfield. MORE: Humane Society of Missouri awarded custody of six mastiffs rescued in Aurora "We have a regular customer who comes in with his dog, Stirling, who is very well trained. A lot of people stop and pet him and talk with the owner. It's just a nice option for people who are real dog lovers and who go everywhere with them." Most four-legged visitors at the hardware store are happy to stay on leash. But Webb said another regular doesn't need one. "There's an older dog that comes in with … [Read more...] about Dog-friendly businesses in Springfield are multiplying; some might surprise you
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Zingerman’s adds tour business, names new managing director
Zingerman's creates new division for its food and wine tour program it launched in 1997The company looks inside for a managing director of the new divisionCompany adds London and Montreal tours to 2019 schedule Kristie Brablec Zingerman's has formed its 11th business and promoted an insider to lead the new effort.Kristie Brablec was named managing director of Zingerman's Food Tours, which organizes and leads groups to experience wine and cuisines in different regions across the globe. The travel tour business emerged out of Zingerman's Mail Order, where it began in 1997.Brablec got her start in the mail order division in 2004 as front-line staff and has worked her way up in the Zingerman organization. She credits her experience as a service Stewart for Zingerman's Service Network, which gave her the opportunity to lead food tours."If you would have told me 15 years ago that I'd be in this position, I would have laughed, but the path has been clear, and I couldn't … [Read more...] about Zingerman’s adds tour business, names new managing director
Grizzly managers ‘bear-y busy’ at Bynum sheep ranch
Karl Puckett Great Falls Tribune Published 12:29 p.m. UTC Aug 10, 2018 State and federal wildlife managers have captured three different grizzlies over three days at the same ranch for preying on sheep. In one instance, the rancher agreed to allow a captured bear to be released on the ranch because it had cubs. Steve Skelton of the Blackleaf Livestock Co. ranch west of Bynum up against the Rocky Mountain Front said bears have killed seven sheep in recent days. Mike Madel, a grizzly bear management specialist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said FWP and Wildlife Services, a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have made several attempts to capture grizzly bears at the ranch. On Sunday, a young female suspected in a sheep depredation was captured. More: Bear managers trying to trap wounded grizzly bear FWP received authorization to relocated that bear 120 air miles away to the Flathead National Forest, which occurred Monday, Madel said. Then on Tuesday, at … [Read more...] about Grizzly managers ‘bear-y busy’ at Bynum sheep ranch
Sacramento to help launch minority pot businesses in struggling neighborhoods
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Colorado small businesses seek help with labor shortage, tariffs
Pat Ferrier Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 11:22 p.m. UTC Aug 9, 2018 About 30 Fort Collins-area business complained about onerous federal and state regulations that impact their operations Wednesday in a rare meeting with the Office of Advocacy from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The meeting at La Quinta Inn on East Mulberry Street drew representatives from energy, manufacturing, trucking, recreation, real estate and agriculture. They raised concerns about the cost of doing business in Colorado and regulations that harm small business. The Washington, D.C.-based Office of Advocacy is responsible for reviewing the impact that federal rules and regulations have on small business. The Trump administration has made regulatory reform a priority and signed two executive orders addressing the regulatory burden faced by the private sector. MORE: History: A look back at businesses that once enriched our city Business representatives cited a labor shortage that … [Read more...] about Colorado small businesses seek help with labor shortage, tariffs