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Article: Vail, Colo., Community, Area Resorts Collaborate on $1 Billion Renovation.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- June 20, 2004
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By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 20--VAIL, Colo. -- A dump truck crawls down the pedestrian mall outside John Kaemmer's toy store, making the delicate dolls on the shop's shelves tremble.
Kaemmer, who this summer celebrates 25 years working in Vail Village, doesn't flinch. In fact, he could not be happier with the diesel-belching behemoth a few feet from his shop window.
"We are ready," he says. "We need this urban renewal. Vail was getting a bit worn. We have the best ski area in North America, and our village needs to keep up with that."
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