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New Amazon Fulfillment Center Coming to Loveland

Amazon has signed a development agreement to build a sortable fulfillment center in Loveland. In the planned, more than 600,000 square foot facility, Amazon employees will pick, pack, and ship customer orders such as books, toys, and housewares. In general, these types of facilities can employ more than 1,000 people. Thanks to the innovations of …

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Larimer County Sheriff Reports Latest Scams

This post is courtesy of Barb Bennett, Chief Scambuster at the Larimer County Sheriff’s office. We hope this finds you all healthy and in positive spirits. This year is coming to a close, and I think we are all taking a deep breath and hoping things will get better as we move into a new …

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Coronavirus Update (May 1)

As of 3 pm today (5/1), the amount of worldwide cases have increased to 3.3 million with over 275 thousand deaths. Nationally in the U.S,. 1.12 million cases with over 65 thousand deaths. In Colorado, 15,284 total cases with 777 total deaths. The sad part is many retirement and nursing homes worldwide exhibit over 40% …

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Coronavirus Crisis Worsens!

As of today (4/1) at 7 am MDT, the coronavirus crisis has intensified worldwide with a total of 882,068 confirmed cases and 44,136 deaths, up by a staggering 31% from several days ago per the World Health Organization! Makeshift hospitals and morgues are being installed in many states and countries as this crisis expands! At …

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Barb Warner will touch your heart and soul and your funny bone.

As she approached retirement, she realized that there weren’t any guideposts to design the next chapters of her life. She had read many self-help books but there were none that helped her understand the breadth and depth of the possibilities available in the the second half of life. So she decided to write one. She …

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The Age of Acceleration

Bob Larson writes Technology is Hip coluumn via 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

In 2007, the age of acceleration in technology happened practically overnight and changed the world forever. According to author Tom Friedman’s latest book “Thank You For Being Late,” three major acceleration forces included 1) market forces (globalization and price collapse of connectivity making the Internet and computers cheaper, 2) mother nature affecting our environment and …

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Use the Smartphone Voice Search Feature

Bob Larson writes Technology is Hip coluumn via 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

According to 2014 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, 13% of all U.S. vehicle deaths were attributed to cellphone distractions. Most of these drivers ranged from 15 to 29 years old. Distracted drivers text or search the web on their cellphones while driving. … is is a sad statistic aŠffecting many drivers. … ere are …

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Local Author Publishes ‘The Good Daughter’

By Connie Shoemaker, Co-Founder and Director Emerita, Spring International Language Center and Author. www.thegooddaughter.us/ A new memoir, The Good Daughter: Secrets, Life Stories, and Healing details a journey most of us will travel as care givers or recipients of that care. Author Connie Shoemaker is an only child responsible for a father with Alzheimer’s and …

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