Tag: Australia
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How do cowboys keep warm? The fashion trends of the Stock Show
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While wrangling bulls and jumping horses may fill the schedule of most National Western Stock Show visitors, the 16-day-long event wouldn’t be the same without the plethora of Western-based clothing lining the Hall of Education. The National Western grounds are filled to the 10-gallon brim with clothing vendors — stretching from Texas to Australia — selling…
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From preserved specimens to handcrafted jewelry: Denver gets taste of the bizarre at Oddities and Curiosities Expo
Taxidermy animals, carcasses in jars, paintings of the bizarre and other eclectic arts lined the Colorado Convention Center. A spooky sight for some — an expression of weird for others. But it wasn’t Halloween, despite the placement in October. It was the Oddities & Curiosities Expo. The Oddities & Curiosities Expo kicked off its sixth-annual year in…
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Wine Guy: Fine wines from Down Under
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wine grape vines were brought to Australia in the late 1700s and commercial winemaking began around 1820. Mostly growing French varieties, the Australian wine industry expanded significantly over the last 30 years. And while this popularity has given rise to countless cases of inexpensive simple…
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Colorado tries luring Australian green energy company
Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved almost $9.4 million in incentives to try to lure four companies to the state, including an Australian “green energy” company. The companies could create nearly 1,100 local jobs, officials said. The biggest package would go to a company that the state is calling “Project Chamomile,” which it described as…
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AUSDenver looks to link ‘outback’ businesses with Colorado
A group of Australian companies new to Denver has teamed with the city to form the AUSDenver Business Hub at Galvanize Denver Platte, 1644 Platte St., according to a news release. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit says its goal is to support “business relationships between Australia-owned businesses and the broader business community in Colorado.” “We are excited…
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Vlatko Cancar staying ready to help Denver Nuggets after productive Summer Olympics with Slovenia
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coming up a bucket short of a chance to show what he can do against the best basketball team in the world did little to diminish Vlatko Cancar’s experience at the Olympics this summer. Cancar, entering his third season with the Denver Nuggets, was one…