Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) articles from November 2002

Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) archives from November 2002

Greeley, Colo., Considers Ordinance to Prevent Smoking in City Restaurants.
November 26, 2002... Byline: Jennifer Stanley Nov. 26--When smokers dine at Gambler Steakhouse, Saloon and Sports Bar in Windsor, they'll just have to wait until they leave to get their fix. The entire restaurant -- dining room, lounge and sports bar -- has...

Meatpackers Work at Half Shifts at Greeley, Colo., Slaughterhouse.
November 23, 2002... Byline: Perry Swanson Nov. 23--Many Swift and Co. meatpackers are working half shifts since the company's Greeley beef slaughterhouse reopened Wednesday. Employees on the early shift worked four hours Thursday, and company officials told...

Greeley, Colo., Beef Processing Plant Resumes Slaughter Operations.
November 21, 2002... Byline: Perry Swanson Nov. 21--Slaughter operations at Greeley's Swift and Co. beef processing plant restarted Wednesday after being closed because of repeated incidents of manure-contaminated meat. The company and the U.S....

USDA Must Still Inspect Colorado Meatpacking Plant.
November 19, 2002... Byline: Dan England Nov. 19--Most of the employees of the Swift and Co. meatpacking plant may be able to work today. Or they may not. The U.S. Department of Agriculture still needs to approve Swift and Co.'s plan and inspect...

Apartment-Vacancy Rates Rise Sharply in Greeley, Colo.
November 17, 2002... Byline: Nicole Frey Nov. 17--Finding an apartment to rent in Greeley is easier now than at the beginning of the year. Vacancy rates increased citywide from 4.9 percent in February to 11.7 percent in September, according to a...

Colorado Meatpacker's Workers Told Not to Report for Work until Tuesday.
November 17, 2002... Byline: Roxye Rea-Arellano Nov. 17--Some Swift and Co. meatpacking employees weren't sure why they left work early Friday. Some said inspectors found contamination in the refrigeration area. Others said there was a tiny bit of...

Regulators Halt Colorado Beef Slaughterhouse's Operations.
November 17, 2002... Byline: Perry Swanson Nov. 17--Food safety authorities halted operations Friday at the Swift and Co. beef slaughterhouse in Greeley, citing repeated incidents of meat contaminated with feces. The contamination does not present a...

Colorado Entrepreneur Collects and Markets Attractive Moss Rocks.
November 17, 2002... Byline: Julie Piotraschke Nov. 17--Some people might think Justin Hilburn has rocks in his head. The 29-year-old might agree with you, but he'll also tell you he's got a pretty good thing going. Hilburn owns and operates one of the...

It's a Renter's Market in Greeley, Colo.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Nicole Frey Nov. 15--Finding an apartment to rent in Greeley is easier now than at the any time in the last seven years. Vacancy rates increased citywide from 4.9 percent in February to 11.7 percent in September, according to...

Fire Destroys Greeley, Colo., Farm-Supply Shop, Rocks Small Town.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Roxye Rea-Arellano Nov. 14--As customers entered the main store of Big R in Greeley on Wednesday, all they could do was look in sadness at the fire across the street. The Big R farm store and service center, 310 8th St., which...

Investigators Look into Cause of Greeley, Colo., Fire that Destroyed Store.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Anne Cumming Nov. 14--Federal, state and Greeley fire investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that destroyed the Big R farm products store in east Greeley early Wednesday morning. Agents from the U.S. Bureau of...

Cost-Estimate Hike Jeopardizes Future of Greeley, Colo., Redevelopment Project.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Jesse Fanciulli Nov. 14--The future of a massive downtown Greeley improvement project is questionable after the city discovered it will cost about $2 million more than expected. City estimates for the improvements, which...

Greeley, Colo., Union Members Report Evidence of Former Leaders' Corruption.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Perry Swanson Nov. 14--Meatpacking labor union officials presented their case Wednesday against three former top leaders of Greeley's United Food and Commercial Workers Local 990. Only members were allowed inside a meeting at...