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Dude, it’s a guest ranch now!

The dude ranch is an American tradition dating back more than 100 years, yet it still endures as a popular vacation destination. It’s more often called a “guest ranch” or “ranch resort” today, and no longer specializes in the “charm” of Spartan bunkhouses and nights sleeping under horse blankets along dusty trails. This business is all grown up, a full corporate citizen of the New West, offering services that modern families expect while still celebrating the cowboy culture and the ranch lifestyle.

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

RED PLIGHT DISTRICT: At area shopping centers, traditional Christmas village decor is replaced with the ambience of a ghost town. The scary part for retailers is that empty storefronts and deep discounts are commonplace even though the calendar still says Christmas is more than three weeks away.

No bonus about it

The holiday season used to be a time of year when many employees could count on a little extra money to help buy presents. Much-anticipated Christmas bonuses were a source of cheer for workers, but a bleak economy is forcing companies to be more creative in finding gifts other than cash.

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