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Ford survey shows need for safety precautions when driving during pregnancy
With July being the most popular month for childbirth, many moms-to-be are now in their third trimester and eagerly researching what they can do to keep their baby as safe…
Enduro mountain bike race in Eagle added to Vail’s GoPro Mountain Games
The GoPro Mountain Games have grown by leaps and bounds in the past 15 years since the event first electrified the world of mountain sports, music and lifestyle in 2002…
FedEx launches fourth annual small business grant contest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Corp. recently launched its fourth annual Small Business Grant Contest. This year, the contest offers grants to 10 small businesses, distributing a collective prize pool of…
Ford offers five suggestions for increasing fuel-efficient driving
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation accounted for 26 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2014, making it the second largest contributor behind the electricity sector. Greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles are…
Hot Wheels Speedometry: a curriculum used in Denver classrooms scores big in fourth-grade testing
In 2014 Mattel and the USC Rossier School of Education introduced Speedometry, an innovative program that uses cars, tracks and household items to make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)…
Bill to lower high cost of Colorado health insurance passes state House test
A bipartisan bill in the state House aimed at lowering Western Slope health insurance rates, sponsored by Dillon Democrat Millie Hamner and co-sponsored by Steamboat Springs Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush,…
From autonomy to snowtonomy: How Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle can navigate in winter
DEARBORN, Mich. – Driving in snow can be a slippery challenge, with the potential for one blizzardy gust to white-out your field of view – a situation faced by the…
Bill aimed at exposing high drug prices killed in House committee
A transparency bill targeting runaway drug prices that had widespread and bipartisan support in both chambers of the Colorado Legislature was killed 9-4 by the House Committee on Health, Insurance…
Glenwood Canyon rock slide shuts down I-70, forces major detours
Interstate 70 — one of the nation’s main east-west highways for commercial truck traffic and the primary connection between Vail and Aspen ski areas — remains entirely closed to vehicle…
Ford rolls out unique new Focus RS Winter Wheel & Tire Package
Buyers of the all-new, all-wheel-drive 350-horsepower Ford Focus RS will now be able to order a fully certified winter tire kit for great driving performance in the snow as Ford…
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