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Dutch shopping center alternative plan focuses on fire mitigation

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This image shows preliminary designs for the new Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland, Colorado. The original Caribou Village was destroyed by fire on October 9, 2025. (Image provided by Up Architecture)

Plans for a new shopping center to replace Caribou Village Shopping Center in the Netherlands include fire-resistant structures that designers say are “100 times better” than before. Caribou Village Shopping Center was gutted by a pre-dawn fire in October, gutting the building and displacing or destroying 17 businesses, shocking the small mountain community. Stephen Tebo, … Read more

Independence Health System and WVU Medicine presidents share merger update, what $1 billion commitment means

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Independence Health System and WVU Medicine presidents share merger update, what $1 billion commitment means

Dr. Joseph Kucik, an interventional cardiac specialist at Independence Health System, works in the patient exam room at Butler Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Butler Eagle File Photo Transforming rural healthcare West Virginia University Health System and Independent Health System have announced plans to merge in November 2025, which leaders say will expand access … Read more