For local businesses, Balloon Fiesta is a boost -- if visitors open their wallets
Oct. 3—For many, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is an item on a bucket list. For Kenneth DeWees, owner of souvenir store Chile Traditions, the event has been "a blessing." "Balloon Fiesta is a very beneficial thing to (my) store and to a lot of small businesses in New Mexico," said DeWees, who opened his New Mexico-centric chile and gift shop in 1990 and is going on 24 years as a ...
Oct. 3—For many, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is an item on a bucket list. For Kenneth DeWees, owner of souvenir store Chile Traditions, the event has been "a blessing." "Balloon Fiesta is a very beneficial thing to (my) store and to a lot of small businesses in New Mexico," said DeWees, who opened his New Mexico-centric chile and gift shop in 1990 and is going on 24 years as a ...
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