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Coffee shop in Moab, Utah
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Includes $25,500 for assumed regular bills.
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How the research works
Area facts use Census ACS 2020–2024 through Census Reporter. Competitor listings use OpenStreetMap and may be incomplete. Funding research links to Grants.gov and official agencies. Reports show source dates separately; cost templates are editorial assumptions to replace with quotes.