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MOAB — Colin Fryer is a plain-spoken man who believes his employees need stable, affordable housing, even in an environment dominated by the roller-coaster whims of seasonal tourism.
As the owner of three older hotels in town and the scenic Red Cliffs Lodge near the Colorado River, Fryer depends on a workforce of 160 employees. So he pays them 20 percent higher than industry standards and confronts Moab's housing crisis head-on.
"I have always believed it is an employer's job to take care of the crew and part of that is to have housing. It's not the government's job."
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