Business briefs

ASPEN ” Doug Freeman has rejoined Sport Obermeyer as vice president of pro­duction and sourcing. In his new capacity, Freeman oversees Ober­meyer’s supply chain and product distribution, including fabric sourcing, the pro­duction process, vendor management and quality assurance.

Freeman previously worked for Obermeyer from 1999 to 2004 as production director. He most recently was sourcing manager for the Asian region for Patagonia Inc., and has relocated to Aspen from Ventura, Calif. Previously, Doug held direc­tor- level positions with The North Face, Nautica and Polo Ralph Lau­ren, and brings more than 17 years of product development and sourcing experience to Obermeyer.

Freeman joins the management team as Obermeyer celebrates 60 years.

Obermeyer designs and manufac­tures winter sports apparel for men, women and children, combining fashionable function with technical performance. Founded by industry pioneer Klaus F. Obermeyer, the company, with more than 600 retail­ers in U.S., Canada and Europe, has called Aspen home since 1947.

For more information, visit http://www.obermeyer.com or call ( 800) 525-4203.

CARBONDALE ” Debbie Keller recently announced the addition of a second location to her dog-grooming business. In addi­tion to the Dogg House in Basalt ( 927-1118) she has added another Dogg House in Carbondale, at 48 N. Fourth St. She hopes the second location will provide an addi­tional level of convenience for her clients and their dogs.

Keller is a member of the National Dog Groomers Association. She has been grooming dogs in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1989. She is famil­iar with and can groom all breeds.

Her business emphasizes healthy and happy dogs that enjoy being groomed. To this end, she introduces new and young dogs to the proce­dures very carefully.

BASALT ” The American Institute of Archi­tects recognized the small Basalt-­based architectural firm Flux, consist­ing of Scott Bartleet and Lyndal Williams, for the second time this year for excellence in architecture.

Flux received the 2006 state award from AIA Colorado for sus­tainability for the Fogel Residence at Stirling Ranch in Carbondale.

“This particular house didn’t real­ly employ a lot of fancy solar tech­nology but rather was about a com­mon- sense design approach that strives to create spaces that connect to the landscape and a building that minimizes its energy usage,” Bartleet said.

The owner and builder of the house, Anson Fogel, is also the founder of InPower Systems (inpow­ersystems. com), a local renewable and photovoltaic energy engineering firm.