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Fireworks vendors' business booms

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Colby Fireworks stands are decorated to grab attention from passers-by.

In Texas, fireworks vendors face a short sales period. They work 16-hour days during the hottest time of year, and they deal with growing competition, increasing regulations and the continuing recession. Yet profit margins are high.
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