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upscale” — that drew Plamondon to Loudoun.
The general economy is also boosting the restaurant business. "In general it's an improving trend/' Plamondon says.
The oil crises of the 1970s had the greatest effect on the restaurant business, Plamondon said, cutting down on travel and the amount of money people could spend. The recent recession made family money even tighter.
But now he sees a "slowdown in the continuing rise in prices" and a decline in mortgage and interest rates, enabling families to take vacations again. "We had a terrific sum
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