Meeker locals

Ever wondered who owns the expansive and expensive Marvine Ranch upriver? A Fortune magazine article on CNNMoney.com Web site last week explains how Newark businessman Jon Wikelried, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, left the big city to become a Colorado cowboy at the age of 50.
The BLM announced the names of three companies which get to apply in a second round of oil shale leases. One surprise, Natural Soda Inc., which hopes to use…