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Broomfield, Colorado

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Consolidated City and County in Colorado, United States Broomfield, Colorado Consolidated City and County Seal Location of Broomfield in Broomfield County, Colorado Coordinates: 39°57′12″N 105°03′07″W  /  39.953302°N 105.052038°W  / 39.953302; -105.052038 Coordinates: 39°57′12″N 105°03′07″W  /  39.953302°N 105.052038°W  / 39.953302; -105.052038 [1] Country United States State Colorado City and County Broomfield Incorporated June 6, 1961 [2] Consolidated November 15, 2001 Named for unknown, but most likely broomcorn grown in area Government  • Type Consolidated City and County [3]  • Mayor Randy Ahrens Area [4]  • Total 33.55 sq mi (86.89 km 2 )  • Land 33.00 sq mi (85.48 km 2 )  • Water 0.55 sq mi (1.41 km 2 ) Elevation [5] 5,420 ft (1,629 m) Population (2010) [6]  • Total 55,889  • Estimate  (2017) [7] 68,341  • Density 2,015.79/sq mi (799.50/km 2 ) Time zone UTC−7 (MST)  • Summer...

Mervyn's

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Mervyn's LLC The final logo used from 2004 until the closure Former type Private Industry Retail Fate Chapter 7 bankruptcy Liquidation sale Founded July 29, 1949 ; 69 years ago  ( 1949-07-29 ) San Lorenzo, California, U.S. Founder Mervin G. Morris Defunct January 1, 2009  ( 2009-01-01 ) Headquarters Hayward, California , U.S. Area served Southwestern United States Key people John Goodman (CEO, 2008) Services Sale of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares. Owner Target Corporation (1978-2004) Sun Capital Partners (2004-08) Website Archive of mervyns.com Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris. It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares. Many of the company's stores were created in shopping mall...