Goff Engineering and Surveying Inc. announces the addition of Bill Hickam as a principal at the firm.

Hickam is a structural designer and project manager specializing in residential, institutional/commercial and historic preservation, with licenses in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona. He joined the firm in 2008 after relocating from the Washington, D.C., area and has designed projects for the San Juan Regional Medical Center, Fort Lewis College, Vectra Bank, La Plata County, the Hopi Tribe and several clients in the Four Corners. He is an affiliate challenge master for Colorado Destination Imagination.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 247-1705.

Chamber to host Business After Hours

Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Advantage Physical Therapy & Wellness P.C., 3600 Main Ave., Suite A.

The cost is $7 for chamber members and guests.

Region 9 district announces new hire

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado recently hired Ryan Pakieser, a finance major at Fort Lewis College, to work jointly with Region 9 and the Small Business Development Center.

Pakieser is a Colorado native from Lakewood who came to FLC to play soccer after a year at Ft. Hayes State in Kansas. His responsibilities will be market research, learning about Region 9’s loan program and assisting new entrepreneurs with their business plans.

For more information, call 247-9621 or 247-7009.

Mumbling Marmot announces new tutor

Conor May has joined Mumbling Marmot Tutoring as a tutor specializing in math and science, including algebra, geometry, chemistry and biology, history, middle school and high school language arts, academic coaching, test preparation, ESL and Spanish.

May has a degree in history from the University of Colorado, Boulder and also has participated in theater production and staging in high school and college in Durango and Boulder.

Mumbling Marmot provides private tutoring services in reading, writing, and math from kindergarten through college.

For more information, call Yvonna Graham at 903-7498 or visit www.mumblingmarmot.com.

Business resources workshop to be held

Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., will host a business resources workshop from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday for people considering opening a new business or expanding a current business.

Learn to use library research tools to identify a market and find information that can be applied to a business strategy or business plan.

For more information, call Donna Arment at 375-3386 or email [email protected]. Space is limited; to reserve a space, visit www.durangopubliclibrary.org.

RE/MAX announces associate broker

Angie Andersson, co-owner of RE/MAX Pinnacle, has joined the brokerage as an associate broker and will team with her husband, Ed Andersson, an employing broker. The Anderssons co-own RE/MAX Pinnacle with Charles and Mary Rigby.

In addition to working with residential buyers and sellers, Andersson was a licensed real estate agent in New Hampshire and an on-site sales manager for a large subdivision. After relocating with her husband and son to Durango in 2001, she joined Timberline Builders in the same capacity for Parkside Terrace Townhomes and Canyon Terrace Townhomes. She also assisted the buyers with interior finishes, including selections of options and upgrades, adding approximately $4.6 million in overall sales to those projects.

For more information, call 946-5170 or email [email protected].

Herald Staff