business and finance

The four keys to pricing your home for a profitable sale

Having good information about the local real estate market is essential for homeowners in deciding how to price their homes…

June 11, 2016

Business

Smart home tech is still pretty dumb

Technology hasn’t yet caught up to its potential

June 11, 2016

Business

A passive house is an efficient house

local builders adhering to tighter efficiency standards

June 10, 2016

Business

Election may be putting real estate market on hold in Durango area

home buyers may be sitting on the sidelines until after the election

June 10, 2016

Business

Escape Room offers mystery lovers a puzzle on Main Avenue

business offers an indoor alternative to Durango’s outdoor attractions

June 10, 2016

Editorials

Make it Count campaign to discourage panhandling in Durango is worthwhile

Things changed in 2014 when the American Civil Liberties Union informed the city that its law violated the constitutional guarantee…

June 8, 2016

Business

Business Briefs

PHD Advanced Nutrition recently opened in the 1200 block of Main Avenue in Durango. While Dr. Ashley Lucas has had…

June 7, 2016

Business

Oil slump means there’s room at the inn

Greeley, drilling dip drops room rentals

June 7, 2016

Business

In Memphis and around U.S., economic averages miss big picture

It’s a tale of two cities, all in one place. And it’s a tale of two Americas: the one that…

June 7, 2016

A Take on Tourism

Old-fashioned vacations are back

More simply, it’s a memorable vacation where you do exciting stuff and have lots of fun. What makes a vacation…

June 7, 2016

Business

U.S. projects record summer gasoline demand

behind wheel comes amid low pump prices

June 7, 2016

Business

Sky high: NYC ‘trophy apartment’ could list for $250 million

A luxury 90-floor apartment skyscraper called One57, left, rises above all other buildings overlooking Central Park, while a crane sits…

June 4, 2016

On Real Estate

Making your home ‘pop’ can help get that sale

Proper lighting can help you present your home in the best light possible to potential buyers such as Mary Tuttle,…

June 4, 2016

Business

Slowdown sends spending on construction down

Construction workers smooth wet concrete at the site of a new apartment building rising in the Brooklyn borough of New…

June 4, 2016

Business

Purgatory Resort buyers going for cheaper homes

up, median price down in Purgatory resort area

June 3, 2016

Business

Cold coffee is booming; now everyone is piling in

Andrea Illy, chief executive officer of Illycaffe, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London on April 19, 2016. When the…

May 31, 2016

Business

Home sales unaffected as prices rise

U.S. home prices rose 5.4 percent in March, the same as in February, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city…

May 31, 2016

Business

Wal-Mart aims to grow overseas

China’s the big prize

May 31, 2016

What's Up Downtown

Downtown, north Main online directory offered

Sometimes, it is hard to find what you need, despite the variety of stores that we have downtown and along…

May 31, 2016

Business

Trump fosters rivalries

‘Celebrity Apprentice’ not far from truth

May 30, 2016

Business

Dealing with a renovation nightmare

While most people come through the mess and expense and enjoy the results, the biggest fear of many homeowners is…

May 28, 2016

Business

Pending U.S. home sales up

The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index surged 5.1 percent last month…

May 28, 2016

Business

Freeway views are hot: Homeowners cozy up to urban eyesores

Robert Leviton doesn’t mind living near a highway in Pasadena, Calif., because his new townhouse is close enough for him…

May 28, 2016

Business

Mining claims cheap but complex real estate

Provided the buyer doesn’t mind primitive living, a plot to build a rustic mountain cabin can come cheaply. Today, about…

May 27, 2016