business and finance

Home efficiency upgrades fall short, don’t pay

The study, which used data from a random sample of 30,000 low-income Michigan households that were eligible for an Energy…

July 4, 2015

Business

Financing condos can be challenging

There are a number of reasons that lenders scrutinize condominium loans more carefully than those for townhomes and single family…

July 4, 2015

Business

Business Briefs

Alpine Bank was voted “Best Bank” and “Best Mortgage Broker” by readers of ColoradoBiz Magazine as part of the publication’s…

June 30, 2015

What's Up Downtown

Celebrate our freedom downtown

The day will start with a Pancake Breakfast by the Rotary Club of Durango and a 5-kilometer fun run/walk by…

June 30, 2015

Business

Obama seeks to tighten OT rules

Changes to national policy could alter employer staffing plans

June 30, 2015

Business

Greek finances morph to Greek tragedy

Creditors to discuss new plan as bailout to expire

June 30, 2015

A Take on Tourism

A little help learning tourism lingo

Like any industry, tourism has an ever-evolving lexicon and inventing new words, phrases, and acronyms involves a lot of “creative…

June 30, 2015

Local News

Put out the welcome mat

declines in lodgers tax, tourist industry looks for growth

June 29, 2015

Business

U.S. pending home sales climb to 9-year high

A sold sign sits outside at a new home in Nashville, Tenn. The National Association of Realtors reported Monday that…

June 29, 2015

Business

The ‘new normal’

tips can help you cut your water usage

June 27, 2015

Business

Rentals

Life in the big city is costly, but renters agree it’s a price worth paying. A new survey shows that…

June 27, 2015

Business

Improving economy helping home sales

Robert Almirall, director of marketing and special assets coordinator for Mederos & Associates Real Estate Inc., puts up a sign…

June 27, 2015

Business

Not-so modern dream

Carolina Triangle a hotbed for fans of modernist homes

June 27, 2015

Local News

Main Avenue trees to light up

will be wrapped with LEDs

June 26, 2015

Local News

The next step for Utes

Growth Fund headquarters shows Southern Utes’ successes

June 24, 2015

Business

Colo. leads in job-finding website

Governor, entrepreneur announce digital employment initiative

June 23, 2015

Business

The hackers warned us

1998, Senate testimony from shady cyber characters went unheeded

June 23, 2015

Business

Advances reveal mysteries of brain

Lasers, magnetism allow glimpses of the organ at work

June 23, 2015

Money Savvy

Sharing can make money, build bonds

Would you like to make a little extra money each month or avoid buying more stuff that ends up as…

June 23, 2015

Business

Another phase for Edgemont Highlands

Development offers a rarity: buildable lots

June 20, 2015

Business

Is the U.S. turning the corner on urban sprawl?

Local governments are apparently doing more to control urban sprawl, according to a study that looked at street density in…

June 20, 2015

Business

What does it take to meet the rent?

A look by state at how long you have to work

June 20, 2015

Business

Hot Denver market leads Colorado sales

How hot is it? For the state of Colorado, the median price is up 12.1 percent, the number of active…

June 20, 2015

Business

Business Briefs

The La Plata Conservation District, in service to local landowners, recently elected its seventh supervisor to the board of directors,…

June 16, 2015