business and finance

Business

What’s up with the stock market?

Volatility setting in after big gains in 2013

February 8, 2014

Business

Retail sales expected to improve this year

group forecasting 4.1 percent increase in ’14

February 8, 2014

Business

After sale, Zuke’s plots growth

Durango pet-products company acquired by Nestlé Purina

February 8, 2014

Business

Average Durango rent approaching $1,000

vacancy rate, high demand driving up price

February 1, 2014

Business

Lifting the minimum wage is a big deal for small firms

President Barack Obama is pushing his initiative to raise the minimum wage for U.S. workers. He visited a Costco store…

February 1, 2014

Business

Mixed earnings hold back stocks

Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson slipped after it warned that pressure to keep prices low would likely mean slightly lower…

January 21, 2014

Bottom Line

Treat your business like an investment

An exception to this paradigm of value understanding and expectation often lies with independent business owners. Business owners may disagree…

January 21, 2014

Business

Local firm’s subsidiary buys two yogurt chains

Mountain Chocolate sees higher revenue

January 21, 2014

Business

Google builds ‘Nest’ for future of smart homes with purchase

Thermostats, smoke detectors are company’s latest endeavor

January 21, 2014

Business

Are there more jobs or fewer workers?

boomers’ role in jobless rate is raising questions

January 21, 2014

Business

Subcompact cars fare poorly in crash tests

None of the 12 minicars tested got the highest rating of “good” from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The…

January 21, 2014

Business

Bernanke likens ’08 crisis to car crash

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be stepping down at the end of the month and will be replaced by…

January 18, 2014

Business

Net neutrality rules expose Netflix to higher expenses

ruling expected to cost video provider as much as $1 billion

January 18, 2014

Business

Airfares continue to take off

up 12 percent since ’09

January 18, 2014

Business

Entrepreneurial program appoints new director

Nonprofit business incubator names new startups class

January 18, 2014

What's Up Downtown

Use dispensary resourcefully in your community

I admit that the word “dispense” has not been one of my 6,000 words, (However, I do fondly remember my…

January 14, 2014

Business

Better with age

it turns 40, Osprey Packs is leader in innovation

January 14, 2014

Business

To keep up, F-150 gets an aluminum body

aims to make truck more fuel efficient

January 14, 2014

Business

Health act throws tax curveball

Individuals should be aware of penalty, deadline

January 14, 2014

Business

Deep freeze may have cost economy about $5 billion, analysis shows

The country may be warming up from the polar vortex, but the bone-chilling cold, snow and ice that gripped much…

January 11, 2014

Business

U.S. oil companies call for an end to crude export ban

Opinions differ about effect on economy

January 11, 2014

Business

Target breach ‘watershed event’ for security

secure technology still nearly 2 years away in U.S.

January 11, 2014

Business

Holiday sales, shopper visits reflect new American shopping habits

The latest sales data for the 2013 holiday shopping season offers some hope for retailers. The data shows that Christmas…

January 11, 2014

Local News

Economy experts upbeat about ’14

Gradual improvement expected in region, state

January 7, 2014