business and finance

Business Briefs

Housing Solutions for the Southwest, contracting with the Colorado Division of Housing, for La Plata, Archuleta and San Juan counties,…

July 21, 2014

Money Savvy

Warning: Don’t make the same mistakes I did

When our discussion turned to the topic of “What I wish I’d known then that I know now,” I knew…

July 21, 2014

Business

Roustabout roadies

high wages, long hours and commutes worth home disruption?

July 21, 2014

Business

Accessible wireless network coming

depot, Purgatory, Mancos, rural areas all eyed for investment

July 21, 2014

Business

Industrial hemp struggles in Mancos test plots

Finding best strains could take years; weeds plague planted fields

July 21, 2014

Business

Growth in the million-dollar market

Durango-area luxury home sales grow as second-home buyers return to market

July 18, 2014

Business

Designers cooking up color-happy kitchens

Historically, however, kitchens actually were pretty peppy, says Deborah Baldwin, editor of This Old House magazine. “Pastel greens, blues, creams…

July 18, 2014

Business

Pet amenities trending for homebuilders

Standard Pacific Homes is building and selling these homes in 27 of its 190 developments from Florida to California and…

July 18, 2014

Business

Foreclosure filings drop as fewer homeowners fall behind

The low number of foreclosures also means it’s becoming more difficult for bargain-hunters to find distressed properties on the cheap.…

July 18, 2014

On Real Estate

Real Estate Contracts 101: The basics

The most common form is the state-approved contract to buy and sell real estate. This document allows the buyer and…

July 18, 2014

Local News

Local gas prices buck national trend

flat here, at three-month low nationwide

July 17, 2014

Business

Beer is brewing New Mexico’s economy

State’s craft brewers pack $265M punch

July 15, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Tommy and Jeannie Barnes have purchased Outlaw Tours in Durango. The couple is redirecting the company, as well as renaming…

July 15, 2014

Business

It’s like a buffet, but for e-books

Oyster’s e-book app on an iPhone and iPad. Oyster and Scribd let you read as many books as you want…

July 15, 2014

Business

S.W. women to talk business

of networking, educational opportunities to be available at FLC

July 15, 2014

Business

Pot deliveryman is here

Marijuana biz evolving faster than laws in Seattle

July 15, 2014

Business

Internet house hunting

estate websites have changed how people look for, buy homes

July 12, 2014

Business

Iceland’s design industry growing, branching out

While Viking runes, vintage Northern architecture and eons-old natural elements inspire much of the country’s design and craft work, “the…

July 12, 2014

Business

FAA says real estate agents’ use of drones is illegal

Alan McNeil flies drones over Iowa farmland for Peoples Co., a land brokerage firm.Chris Gannon/The Des Moines Register It’s a…

July 12, 2014

On Real Estate

Crunching numbers for county market

There were 442 home sales in the first half, as compared wth 471 last year and 356 in 2012. These…

July 12, 2014

Business

Soda tax’s last stand?

Area preps for showdown against beverage association

July 8, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Sorrel Sky Gallery announces a new addition to its Durango team. Deborah Sussex will join the gallery as a sales…

July 8, 2014

Business

Too busy on the weekend? Not a problem

Farmers market now open Tuesdays for your food-shopping indulgence

July 8, 2014

Bottom Line

Cash-flow management befuddles many

The problem can be summed up as an unexpected shortage of cash. George, my partner in some ventures, and I…

July 8, 2014