business and finance

September 2, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

First Southwest Bank nominates first place winners for Governor’s Minority Business Awards

FSWB’s Chief Development Officer, Sherry Waner, nominated the businesses for the awards. The Governor’s Minority Business Awards are an honor…

business and finance

Irish Embassy Pub in Durango will close doors Labor Day

COVID-19 restrictions forced a 2-month closure; now sales are slow

September 1, 2020 • Herald Staff Report

business and finance

Jack Llewellyn: Glue of Durango’s business community

Chamber of Commerce director has deep local roots that help boost bottom lines

August 31, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

August 30, 2020 • Herald Staff Report

Federal government awards Region 9 with 2 grants

to help businesses surmount COVID-19 total $743K

August 30, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

New owners remodel Magpies Newsstand

parents purchase downtown cafe, feature locally made products

August 27, 2020 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

Survey, focus groups aim to boost New Mexico competitiveness

Marylou Ligier takes a to-go order to a patron at her family’s restaurant and pastry shop Clafoutis on Monday in…

August 25, 2020 • The Associated Press

Los Alamos newspaper to call it quits after decades in print

The Los Alamos Monitor announced on its webpage that the decision was shared with staff Friday by officials with Landmark…

August 25, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Animas Surgical Hospital named one of top four hospitals in Colorado, based on patient experience

The list uses data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from the Centers for Medicare…

August 25, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

SCAPE Startup Showcase goes virtual

This approach offers an even greater opportunity for participants to connect with the 2020 cohort with unlimited access to pitch…

August 25, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Pediatric Associates of Durango to host farewell celebration and meet and greet

Due to COVID-19, food and drink will not be provided, but there will be coloring books for the children. Participants…

August 23, 2020 • Herald Staff Report

Purgatory Resort, Durango Chamber partner for COVID relief

Support to help local businesses hurt by virus

August 23, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Viral pandemic doesn’t deter Happy Pappy’s restaurateur

Despite COVID-19, Durango man goes forward opening pizzeria

August 22, 2020 • Rachel Brown — Staff reporter

business and finance

The uncertain future of the events industry

We have all felt the surreal experience of connecting with total strangers in a crowd. Maybe it was a stadium-wide…

Economic Development Administration awards Region 9 with two grants totaling $743,000

The Rise and Recover Together COVID recovery funds will support the recovery efforts in the five-county area, as well as…

La Plata Family Center moves to new location

The center is now co-housed with Cafe au Play. An outdoor play area for children five years and younger is…

Region 9 welcomes new board members

Barz and Bryan serve as Trustees for the Town of Mancos and replace former Trustee Craig Benally. Reiter is the…

Comfort Keepers to offer in-home flu shots

A nurse will make home visits and administer shots, utilizing infection control protocols to minimize risk. Medicare and/or any other…

School of Business Administration Dean Steve Elias receives award

The Startup Champion Award is awarded to individuals in rural Colorado who have demonstrated a strong commitment and dedication to…

August 16, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Durango High School junior starts hand-sanitizer business

COVID-19 closing restaurants, Samantha Newcomer created her own summer job

August 15, 2020 • Jack Llewellyn — Staff reporter

Business (general)

As summer ends, let’s get back to school

Isn’t it funny how several months can change our perspectives? Being off-work, stuck at home suddenly has become a real…

August 13, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Southwest Colorado program for entrepreneurs offers virtual showcase

The Herald file The Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs plans to host its annual Startup Showcase virtually on Sept.…

August 12, 2020 • Kamaron Leach

Video-game stocks and ETFs ride covid rally to gains topping 50%

An Electronic Arts sign at the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 8, 2019 in Los Angeles.Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg The…