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Plan now to make retirement meaningful

Meet Dave Hughes, an expert on retirement lifestyle planning. A friend introduced me to Hughes, who is the author of…

October 6, 2018 • Matt Kelly — Staff reporter

Business

10 years later

the housing market has changed since the crash

October 5, 2018 • Michele Lerner

Business

Regulators sue Colorado trucking company for discrimination

JBS Carriers spokeswoman Misty Barnes tells The Tribune in Greeley it disputes the allegations made by the U.S. Equal Employment…

October 5, 2018 • Associated Press

Business

Quarry experiencing labor shortage amid immigration debate

company can’t get usual workers from Mexico

October 5, 2018 • KEVIN BEATY

Business

Mortgage rates retreat a bit

expected to resume rising

October 5, 2018 • Kathy Orton

Business

Americans feel upbeat about wages … but should they?

So why does the Conference Board’s monthly survey show that Americans feel more hopeful about future pay raises than they…

October 5, 2018 • Brandon Kochkodin

Business

FredrickZink & Associates welcomes Kristi Barnett

Barnettdu1-i-syn A native of Idaho, Kristi received a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Idaho and later…

October 5, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer

Business

Lunches with leaders Tuesday at Ore House

The lunch features speaker Cynthia Stewart of James Ranch Harvest Grill. Local professionals ages 21-40 are invited. Tickets are $10…

October 5, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer

Business

Nurse practitioner joins Pediatric Partners

Isenbergdu1-i-syn Isenberg received her undergraduate degree from Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and completed her masters and doctorate at the…

October 5, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer

Business

Denver firm buys San Juan Basin oil wells

Energy purchases assets from Encana for $480 million

October 1, 2018 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Business

Animas High graduate uses biology to predict stock prices

‘It’s a biological view of the way stocks move’

September 30, 2018 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Local News

Durango nonprofit offers loans to purchase manufactured homes

HomesFund aims to help residents with low incomes

September 30, 2018 • Mary Shinn — Staff reporter

The Tourism Effect

Lodgers tax should be used to promote Durango

One in nine U.S. jobs rely on tourism. Tourism supports one in six jobs (employing more than 6,000 people) in…

September 29, 2018 • Suzanne Harrison — Staff reporter

Business

Rest assured

Waterbed revival promises comfort, not sex

September 28, 2018 • JENNIFER KAY

Business

Today’s active-adult communities are stepping up their games

courses are no longer a requirement

September 28, 2018 • Michele Lerner

Business

Starbucks planning ‘significant changes’

“We must increase the velocity of innovation that is relevant to our customers, inspires our partners and is meaningful to…

September 28, 2018 • Leslie Patton

Business

Muscle cramps

drop could be sign of peril for American muscle cars

September 28, 2018 • Tom Krisher

Business

CEO’s plan to save Sears would hand his hedge fund $1 billion

Lampert, Sears Holdings Corp.’s chief executive officer, called this week for the underperforming retailer to stanch the bleeding by paying…

September 28, 2018 • Katherine Doherty and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon

Business

Bed Bath & Beyond nosedives after cutting forecasts

The company’s profit fell by almost 50 percent compared to a year ago. Its stock sank 21.2 percent to $14.81…

September 28, 2018 • Associated Press

Business

Arby’s parent to buy Sonic for $2.3 billion

The parent of Arby’s, Inspire Brands Inc., announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire Sonic Corp. in a…

September 28, 2018 • Craig Giammona and Gerald Porter Jr.

Business

Mortgage rates soar to 7-year highs

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.72 percent with an…

September 28, 2018 • Kathy Orton

Business

Region 9 to receive USDA loan and grant funds

This funding will help meet Region 9â€™s growing loan program demand, provide lending capital for start-up businesses, businesses needing smaller…

September 28, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer

Business

Maria’s Bookshop hires 2 booksellers

Leah Scholl also will be a new bookseller. She studied international business at Xavier University and now studies international business…

September 28, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer

Business

LPEA hires a new lineman

Quintanadu1-i-syn He brings years of experience to the co-op. In the electric utility industry, linemen are responsible for constructing and…

September 28, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer