business and finance

Comfort Keepers names Erin Youngblood as general manager of two offices

Comfort Keepers names Erin Youngblood as general manager of two offices

Youngblood is a master social worker and has been with Comfort Keepers for two years, starting as an external consultant…

June 30, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Southwest Colorado Disaster Assistance launches online PPE store for local businesses and individuals

Southwest Colorado Disaster Assistance launches online PPE store for local businesses and individuals

The online store was created in response to the national shortage of PPE which is required by businesses to open…

June 30, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Colorado governor orders bars to re-close to in-person service

Business (general)

Colorado governor orders bars to re-close to in-person service

has seen slight uptick in coronavirus cases over past two weeks

June 30, 2020 • JESSE PAUL

La Plata Family Medicine welcomes new family nurse practitioner Taylor Vicory

La Plata Family Medicine welcomes new family nurse practitioner Taylor Vicory

Vicorydu1-i-syn Vicory is a board-certified family nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She recently graduated with a…

June 28, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

El Pomar Foundation approves grant to Community Connections, Inc.

El Pomar Foundation approves grant to Community Connections, Inc.

Community Connections was founded in 1985 to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Southwest Colorado. Community Connections operates…

June 28, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Masks: The new normal at Durango businesses

Masks: The new normal at Durango businesses

Merchants take little flak from tourists or locals for face coverings

June 28, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

What does responsible tourism mean to you?

business and finance

What does responsible tourism mean to you?

The destination management and marketing industry is now rightly focused on responsible tourism. Have you ever read this column and…

June 27, 2020 • Rachel Brown — Staff reporter

U.S. job market’s modest improvement may be stalling

U.S. job market’s modest improvement may be stalling

A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday…

June 25, 2020 • CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

Loan originator Cathy Mewmaw joins team at Arete Mortgage

Loan originator Cathy Mewmaw joins team at Arete Mortgage

Mewmaw comes to Arete with a passion for helping others. She has the patience, expertise and knowledge to guide clients…

June 24, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Strater Hotel welcomes new food and beverage director

Strater Hotel welcomes new food and beverage director

Sheehandu1-i-syn Accompanying the opening of table service is the introduction of all new menus created and orchestrated by the hotel’s…

June 24, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

San Juan Hand Therapy opens satellite office in Pagosa Springs

San Juan Hand Therapy opens satellite office in Pagosa Springs

Operating out of the Pagosa Medical Group, 27B Talisman Dr., Unit 3 in Pagosa Springs, San Juan Hand Therapy is…

June 24, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

A mentor becomes leader of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado

Big Brothers Big Sisters

A mentor becomes leader of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado

Plvan a hitchhiker, a goofball, a Fortune 500 businessman

June 22, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Cowboys see ranching challenges in Zuni Mountains amid virus

Cowboys see ranching challenges in Zuni Mountains amid virus

They rode gently to avoid scaring the herd that was grazing at the center of a 320-acre pasture Kevin Marquez…

June 21, 2020 • VIDA VOLKERT

Purgatory gears up for summer and COVID-19

Purgatory gears up for summer and COVID-19

will look a little different to protect against the bug

June 21, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Here’s something ‘pawsitive’

Business (general)

Here’s something ‘pawsitive’

Yes, with social distancing, facial covers, etc. – but being a business support group that is used to being “social,”…

June 20, 2020 • Jack Llewellyn — Staff reporter

Even with ruling, workplace still unequal for LGBTQ workers

Even with ruling, workplace still unequal for LGBTQ workers

While the nation’s highest court says you can’t be fired for your sexual orientation or gender identity under the Civil…

June 20, 2020 • CATHY BUSSEWITZ and JOSEPH PISANI

Community Compassion Outreach wraps up COVID homeless relocation program

Business (general)

Community Compassion Outreach wraps up COVID homeless relocation program

Motel, nonprofit clarify positions on refusal of service

June 19, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Ignacio Creative District kicks into gear after coronavirus delays

Ignacio Creative District kicks into gear after coronavirus delays

hopes to tap into $14 billion Colorado arts and culture economy

June 17, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

After 35 years, regional classified paper says goodbye

After 35 years, regional classified paper says goodbye

Elmore and family saw potential to bring Four Corners together

June 14, 2020 • Liz Weber — Staff reporter

Now more than ever, look Local First when shopping

Business (general)

Now more than ever, look Local First when shopping

DiGiorgiodu1-i-syn Reflecting on the challenges we face, we fall back on our strengths. This means going back to the basics.…

Region 9 receives approval for additional loan funds through the Community Development Block Grant

Region 9 receives approval for additional loan funds through the Community Development Block Grant

The CDBG is one of several sources of funding for the Region 9 Business Loan Fund program that provides “gap”…

June 10, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Comfort Keepers announces new director of nursing Trina Crow

Comfort Keepers announces new director of nursing Trina Crow

She has more than 15 years experience as a registered nurse with expansive knowledge in nursing administration, specifically hospice care,…

June 10, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado moves office to Manna

The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado moves office to Manna

Their AmeriCorps members are also working out of a shared space at Manna. All garden and garden education program questions…

June 10, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Bayfield hands out cleaners, PPE to local businesses

Bayfield hands out cleaners, PPE to local businesses

Hard-to-find supplies help small shops during reopening effort

June 9, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer