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Small Business Saturday celebrates Durango’s local establishments
‘Support your locals and local businesses, and they will support you’
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Durango KOA receives awards
The president’s award recognizes exceptional customer service and the founder’s award, named after KOA founder Dave Drum, recognizes campground owners and managers who are top scorers in customer service and…
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EXIT Realty awards Durango agent
The award recognizes agents who close 25 or more real estate transactions from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. For more information, visit www.exitrealty.com.
The Tourism Effect
The Tourism Effect 4 pillars of a strong tourism community
Many communities have difficulty maintaining all four of these attributes and thus are not as effective as they could be. Some pour money into two or three until they notice…
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Tailwind Nutrition in Bayfield awarded $250,000 grant
Business says it will use money to hire more employees
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CBS, Dish end blackout for customers after reaching fee deal
The agreement, which does not include online channels on Dish’s Sling TV, allows Dish to use CBS content across various U.S. cities, according to a statement late Thursday. No financial…
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Thrive recognizes living wage employers
To qualify for the program, La Plata County employers must pay employees a living wage or develop a plan to reach that goal and make progress. To view the complete…
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La Plata Electric Association promotes employee to working foreman
Riberadu1-i-syn A working foreman is one of four workers that form a “hot” crew to work on the LPEA system in the field. Ribera, in his new position, will supervise…
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Big Brothers, Sisters receive grant
Funds will go to one-to-one mentoring for more than 200 children in La Plata County. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2B21alF.
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When your kid tries to say ‘Alexa’ before ‘Mama’
While kids seem to understand that voice assistants aren’t people, research shows that many see them as their own entities.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press file Or, as the rest of us know…
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Bennet asks FCC for details about rural broadband work
CenturyLink granted millions to improve internet but has not accounted for work
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Out of the basement and into a home
Millennials have become nation’s largest group of homeowners
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Photo: A fifth cup of Joes
Durango Joes Coffee is opening a new store in Bodo Industrial Park Nov. 27. The double drive-thru, located at 331 S. Camino Del Rio, will mark the fifth location in…
What's Up Downtown
What’s Up Downtown Singing With Santa and Tree Lighting
Singing with Santa was started nearly 40 years ago by DACRA, the organization that used to house both the Chamber of Commerce and the Tourism Office. The Durango Chamber of…
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Bankers: Economy to remain slow in rural parts of Plains, Western states
The overall Rural Mainstreet Index for the region remained in negative territory below 50 and declined to 44.7 in November from October’s 45.3. The index is based on Creighton University’s…
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Lofty lumber prices could rise even more after Canada mill fire
Futures are trading at a 23-year high amid rising demand for housing and after the U.S. imposed tariffs on softwood imports from Canada. The rally could extend after a major…
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Granby Ranch for sale, owner says it’s ready for next level
The Denver Post reported Tuesday that Marise Cipriani doesn’t have a price yet, but it will be much higher than the $12.5 million she paid for the property in 1995.…
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Zuma Natural Foods is under new ownership
provides a safe place to land for Minnesota transplant
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Mancos Thrift Shop adds U-Haul affiliation
U-Haul Co. of Colorado has announced that the Mancos Thrift Shop has signed on as a dealer in Mancos. Mancos Thrift Shop at 40781 U.S. Highway 160 will offer U-Haul…
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Mancos board appoints Heather Alvarez as town administrator
Appointment fills position vacant for months
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United Way hires director of operations
Savastano holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications and previously worked for American Red Cross in Tulsa, Okla.
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Treadworks purchases J/P Tire
Steve Lewis/Durango Herald For more information, visit www.treadworks.com.
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Shaw Solar adds system design consultant
Waltondu1-i-syn Walton has lived in Durango for 15 years, holds a master’s degree in sustainable management, specializes in renewable energy and has owned a small business and worked as a…
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Partners sought by senior employment program
Organizations that become partners will receive free help from SCSEP in exchange for a commitment to help senior participants gain job skills. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of…