Business
R Space in downtown Durango offers new co-working option
Rochester Hotel owners opening space for meetings, remote workers
Business
Business
New ownership transforming Days End into Motel Durango
Owners looking to clean up area around Junction Creek
Business
Four named to electrical apprenticeship program
From left, Nick Schneider, Natonibah Dance, program manager Jeff Ager, Ron Johnson and Wyatt Mohon of the new electrical apprenticeship program.Courtesy In partnership with Independent Electrical Contractors Rock Mountain, the…
Business
Guild Mortgage hires two
Cook has lived in Durango for 25 years and was hired as a loan officer. He has three years of lending experience, an extensive sales background and most recently worked…
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Paralegal at Anderson & Baker to attend law school
Lelanddu1-i-syn For more information, call 259-1211.
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La Plata Electric hires two
Shea Rivers joined the finance and accounting team as an accounting clerk. Rivers is from Seattle, moved to Durango as a teenager and served five years in the U.S. Army,…
Business
Bold color on kitchen cabinets is a thing
Don’t be afraid to give your cabinets a burst of color
What's Up Downtown
What’s Up Downtown Is now the time for an arts and events center?
A multi-year study was done in the late ’90s, then was updated in 2007. Both showed how a conference center could work in Durango. Unfortunately, as we know, no such…
Business
First Southwest Bank adds directors to board
Residents from Durango, Pagosa Springs, Alamosa named
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Long-term mortgage rates rise for second week, to 3.91%
Real estate agent Lauren Newman, right, prepares to show a home for sale in Mount Pleasant, S.C., last April. Long-term mortgage rates rose for the second week.Chuck Burton/Associated Press file…
Local News
Review board approves revised design for hotel on Camino del Rio
Designs must be tweaked to make height of building less noticeable
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Facebook gets real about broadening virtual reality’s appeal
John Locher/Associated Press file<br><br>Peijun Guo wears the Oculus Rift VR headset at the Oculus booth at CES International in Las Vegas. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to be realizing a…
Local News
Talk about town: Western wear shop on Main Avenue closes abruptly
Diamond J Apparel was open for less than month at 1077 Main Ave.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file A story about the store at 1077 Main Ave. was published in The Durango…
Business
Walmart sees the future and it is digital
Retailer plans to open just 25 new stores next year
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Colorado-based Lucky’s Market selling hemp products
The Cannabist reported Monday that Lucky’s Market is selling nearly a dozen brands of CBD products at its 25 stores around the United States even though their legality has been…
Food
Farmers Market profile: Rohwer’s Farm offers peppers for every palate
Variety truly the spice of life for Southwest Colorado farmers
Business
Community Health Action Coalition to discuss insurance options
du1-i-syn Lauren Patterson and Kevin O’Connor will present “What’s New for Connect for Health Colorado in 2018: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Patterson will talk about the Medical…
Business
Durango Public Library to host acupuncture talk
du1-i-syn The presentation will focus on field control therapy, a bio-resonance assessment and homeopathic treatment that can restore organ health after the effects of toxins and pathogens. For more information,…
Business
First National Bank offers QuickBooks introduction
Laura E. Hokanson, CPA, QuickBooks pro-advisor and accounting professor at Fort Lewis College, will teach the workshop, designed for business owners who are not accountants. Hokanson will explain software, how…
Business
Cuba travel not slowed by federal warning for Durango-based Educational Adventures
Trump changes actually a boost to business
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Summit Psychology hires psychotherapist
Stuevedu1-i-syn Stueve is currently completing a master’s in clinical mental health at Adams State University. He has experience in endurance racing and has competed in the Ironman World Championships three…
Business
Cortez to host business workshop
Presenters include a small business specialist, marketing expert, small business banker, an attorney and an accountant. Topics will include business planning, legal structure, taxes, marketing and market research, and finance…
Business
Photo: Color of the year
Sherwin-Williams’s 2018 color of the year is Oceanside SW 6496, seen on the walls of this office. The company’s director of color marketing, Sue Wadden, said in a statement Tuesday…
Business
Archaeological society to hold sheep talk
Durango Herald file photo Andrew Gulliford will present “The Woolly West: Colorado’s Hidden History of Sheepscapes.” The presentation will include historical archaeology and sites related to sheep movements, sheep camps,…
Business
Axis Health System updates website
“This website has been redesigned around the use of three different generations of users,” Axis Health System Chief Executive Officer Bern Heath said in a news release. “One, young, mobile-technology-comfortable…
Money Savvy
The life-changing benefits of conscious spending
Vitality Money worries can produce stress that affects mental, emotional and physical health. This pressure stems from the fear of running out of money between paychecks, accumulating debt, income volatility…
Business
US automakers post first monthly sales gain of year in Sept.
U.S. sales rose 6.1 percent to just over 1.5 million vehicles, according to Autodata Corp., as Toyota, Honda, Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen all posted strong numbers. Of major…
Business
Dollar General in Bayfield hosting grand opening on Saturday
A grand opening will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday. Dollar General stores provide name brands and private brands of food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, apparel and health/beauty products.…