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River Preschool aims to expand student body
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River Preschool aims to expand student body

August 18, 2017

The school plans to increase its student body from 25 to 75, and is collecting donations from the community to fund the expansion project. To donate or for more information,…

Top 10 Reasons to Go to the San Juan Brewfest
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Top 10 Reasons to Go to the San Juan Brewfest

August 18, 2017

1. The beer – the San Juan Brewfest is the mother of all beer events. This year 50 breweries are attending, making the Brewfest the biggest beer-tasting festival in the…

Four Corners Community Bank hires two
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Four Corners Community Bank hires two

August 17, 2017

Chaffin, a longtime Montezuma County resident, was hired as operations officer at one of the bank’s Cortez branches, located at 77 W. Main St. She has 25 years of banking…

Durango Athletic Performance now open
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Durango Athletic Performance now open

August 16, 2017

The business owners and Durango Chamber of Commerce will hold a grand-opening and ribbon-cutting event Sept. 14. For more information, visit www.durangosc.com.

Mountain Capital Partners hires mountain bike director
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Mountain Capital Partners hires mountain bike director

August 16, 2017

Koesis The position was created to improve mountain bike recreation at MCP resorts. In his new position, Koesis will assess mountain bike activities at resorts, develop improvement plans, add features…

Rochester to host entrepreneur event Tuesday evening
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Rochester to host entrepreneur event Tuesday evening

August 15, 2017

Shamai Buckel, of Buckel Family Wine in Dolores, Carley Felton of Animas Chocolate Co., Nancy Murphy of Region 10 Economic Development and Annalisa Pearson of the Grand Junction Business Incubator…

The stupidest thing you can do with money
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The stupidest thing you can do with money

August 12, 2017

Given that, it shouldn’t surprise you that Freakonomics (www.freakonomics.com) is one of my favorite podcasts. Freakonomics explores the hidden side of human behavior and how we make decisions – behavioral…

New ‘microloans’ program launched
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New ‘microloans’ program launched

August 9, 2017

The program aims to provide small businesses capital through character-based loans, particularly in rural Colorado regions. For more information, visit www.choosecolorado.com.

Advanced EyeCare adds one
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Advanced EyeCare adds one

August 8, 2017

Capacciolidu1-i-syn Dr. Capaccioli graduated in general biology from University of California at San Diego, and earned a doctorate in optometry from University of California at Berkeley. For more information and…

Advanced Industries to visit Thursday
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Advanced Industries to visit Thursday

August 7, 2017

A SCAPE sticker at the office on Main Avenue.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Topics will include an overview of the Advanced Industry Program, grant training and other AI initiatives. For more information,…

Journey to DATO director a lifetime voyage
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Journey to DATO director a lifetime voyage

August 2, 2017

du1-i-syn I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, attending my first Chicago Cub game at 5 years of age. The person who brought me to that game, my Uncle…