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Professor Nudge says: Automate your savings!
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Professor Nudge says: Automate your savings!

May 26, 2017

Lifestyle inflation can creep up on us, especially after we pay off debts and feel like there’s extra, “free” money in our budget. This tendency to increase spending can compromise…

Boys and Girls Club hires director of development
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Boys and Girls Club hires director of development

May 26, 2017

Frautschydu1-i-syn Frautschy is from Chicago, has lived in Durango for 19 years and specializes in integrating a contributed-income model that reflects diverse sources. She most recently worked to expand development…

First National Bank hires marketing director
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First National Bank hires marketing director

May 25, 2017

Zaharkodu1-i-syn Zaharko is from El Paso, Texas and has lived in Durango for 14 years. She graduated college with an English degree and has worked in healthcare administration for the…

The only mall for miles
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The only mall for miles

May 25, 2017

When the mall was built in 1976, Pueblo was a booming steel town. The Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. was the city’s largest employer, and a now-empty meatpacking plant also…

Entrepreneurs of the Southwest to meet
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Entrepreneurs of the Southwest to meet

May 24, 2017

du1-i-syn In attendance will be Haley Arias, owner of Cafe of Life; Alison Ragsdale, photographer; and Sinjin Eberle, director of the American Rivers Rocky Mountain Region. The moderator will be…

Flipping homes not as easy as advertised
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Flipping homes not as easy as advertised

May 19, 2017

The most critical challenge is purchasing a home at a price substantially lower than its updated and repaired value. The difference between the purchase price and the improved value has…

Local museums thrive on tourism
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Local museums thrive on tourism

May 19, 2017

According to the American Alliance of Museums, one-third of Americans say they have visited an art museum, a history museum, an aquarium, zoo, botanical garden or science and technology center…

Chamber of Commerce wins award
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Chamber of Commerce wins award

May 17, 2017

Durango Chamber of Commerce partnered with the Durango Area Association of Realtors, La Plata County Energy Council and the Home Builders Association of SW Colorado in 2016 to hire a…

Russell Planning and Engineering adds one to team
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Russell Planning and Engineering adds one to team

May 17, 2017

Thompsondu1-i-syn Thompson is from Pennsylvania, graduated from Drexel University with a psychology degree and enrolled in engineering classes at Fort Lewis College when he moved to Durango. He worked as…

4CORE hires new program manager
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4CORE hires new program manager

May 17, 2017

Birkdu1-i-syn Birk graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a business administration degree, has experience in solar installations for low-income residents and worked as an outreach manager at Denver-based…