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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad running full steam in 2015
Ridership was up 10 percent
Business
U.S. construction spending falls 0.4 percent in November
The Commerce Department reported that construction spending slipped in November as the number of nonresidential construction projects fell.Matt Rourke/Associated Press file photo Construction spending dipped 0.4 percent in November following…
Business
Oil slump weighing on housing markets in Texas, North Dakota
More than 30 oil drilling rigs are idle in a Helmerich & Payne, Inc. yard along Groening Street in Odessa, Texas, as rig counts drop in the Permian Basin. The…
Business
Home splurges to treat yourself to this season
Interior designer Jackson the extra expense of wallpaper when redesigning your home can be a great investment and elevate the look of a room. It can also be a great…
Local News
Three Springs community in Durango prepares for more growth
1,000 people expected to live in subdivision by end of ’16
Business
Interior design in Durango: What’s in, out for 2016
home furnishing stores report darker wood is in
Regional News
N.M. governor revives right-to-work debate
Opponents question Martinez’s focus on eve of legislative session
Regional News
Partisan spending rift divides Colorado lawmakers, Gov. John Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper’s plan would reclassify hospital fee money
Local News
Durango brewers say independent liquor stores nurtured them
Full-strength beer and wine in grocery stores could hurt craft beer industry, brewers say
Local News
Durango labor shortage and slow income growth are challenges
Economic experts view next year with tempered optimism
Local News
Durango’s Ska Brewing Co. cuts ties with North Carolina market
is growing on the home front
Business
More clues about Fed’s view of ‘gradual’ rate hike emerge
Wall Street watched few things more closely this year than the Federal Reserve. On Monday, Fed President John Williams said he expects three to five interest-rate increases this year, provided…
Business
Durango Chamber of Commerce holds annual award ceremony Jan. 21
will be at the FLC Community Concert Hall
Business
Amazon’s Cyber Monday shoppers ordered 23M items from sellers
FILE – In this Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, file photo, Amazon Prime employee Alicia Jackson hunts for items at the company's urban fulfillment facility that have been ordered by customers,…
Business
Friendly faces, business directory coming for downtown Durango, north Main Avenue
BID will be rolling out its Ambassador Program for downtown. The idea is to put friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming people downtown. Ambassadors will be able to give directions to local and…
Business
Colorado health exchange trying to attract more businesses
Insurance costs still higher in rural Colorado
Local News
Employer-provided housing now before Durango City Council
housing 1 of 12 code changes recommended by the commission
Business
Real estate market cools
The National Association of Realtors said that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index fell 0.9 percent to 106.9 last month. It was the lowest reading in 10 months. Still,…
Business
Home prices in U.S. rose 5.5 percent
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in the 12 months ending in October, up from a 5.4 percent pace in September, according to a report…
Business
New Mexico lawmakers may try again on Uber, Lyft bill
Uber driver Rebecca Reynolds stands in front of her 2008 Honda Accord parked in the Santa Fe Plaza. Reynolds will use her car to provide rides. Reynolds’ daughter, who lives…
Business
$2 gasoline not jump-starting economy
‘There’s some anxiety out there that is not comforted by low oil prices’
Business
Business Briefs
The grants managers of the Ballantine Family Fund will visit these locations to launch a new online grant application: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at First National Bank of Cortez,…