Business

Drone aircraft struggle to shed warlike image

These remote-controlled planes have many more potential peacetime uses. But unmanned aircraft have an image problem: They’re also known as…

July 2, 2013

What's Up Downtown

July 4 … from bing to bang to boom

It was clear to almost everyone that a more organized, safer fireworks show was needed. But who would organize it?…

July 2, 2013

Business

Coding camps for kids rise in popularity

Programs help inspire interest in tech careers

June 29, 2013

Business

BlackBerry maker’s shares plunge 30%

RIM also said it will stop developing new versions of its slow-selling tablet computer called the Playbook. Analysts were looking…

June 29, 2013

Business

Agency sues ex-CEO of MF Global

Futures commission seeks sanctions against Jon Corzine

June 29, 2013

Business

Merger seeks marketing, local television synergy

local sports programming might be in the mix

June 29, 2013

Destination Durango

Durango Welcome Center marks first year

Throughout the month of May, I joined our Welcome Center Hosts to interact with visitors and assess their needs. It…

June 29, 2013

Business

Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs

After some hands-on time with it, the update seems to me like a patch over an ever-widening chasm. The issue…

June 28, 2013

Business

6 ways to instill money-management skills in teens

It’s critical that teenagers learn money skills, like paying for a part of their cellphones, while they are young.Associated Press…

June 28, 2013

Business

Label aside, RMCF chocolate nowhere to be found in cereal

common cocoa crunch chocolatier’s credibility?

June 24, 2013

Business

Bernanke comments surprised investors

Stock and bond prices have been sinking for a month after investors were caught off guard and alarmed by the…

June 24, 2013

Business

Mormon missionaries in strategic shift

Utah-based church ready to embrace social media to find new followers

June 24, 2013

Money Savvy

Stupid is the ‘new smart’ in artisan economy

Artisans are quietly reshaping our economy by creating unique products or services with their hands, mind and heart. Their work…

June 24, 2013

Business

Small-business owners can avoid loan rejection

Jeff Stibel, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., says that many small-business owners go about getting a loan all…

June 24, 2013

Business

Licensure has arrived for naturopaths

regulations help or hurt alternative medicine?

June 22, 2013

Business

Three reasons not to panic about the stock market – yet

Many on Wall Street believe stocks are reasonably priced, and their recent retreat shouldn’t panic investors.Richard Drew/Associated Press It’s easy…

June 22, 2013

Business

Survey: Many say ‘Big Brother’ is here

More than half of Americans polled in a survey released last week said they agreed with the statement “We are…

June 22, 2013

Business

Facebook introduces video on Instagram

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about Instagram’s new video feature. Instagram’s 100 million users will be able to share 15-second…

June 22, 2013

Business

5 points to know about the health-care overhaul

About half the people surveyed earlier this spring by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation felt they didn’t have enough information…

June 22, 2013

Business

Free messaging apps can help you stop paying for texts

You don’t have to pay for text messaging as part of your cellphone bundle. Plenty of free apps exist to…

June 22, 2013

Business

New runway smooths the way for travelers

Air Park reopens after resurfacing is completed

June 17, 2013

Thoughts Along The Way

EU welcomes my summer home – well, sort of

This juxtaposition is more prevalent where I currently am – Croatia. I’ve been coming here for several years now, to…

June 17, 2013

Business

Stocks rise waiting for Fed word

U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday, helped by news of a pickup in home building and low inflation. But the Federal…

June 17, 2013

Business

Water: Fracking’s mounting cost

Fracking fuels water fights in driest regions

June 17, 2013

Business

Businessman has eye on building pot empire

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox, left, and Jamen Shively, CEO of Diego Pellicer, spoke during a news conference in Seattle…

June 17, 2013

Business

Potato cartel? So say grocers

accuses growers of decade-long price-fixing scheme

June 15, 2013

Business

Privacy – the online generation wants it

Mandi Grandjean, a recent graduate and an athlete at Miami University in Ohio, is OK with the government doing secret…

June 15, 2013

Business

Fine-tuning retirement plans beneficial for all

Gervais, Pauldu1-i-syn The short answer should be “very well.” As a longtime resident, business owner and certified public accountant, I…

June 15, 2013

Business

Small businesses ready to resume hiring

Cautious firms looking for signs of revenue stream

June 15, 2013

Business

Report: ‘Opting in’ may mean higher fees

overdraft coverage may end up costing you

June 15, 2013