Business

Personal property declarations needed

Personal Property Declaration Schedules have been mailed to every person, business or company known to own, possess or control taxable…

Mancos entrepreneur runs out of space

to Durango

Firms’ outlooks sour investors

sink on gloomy 2015 views

What does $400k get you in Durango?

sales give clues to market’s middle

Rising housing starts cap best year since 2007

A builder works on a new apartment building under construction in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo Housing starts increased…

Bicycle-themed décor comes home

parts become hip furnishings

On Real Estate

Buying a home really may not be out of reach

A $250,000 home purchase could require as little as $7,500 as a down payment with a My Community Mortgage loan…

Containing Detroit’s housing blight

Skilled-trades workers, taking breaks from their tasks at the factory that produces the electric Chevrolet Volt and other vehicles, dart…

IRS taking aim at identity theft

A notice from the Internal Revenue Service saying your return won’t be accepted might be your first clue that your…

Over 65? Check out these tax breaks

Jackie Perlman, principal tax research analyst of the Tax Institute at H&R Block, says taxpayers who are at least 70½…

U.S. home construction up 4.4 percent in December

A builder works on a new apartment building under construction in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo Builders started construction…

January 21, 2015

Credit scores getting easy to check for free

Credit card issuers and other companies are making it easier than ever for customers to keep track of their credit…

Can Detroit top this? Ragtops are back

Automakers unveil several new convertible models

Habrat to lead Ballantine newspaper ad sales

Habrat Habrat will serve as vice president of sales for the newspaper division of Ballantine Communications Inc. He most recently…

Medical shop seeking retail license

Farm owners say they don’t plan to drop medical license

Business Briefs

Mark Dickmann, who holds a master’s degree in social work and is a licensed clinical social worker, is now providing…

Wal-Mart launches cash pickup for tax refunds

Retailing giant says option will avoid high check-cashing fees

Bottom Line

In business, precision is preferable

Ask the average business owner if he or she wants to make more money, and the answer will be “Yes.”…

Boy builds Braille printer with Legos

Science fair project evolves, attracts venture capital for eighth-grader

County real estate market grew in 2014

Buyers have continued to come into the market because of low interest rates, which have negated some of the challenges…

January 17, 2015

Rent or buy?

many people, both housing options are growing more unaffordable

January 17, 2015

Sometimes, real estate agents just need to say no to clients

Lew Sichelman Perhaps the would-be buyers don’t realize the place is in a tough neighborhood. Maybe the price is just…

January 17, 2015

2014 foreclosures drop to pre-recession levels

The number of homes that were foreclosed on by banks last year fell 29 percent to the lowest level since…

January 14, 2015

Local News

Tipton tweets support for deregulation bill

some say measure benefits Wall Street at consumers’ expense

What's Up Downtown

Another reason to take a step into downtown

Walsworth BID and Bank of Colorado will purchase about 50 $10 gift cards to various retail stores downtown and on…

Axis Health names new staff members

Dr. Victor Lopez, medical director and 40-year resident of Colorado, has provided primary care in Durango since 1980 and was…

The big squeeze

resort towns, horsepower of the rich elbow out the middle class

Supreme Court leaves Calif. farmers high and dry

Endangered fish remain protected

Cheap gas shifts car buyers’ habits

Analyst says buyers are tempted to move up to next biggest model