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Ruling puts kibosh on Wild West drone use
Feds: Aircraft regulations apply to unmanned craft
Business
Turkey production down, wholesale prices up
Turkey production is at its lowest level in nearly three decades and wholesale prices are at an all-time high, but Thanksgiving cooks probably won’t see much difference in the price…
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Know Your Dough, a local nonprofit providing financial literacy for youth and young adults, announces it has received a donation by Marc and Jane Katz. The nonprofit is grateful for…
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Airport expansion presentation to be held
Kip Turner, director of aviation at the Durango-La Plata County Airport, spoke earlier this year about the improvements the airport hopes to do in the near future.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file…
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Real-estate fund investors worry about rates
Construction continues on a project in Pittsburgh. The threat of rising interest rates is raising real fears about real-estate mutual funds.Keith Srakocic/Associated Press Investors have pulled money out of real-estate…
Business
More homes being sold at foreclosure auctions
In October alone, nearly 60,000 of those homes were scheduled to be auctioned off by several banks, up 24 percent from the previous month and seven percent from a year…
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With real estate on the Net, why use a broker?
This increase may be contrary to the assumption that the Internet would replace agents in the process of buying or selling a home. Instead, they have become more necessary over…
Business
Prepaid-card users may get new protections
New rules proposed Thursday by the federal regulator would require that prepaid-card users be protected against fraudulent charges and provided with free monthly billing statements. The rules come as more…
Business
Few comfortable with online privacy
Survey: People believe they’ve lost control of their personal data
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Region 9 receives grant for SCAPE program
Marchino Region 9 was awarded $60,000 from the USDA and is the only Colorado organization to receive the grant in the 2014 fiscal year, Region 9 said. The funding is…
Business
There’s a silver lining to fewer loans going out
Small Business Administration officials this past year approved federal guarantees supporting $28.6 billion in small-business loans, according to SBA figures. That’s about $1 billion short of last year’s total and…
Money Savvy
Housing alliance offers path to your first home
Do those prices sound out of reach? If they do, the Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County may be able to help. The RHA serves the region’s need for…
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Ford rolling out new F-150 – with aluminum sides
likely are you to buy this corporation’s big bet?
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Tommy Percell will be joining the team at Bayfield Realty. Born and raised in Bayfield, Percell is familiar with the unique needs of a small agricultural town. Having grown up…
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What exactly does the seller have to fix?
The term often prompts the buyer to ask – what is wrong with the property? The fact is that the standard verbiage in the Colorado approved contract indicates that every…
Business
Home-price growth slows
Prices increased 5.6 percent in September compared with a year ago, real estate data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday. That’s down from annual gains of 6.4 percent in August and 6.8…
Business
U.S. construction spending down in September
Construction cranes are silhouetted against the early morning sky as work continues on Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Construction spending fell in September.David…
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Alliance to meet Tuesday
Durango Joe’s coffee and pastries from Bread Bakery will be provided. The La Plata Economic Development Alliance, or Alliance, is a collaborative partnership between the public, non-profit, and private sector…
Local News
Weed-or-feed sign stolen
Kassidy Byington, owner of Kassidy’s Kitchen, stands in front of a comical sign he posted outside of his restaurant on Suttle Street in Bodo Industrial Park.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald He expected…
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Starting a business seminar to be held
The fee is $25 or $20 for Durango Chamber of Commerce members. The course is designed to tackle the difficulties, uncertainties and steps involved in starting a successful business, the…
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The Durango Chamber of Commerce, ConocoPhillips and La Plata Electric Association will bring national speaker, trainer and consultant Jay Handler to Durango for a “8 M’s of Marketing” workshop from…