Toyota is touting its new hydrogen fuel-cell car at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company says it will release its fuel-cell vehicle in 2015 and said…
businesses and banks extra careful after breach at Target
Accident rates expected to decline as the new technology takes over
The Durango Business Improvement District has relocated its office to 850½ Main Ave., Suite 2, upstairs from Beads & Beyond. This is BID’s first standalone office since its inception in…
Help from Washington? Look for a more conciliatory attitude in Congress. Lawmakers’ collaboration on a budget deal in December is a sign that they’ll cooperate on issues affecting small business,…
It’s become clear that one brand rarely stands out any more in whatever product category you look at. Competition is more intense than ever, which means consumers have more choices…
The monthly BID Coffee & Conversation, hosted by the Durango Business Improvement District, will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 10 at Durango City Hall, 949 East Second…
Products such as light bulbs, phone chargers more efficient
A new year is a time for reflection of what has passed and to wonder about the future, immediate and longer term. While my particular knowledge set does not afford…
Initial public offerings are hot again, with 222 companies selling shares to the public in 2013. That’s the biggest number of IPOs since 2000 during the dot-com boom. AMC Theaters…
U.S. stocks rocketed to new heights, and markets in Japan and Europe jumped, too. The gains enriched investors and defied a still-subpar economic rebound from the Great Recession. Budget fights…
Some of the biggest value gaps involve 2014 models powered only by batteries, entirely without gas engines, according to the analysis performed by Kelley Blue Book at the request of…
E-readers don’t do everyting that tablets do, but they are very good at what they do: provide an easy and convenient way to read books. The Nook GlowLight, top, a…
Respect in investing often is measured in dollars, and investors this year have been putting money into some actively managed mutual funds. But only a select few: Funds that focus…
Federal emergency benefits will end when funds run out for a program created during the recession to supplement the benefits that states provide. The cutoff will initially affect 1.3 million…
Most will be thinking in terms of sales, gross margins, profits, cash flow or growth and how to increase those metrics. Few will be thinking of business value, its measurement…
After a strong start to the holiday shopping season, sales at stores fell in the week before Christmas, the third consecutive week of declines as Americans continued to hold back…
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve will begin cutting back on its bond purchases in January, a decision that will affect consumers in various ways.Susan Walsh/Associated Press…
Alexanderdu1-i-syn Southern Ute Community Action Programs Inc. in Ignacio announces that its Youth Services Division has restructured staffing to better serve the community. A division director position has been added…
For many, it was a frustrating year of waiting. Waiting to learn about the new health-care law. Waiting for lawmakers to solve budget disagreements. And waiting for the economy to…
Holiday shopping season has been a disappointment so far for retailers
