Business

Comfort Keepers implements new mentoring program

All new hires are matched with an experienced caregiver who will help guide them through the onboarding process and then…

March 9, 2021

Business

The Community Foundation announces grant and internship opportunity

Nonprofits selected to participate would host a rising junior or senior high school intern for four weeks, 36 hours a…

March 9, 2021

Business

Rockin’ art comes to downtown Durango

Frequent visitor brings his graphic art of iconic musicians, places to Main Avenue

March 7, 2021

Business

From scrappy startup to success, Meow Wolf looks to future

The five years since have seen the company jump onto a superhighway of growth almost as surreal as its artistic…

March 7, 2021

Local News

Durango City Council candidates talk taxes, housing and bump-outs at forum

residents running for three open seats on board

March 5, 2021

Business

Community Foundation Serving Soutwest Colorado provides grant funds to help microloan funds go further

These grant funds were made available through the Community Foundationâ€™s ongoing commitment to economic and environmental recovery in northern La…

March 2, 2021

Business

Valkyrie Medical and Aesthetics & Integral Medicine announces new location

The move stems from growth of both businesses in the last year. The new space will enable both providers and…

March 2, 2021

Business

Local American Family Insurance agency owner Wade Agency, LLC earns top honor for customer service

The service excellence distinction was determined through an evaluation process conducted under guidelines established through the company’s American Star Excellence…

March 2, 2021

New Mexico

Two New Mexican chambers of commerce voice frustrations with proposed bills

businesses will not be exempt from new laws

March 2, 2021

Business

Cortez restaurants partner up to offer cheap delivery

Eatz offers $5 delivery from eateries

March 1, 2021

Business

Agile Space Industries will fly Durango to the moon

Firm, located by airport, will make thrusters for a lunar lander

February 28, 2021

From the Chamber

Focusing on the chamber’s three buckets

This might not qualify as the clichéd “bucket list” for folks, but as a team we determined three “buckets” on…

February 27, 2021

Business

New Mexico House endorses liquor reforms

On a 41-27 vote, the House approved a bill that would expand tastings to craft distilleries and expand restaurant alcohol…

February 25, 2021

Business

Facebook seeks $6B to expand data center in New Mexico

Greater Kudu, LLC is seeking $6.6 billion under a series of six bonds that will help it expand its Facebook…

February 25, 2021

Business

New Mexico Legislature approves tax holiday for restaurants

The state House gave final approval Wednesday to a pandemic economic relief bill on a 66-1 vote. The bill calls…

February 25, 2021

Business

Candidate packets available for LPEA board of directors election

du1-i-syn Prospective candidates must return all completed materials by 1 p.m. May 3 for consideration. Materials may be mailed to…

February 23, 2021

Business

Goff Engineering & Surveying, Inc announces Brian M. Boniface as a new partner to the firm

Boniface received his associates degree in land surveying from Westwood College in 2005 and joined Goff in 2012. He is…

February 23, 2021

Business

Fort Lewis College to host career and internship expo

Cost is $45 and includes the ability to sign up for virtual group information sessions and one-on-one sessions. The non-profit/government…

February 23, 2021

Business

Durango’s East Second Avenue hotel project still lives

Construction on dual-branded project should resume in spring

February 21, 2021

Local First

Diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace

While diversifying the workforce may be difficult, research has demonstrated there are numerous benefits to employing people with varying attributes.…

February 20, 2021

Business

Investing ABCs: Teaching your kids about money and markets

Pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at Union Square in New York City. The recent GameStop frenzy provided…

February 19, 2021

Business

Wind turbine company cuts 450 jobs in plants in Colorado

Vestas Wind Systems A/S laid off 120 workers at its Pueblo tower-manufacturing plant, where it employed more than 800 workers…

February 19, 2021

Business

Utility financing bill clears New Mexico Senate panel

The Senate Conservation Committee voted 5-4 Thursday to advance the bill, which faces a long road through the New Mexico…

February 18, 2021

Business

AARP Community Challenge Grant Program now accepting applications

Grants fund quick-action projects that can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to several thousand or tens…

February 17, 2021

Business

Region 9 welcomes new board members and officers

William Tookey, San Juan County administrator, was elected to his fourth year as chair; Dan Fernandez, Dolores at-large member, was…

February 17, 2021

Business

Region 9 to host business resources virtual meeting

Join the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the U.S. Export Assistance Center and the U.S. SBA Denver…

February 17, 2021

Business

January can’t cool La Plata County’s hot housing market

highlight need for more affordable housing

February 14, 2021

What's Up Downtown

Listen to the public health department

To be honest, I never knew much about our local public health department. I knew it performed restaurant inspections, offered…

February 14, 2021

Business

Colorado restaurant workers are eager to get the COVID vaccine – but they’re still waiting for their turn

For one, it’d be easier for her to do her job as she used to. “It’s been more difficult than…

February 13, 2021

Business

U.S. home prices post record gain, topping peak from 2005

A living room is displayed inside a home in 2017 in West Philadelphia, Pa.Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg The median price of a…

February 13, 2021