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Community Foundation to sponsor nonprofit financial training
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Community Foundation to sponsor nonprofit financial training

March 13, 2019

The seminar will help nonprofit leaders understand their organization’s business model, operating performance and financial health. Participants will leave feeling equipped to make strategic decisions informed by their own financial…

SkyWerx Internet is now Visionary Broadband
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SkyWerx Internet is now Visionary Broadband

March 13, 2019

SkyWerx was launched by Justin Davis and his brother, Jered, in 2003, providing Internet service to Pagosa Springs and Durango and later expanding to serve customers in Southwest Colorado to…

Durango is named as a Colorado Challenge Community
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Durango is named as a Colorado Challenge Community

March 13, 2019

The Southwest Corridor – Durango-Ouray-Silverton – was chosen to address the challenge of “Creating a sustainable business ecosystem.” Durango-Silverton-Ouray is a corridor for the brave of heart. The Million Dollar…

US mortgage rates increased this week; 30-year at 4.41 pct.
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US mortgage rates increased this week; 30-year at 4.41 pct.

March 7, 2019

On Thursday, Freddie Mac reported U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose modestly this week.Steven Senne/Associated Press Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage increased…

Cottonwood Consulting LLC opens office in Bodo Park
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Cottonwood Consulting LLC opens office in Bodo Park

March 6, 2019

Cottonwood Consulting is a locally owned environmental consulting firm providing cost-effective environmental solutions to the oil and gas, construction, mining, real estate, utilities and transportation industries. Co-founders and long-time Durango…

Thrive Coalition to hold monthly meeting
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Thrive Coalition to hold monthly meeting

March 6, 2019

La Plata County Thrive Living Wage Coalition is a non-profit organization working to enhance the quality of life through fair and just wages for all. The Thrive Coalition meets the…

Wells Group to present real estate forecast
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Wells Group to present real estate forecast

March 6, 2019

The presentation will feature a commercial real estate appraiser and economist who will provide information about our local economy, real estate sales over the last year, construction forecasts, tourism info,…

Keeping informed is good business
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Keeping informed is good business

March 2, 2019

I don’t pretend to be as wise as Sir Francis Bacon, but he certainly had something there with the observation. It was important then, and it remains important today. At…

Four first-time home-buying mistakes to avoid
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Four first-time home-buying mistakes to avoid

March 1, 2019

If you’re a novice to the market, you might want to hear from experts on the biggest mistakes first-time homebuyers make. According to Corey Burr, a senior vice president at…

San Juan Organics selected for $5,000 NextCycle grant
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San Juan Organics selected for $5,000 NextCycle grant

March 1, 2019

The nine will each receive a $5,000 business development grant, mentoring from the Colorado NextCycle technical advisory committee, and technical support from Resource Recycling Systems. Teams will then have the…

New Farmers Insurance office opens
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New Farmers Insurance office opens

March 1, 2019

The office will be open five days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and anytime by appointment. For more information, call…

Strater Hotel announces promotions
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Strater Hotel announces promotions

March 1, 2019

Tori Ossola has been named general manager. Most recently, Ossola served as the hotel’s rooms division manager, Ossola brings more than 25 years of experience working in the tourism and…

Let’s get Creative with our outdoors
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Let’s get Creative with our outdoors

February 23, 2019

du1-i-syn As Durangoans, many of us have had the great fortune of rafting this 280-mile geologic wonder boasting 80 big-water rapids and some of the most diverse and wondrous scenery…

Average U.S. mortgage rates fell this week
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Average U.S. mortgage rates fell this week

February 21, 2019

On Thursday, Freddie Mac reported U.S. long-term mortgage rates dipped this week to the lowest average in more than a year.LM Otero/Associated Press Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average…