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Nayarit Mexican Cuisine wants to add rooftop dining
Neighbors, city staff are concerned about lighting, noise and parking
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Architects find home in 1100 block of Main
Remodel to honor character of 1930s Safeway building
What's Up Downtown
New year and new focus on North Main District
Many people do not know that BID works for north Main businesses, as well as for downtown businesses. North Main businesses produce about 20 percent of BID’s annual funding, which…
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The Trump factor
Americans more worried about financial futures now than at any other time in the Trump presidency
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Airbnb says it made a profit again in 2018
du1-i-syn Airbnb said in a memo that it generated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in 2018. A spokesperson declined to provide an exact figure. The company exceeded financial…
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Walgreens teams with Microsoft to battle Amazon
An employee restocks merchandise at a Walgreens Boots Alliance store in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2017. Walgreens is teaming with Microsoft to design “digital health…
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Walmart to stop accepting CVS prescription coverage
Walmart confirmed its exit from the CVS Health pharmacy insurance program, called CVS Caremark, after CVS refused the retail giant’s demand for larger reimbursements for the prescription drugs it dispenses.…
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What the government shutdown means for your mortgage
For one thing, the political storm is like severe weather at a major airport: You can expect minor delays or worse. And if you’re among the 800,000 federal employees going…
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Homebuilder sentiment rises from lowest level since 2015
Pickup in housing inventory could make purchases more affordable
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December’s 3.5% unemployment caps strong 2018 for Colorado jobs
More people entered workforce than employers could create jobs for
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Learn about sitting smart at work
The workshop will include a 15-minute lecture, a 15-minute stretching session and 15 minutes of ergonomic training. The workshop will conclude with a question-and-answer session. The workshop should help people…
The Tourism Effect
Jan. 29 is National Plan for Vacation Day
According to the U.S. Travel Association, a staggering 705 million paid vacation days went unused in 2017. While Coloradans take the most of any state – 20.3 vacation days and…
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Alan Plummer Associates acquires FEI Engineers
Texas firm looks to expand in Rocky Mountains
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10 leadership books to watch for in 2019
du1-i-syn “The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance” by Steven Rogelberg, out now. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to spend…
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‘What is bitcoin?’ topped Google’s 2018 trending list
Many are also asking an even more fundamental question: “What is bitcoin?” In fact, that was the most searched definition in the U.S. and U.K. in 2018, according to Google…
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Bed Bath & Beyond rally loses steam
Bed Bath & Beyond shocked investors with a rosy forecast for fiscal 2020, but analysts remain skeptical.Logan Cyrus/Bloomberg file Some doubt the company’s strategy of prioritizing profitability over near-term sales.…
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VCs plowed a record $9.3 billion into AI startups last year
The surge comes after three years of steadily increasing investment, with the average annual increase from 2015 to 2017 at 28 percent. The recent boost partly reflects the frothy funding…
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New efficiency strategy helps Union Pacific soar
Union Pacific’s new strategy hinges on putting customers on a disciplined schedule for freight pickups and assembling trains in blocks of cars with a common destination to reduce switching.Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg…
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IRS will pay tax refunds during government shutdown, official says
“Tax refunds will go out,” the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, told reporters at a briefing on Monday. In previous shutdown contingency…
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You won’t believe where Ska Brewing’s second biggest market is
Here’s a hint: It’s nowhere in the United States
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Experts say economic expansion should run through 2019
Despite natural gas bust, interest rate hikes and tariffs, recession unlikely
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State propane shortage not hitting Cortez, supplier says
But cold weather has increased demand
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College buddies open ski bar south of Purgatory Resort
Duo spent two months converting old vacation cabin
On Real Estate
Buying a home without representation is a big mistake
This perspective is puzzling and doesn’t make any sense to me. In my experience, I’ve found that most sellers attempting to sell their home without representation (For sale by owner)…
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While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump officials get big raises
Shutdown allows raises to go into effect