Business

10 years later

How the housing market has changed since the crash

Regulators sue Colorado trucking company for discrimination

JBS Carriers spokeswoman Misty Barnes tells The Tribune in Greeley it disputes the allegations made by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a lawsuit filed last month in Denver.…

Quarry experiencing labor shortage amid immigration debate

Denver company can’t get usual workers from Mexico

Mortgage rates retreat a bit

Rates expected to resume rising

Americans feel upbeat about wages … but should they?

So why does the Conference Board’s monthly survey show that Americans feel more hopeful about future pay raises than they have since the century began? Answers are elusive. Maybe they…

FredrickZink & Associates welcomes Kristi Barnett

Barnettdu1-i-syn A native of Idaho, Kristi received a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Idaho and later a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boise State University.

Lunches with leaders Tuesday at Ore House

The lunch features speaker Cynthia Stewart of James Ranch Harvest Grill. Local professionals ages 21-40 are invited. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Register online at web.durangobusiness.org/events…

Nurse practitioner joins Pediatric Partners

Isenbergdu1-i-syn Isenberg received her undergraduate degree from Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and completed her masters and doctorate at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Appointments can be made by calling…

Denver firm buys San Juan Basin oil wells

DJR Energy purchases assets from Encana for $480 million

Animas High graduate uses biology to predict stock prices

‘It’s a biological view of the way stocks move’

Durango nonprofit offers loans to purchase manufactured homes

HomesFund aims to help residents with low incomes

Lodgers tax should be used to promote Durango

One in nine U.S. jobs rely on tourism. Tourism supports one in six jobs (employing more than 6,000 people) in La Plata County, making it the No. 1 employer in…

Rest assured

Waterbed revival promises comfort, not sex

Today’s active-adult communities are stepping up their games

Golf courses are no longer a requirement

Starbucks planning ‘significant changes’

“We must increase the velocity of innovation that is relevant to our customers, inspires our partners and is meaningful to our business,” Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson said in a…

Muscle cramps

Sales drop could be sign of peril for American muscle cars

CEO’s plan to save Sears would hand his hedge fund $1 billion

Lampert, Sears Holdings Corp.’s chief executive officer, called this week for the underperforming retailer to stanch the bleeding by paying off certain loans – many of them owned by his…

Bed Bath & Beyond nosedives after cutting forecasts

The company’s profit fell by almost 50 percent compared to a year ago. Its stock sank 21.2 percent to $14.81 in very heavy trading. It’s down about 33 percent in…

Arby’s parent to buy Sonic for $2.3 billion

The parent of Arby’s, Inspire Brands Inc., announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire Sonic Corp. in a deal valued at about $2.3 billion.Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg The parent of…

Mortgage rates soar to 7-year highs

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.72 percent with an average 0.5 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender…

Region 9 to receive USDA loan and grant funds

This funding will help meet Region 9’s growing loan program demand, provide lending capital for start-up businesses, businesses needing smaller amounts or those that have a funding gap with their…

Maria’s Bookshop hires 2 booksellers

Leah Scholl also will be a new bookseller. She studied international business at Xavier University and now studies international business and English at Fort Lewis College. She is a Voyageur…

LPEA hires a new lineman

Quintanadu1-i-syn He brings years of experience to the co-op. In the electric utility industry, linemen are responsible for constructing and maintaining electric power transmission and distribution lines and facilities. Raised…

HomesFund hosts upcoming home-buying classes

The first is Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Bayfield Town Hall building, and the second is on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Sittner Family Hall Room 710 on the Fort Lewis…

Small business group names 2018 ‘State Star’

Shepherd serves as the executive director of the Southwest Colorado SBDC, hosted at Fort Lewis College. Her contributions to the Southwest region include creating 66 new jobs and helping to…

Absolute Physical Therapy turns 2

Registration underway for 12th annual Economic Summit

Panel expected to discuss tough year in tourism

Let’s make conference & events center a reality

The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) has been an active member of the current group working to solve this puzzle. It’s not easy to get all the pieces in order.…

Man and machines

Machines will create 58 million more jobs than they displace by 2022, World Economic Forum says

Wells Fargo to cut 10% of workforce

Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Tim Sloan made the announcement to employees on Thursday. The bank currently employs roughly 265,000 workers, and plans to cut its headcount through both…