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La Plata County home sales in June strong despite 416 Fire
Short-lived slowdown in sales expected
Business
Durango Chamber to hold advance-care planning class
Dr. Bob Cox with Community Health Action Coalition will teach the class, which will include an overview of why advance-care planning is important, the four steps of the process and…
Arts and Entertainment
Cortez public art committee recommends first City Hall art purchases
City to vote on first art budget spending
Local News
High Court decision could send internet sales taxes to Durango
New revenue would help, but not solve, city’s long-term budget deficit
Business
Effort to create hemp conglomerate lands in Bodo Industrial Park
CJ Murphy wants to be ready when hemp industry takes off
Money Savvy
You vs. the grocery store
Yes, much of what retail marketers do increases the pleasure of our shopping experience. A good thing. But because we make frequent trips to the supermarket, overspending can cost you…
Business
A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs
Some 3.56 million workers left positions in May, the most in data back to 2000, and up from the prior month’s 3.35 million, Labor Department data showed Tuesday. That pushed…
Business
Main Avenue office building to offer open house
Counselors, therapists, integrative healers and other professionals occupy office spaces at the complex and the open house will give people an opportunity to meet business owners and staff and ask…
Business
Durango KOA receives TripAdvisor award
Awards are based on the quantity and quality of reviews received from guests by TripAdvisor. The Durango KOA campground, owned by Julian and Kachina Starr, is located at 30090 U.S.…
Business
La Plata Open Space Conservancy hires executive director
Barkerdu1-i-syn Barker is originally from West Virginia and earned undergraduate and law degrees from West Virginia University. He has worked with the Peace Corps in Lesotho, Africa; for the National…
Local News
Women in business look to ‘break through to excellence’
Workshops provide chance to network, share ideas
Local News
Southwest Memorial looks to rebound
Financial ratios fall below benchmark; corrective action plan approved
Business
Durango bike manufacturers do things differently
Companies build character into industry that has grown stagnant
The Tourism Effect
Durango must maintain balance to lure tourists
My first impression of Machu Picchu was not the temple itself but of the town of Aguas Calientas, (“hot waters” in Spanish), the town that acts as the jumping-off point…
Business
Record number of folks age 85 and older are working
Overall, 255,000 Americans, 85 years old and over, were working over the past 12 months. That’s 4.4 percent of Americans that age, up from 2.6 percent in 2006, before the…
Business
Why your pool’s lifeguard is more likely to be a senior citizen
Botts, a longtime swimmer from Austin, Texas, was looking for a way to stay active while supplementing her income. After retiring in 2007 from her 30-year career as a special-education…
Business
30-year mortgage rates fall to 4.52 percent
An open house sign is seen on a street corner in Waukee, Iowa, on June 27. Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, offering a slight degree of relief to…
Business
Animas Physical Therapy moves to new clinic
Physical therapist at the clinic Melissa Reitman has more than 27 years of experience and provides various physical therapy services in the Durango area. For appointments and more information about…
Business
Gervais and Associates hires one to firm
Pritcharddu1-i-syn Pritchard initially earned a French literature degree from Whitman College and continued her education to graduate in 2008 with an accounting degree from Fort Lewis College. She worked for…
Business
HomesFund to offer home-buyer education class
Participants will learn about programs, credit score reports, household budgets, down payments, reducing debt, pros and cons of buying a home, monthly mortgage rates and closing costs, selecting the best…
Business
Knight dental practice hires one
Yeagerdu1-i-syn Yeager is from La Plata County, earned an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Fort Lewis College and a graduate degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine For…