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Registrations open for workshop series
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Registrations open for workshop series

January 19, 2018

Each workshop costs $15, requires registration and will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on the following dates: Jan. 26: “Targeting the Right Consumers and Building Customer Segments.” To…

QuickBooks workshop to be offered in Bayfield
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QuickBooks workshop to be offered in Bayfield

January 19, 2018

The workshop is taught by Laura E. Hokanson, certified public accountant, QuickBooks pro-advisor and Fort Lewis College accounting professor, and helps small business owners understand the amount they bring in…

Durango H&R Block names new owner
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Durango H&R Block names new owner

January 19, 2018

Corder Corder has more than 10 years of tax-preparation experience and has served H&R Block locations in the Southwest since 2007. She most recently worked as an H&R Block district…

Durango First National hires teller
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Durango First National hires teller

January 19, 2018

Begay Begay is from Aztec, moved to Durango about a year and a half ago and most recently worked as a cashier at Albertson’s. He attends Fort Lewis College as…

BID has some bright ideas for 2018
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BID has some bright ideas for 2018

January 13, 2018

We are very excited to partner with the city of Durango on an upgrade to all the downtown lighting. The historic lamp posts downtown have first-generation LED bulbs in them.…

IRS warns that tax season brings security risks
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IRS warns that tax season brings security risks

January 12, 2018

The agency says it has gotten an increase in reports of attempts to obtain employees’ W-2 forms in hopes of stealing people’s personal information and identities. The scams often go…

Average 30-year mortgage rates rise to 3.99 percent
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Average 30-year mortgage rates rise to 3.99 percent

January 12, 2018

An existing home for sale in Walpole, Mass., on Jan. 8. Average mortgage rates rose this week, though they’re still considered low by historic standards.Steven Senne/Associated Press The average rate…

Solar and Energy Storage Awards seeking nominations
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Solar and Energy Storage Awards seeking nominations

January 12, 2018

Nominees can be projects, people and innovations that exemplify the spirit of the clean-energy movement in Colorado, such as residential; utility; municipal/institutional; commercial; or industrial solar projects that have helped…

Region 9 hires economic project manager
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Region 9 hires economic project manager

January 12, 2018

Otter Otter is the current program manager at La Plata Economic Development Alliance and Mountain Middle School board president. She began her career in public education, and has experience as…

Know Your Dough seeking volunteers
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Know Your Dough seeking volunteers

January 12, 2018

Ideal candidates will have teaching experience; knowledge of accounting, banking and investing; and a passion for working with youth. Students will learn about needs and wants; saving and budgeting; debit…

HomesFund to offer home-buyer education
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HomesFund to offer home-buyer education

January 12, 2018

The class will cover budgeting and debt; credit; insurance; lending; real estate; home maintenance; and energy efficiency. Cost is $15. To register, visit www.homesfund.org/events/durango-homebuyer-education-class-12018. For more information, call 259-1418.

FLC now accepting Hawk Tank teams
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FLC now accepting Hawk Tank teams

January 12, 2018

The competition offers up to $5,000 to current students and recent alumni with ideas for new businesses. Teams will be matched with mentors in the Durango business community and engage…

The Hair After salon relocates to North Point Mall
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The Hair After salon relocates to North Point Mall

January 12, 2018

D’Andrea Lyn D’Andrea of Bayfield has owned and operated the business since 2011. The salon offers free haircuts to customers who donate their hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit…