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Zuke’s to leave Durango, layoff 16 local employees
Pet-product company will consolidate with Texas-based Merrick Pet Care
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Homeslice Pizza seeks to open a third Durango location
Pizzeria sees growth potential in Three Springs area
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Freenotes Harmony Park in Durango moving some operations to Georgia
likely to happen in early 2018
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Talk About Town: Wall Street Journal quotes Cream Bean Berry owner
Katie Burford, owner of Cream Bean Berry ice cream shop, pours the ingredients of Cream Bean Berry’s vanilla bean ice cream into the batch freezer in July 2013. Burford recently…
Business
Manufacturing in U.S. accelerates to cap best year since 2004
An employee operates an Eastman Machine Co. 627 Brute straight knife machine to cut through denim patterns at the Dearborn Denim facility in Chicago on Nov. 8, 2017.Jim Young/Bloomberg Factory…
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Pueblo’s economic footprint in the energy field is growing
‘We’re retaining more revenues in the local economy when renewables are employed’
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U.S. coal mining deaths surge in 2017 after hitting record low
The nation’s coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia. Kentucky had two deaths, and there were one each in Alabama, Colorado, Montana, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.…
Money Savvy
Is there a monster in your mailbox?
If you are scared, you’re not alone. Having had more than 10 credit cards at one time and having been petrified at the sight of the bills, I know how…
Business
Cotton was 2017’s star crop, and funds have high hopes for 2018
A worker operates a cotton picker at a farm in the Nueces County of Chapman Ranch, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2016.Eddie Seal/Bloomberg Of the nine components tracked by the Bloomberg…
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Amazon maintains holiday dominance despite stepped-up pressure
Amazon captured 89 percent of all online holiday spending in the five-week period beginning on Thanksgiving, according to an analysis of credit- and debit-card transaction data by Earnest Research in…
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Main Avenue boutique closing after almost 11 years in Durango
Changing local economy factored into decision to shutter shop
Business
Custom Window Coverings relocates
“We wanted a relaxed, helpful atmosphere where people can get ideas on their window-covering options,” owner Gene Carlson said in a news release. Custom Window Coverings has served the Four…
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Looking to compete in American Ninja Warrior? Jungle Gym DGO has you covered
gym offers an alternative workout to CrossFit and pumping iron
The Tourism Effect
Moving in, out and around Durango
Let’s first talk about getting to Durango. As most of us realize, Durango is a drive market. That is, most visitors get to Durango by driving in their automobile. As…
Business
Mortgage rates rise sharply during holiday week
According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 3.99 percent with an average 0.5 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender…
Business
Battle brews in California as recreational marijuana becomes legal
In a boxy warehouse marked only by a street number, an $8 million marijuana production plant – a farm, laboratory and factory all in one – is rising inside cavernous…
Business
You’ll soon be able to watch almost all NFL games online
The news was announced this month by Verizon as it sealed a deal with the NFL for an estimated $2 billion over the next five years in a move that…
Business
First Southwest Bank Partners with online education program
bank hopes to provide financial literacy
Local News
2017: Mancos rises from ashes, ends year with a bang
enters 2018 with hope, new business and new construction
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2017: Mancos rises from ashes, ends year with a celebration
enters 2018 with hope, new business and new construction
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Traffic lights may signal start of hotel construction on Camino del Rio
Developers approved to build 90-room inn next to Animas River
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Survey floats new names for north Main Avenue
Options include North Main, Uptown and Animas City
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The Mac Ranch to move to Main Avenue in Durango
Apple-certified center will expand repair services to iPhones and iPads
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Woman creates Four Corners haven for Welsh ponies
Weehaven makes name for Cortez in world of Welsh ponies
Money Savvy
Reshape your financial future
When we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $20,000 over 15 months, it was the seventh or eighth time we had tried to make a change. What was different?…