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Home Depot to give one-time bonus of up to $1,000 to employees
Home-improvement company cites recent tax overhaul
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Starbucks key sales figure disappoints
Starbucks reported disappointing sales growth in its most recent quarter.Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press file But the company also said it expects to earn more this year than it had previously…
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Mortgage rates rise for 3rd straight week
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose to 4.15 percent this week from 4.04 percent. That is the highest since March. The rate…
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America’s priciest housing market shows no signs of cooling
Median price of home in San Jose was $1.7 million last year
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First Southwest Bank raises starting wages
“According to the La Plata County Thrive Living Wage Coalition, higher minimum wages positively affect all of our local economies through many ripple effects,” Jodi Hayden, First Southwest Bank Human…
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LPEA adds three to operations team
Allred, a Bayfield resident, has experience as a construction lineman since 1999 for various contractors around the country; as a longshoreman for the military; in construction at oil fields; as…
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Guild Mortgage hires loan officer
Weaver Weaver, a lender with more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, studied business at Arizona State University and most recently worked for First National Bank…
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Home Builders opens scholarship application session
Up to $10,000 in scholarship funding will be awarded to area high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education in the construction industry. Applications are available in counseling offices at…
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Boys & Girls Club hires program director
Chipman Chipman graduated from University of Dayton, has a background in education and most recently worked as the director of a Seattle-based water sports adventure camp. She started working with…
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Discover Goodwill to open in Durango with all-day celebration
15,620-square-foot retail and donation center will be near Walmart
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Durango businesses post anti-loitering signs. But are they enforceable?
Makeshift posters try to deter panhandling, leaning against buildings
The Tourism Effect
Durango must invest to lure business travelers
One of my first official duties as executive director of the Durango Area Tourism Office (DATO) was to attend the Summer Retreat of the Colorado Association of Destination Marketing Organizations…
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Grant will help market Durango’s craft brews
Funding to support Crafted Beverages of Southwest Colorado
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Review: Addicted to your smartphone? Now there’s an app for that.
The Thrive app on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 blocks you from receiving messages and accessing apps for periods of time you set.Washington Post The media tycoon turned wellness entrepreneur…
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Banker survey suggests economy remains slow in rural areas
The overall economic index for the region dropped to 46.8 this month, compared with the December reading of 47.8. The November figure was 44.7. Survey organizers say any score below…
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Registrations open for workshop series
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…
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QuickBooks workshop to be offered in Bayfield
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…
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Durango H&R Block names new owner
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…
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Durango First National hires teller
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…
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Amazon hikes monthly Prime membership prices by 18 percent
Members get free 2-day shipping, access to video, music streaming
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Ceramics studio and gallery opens on Main Avenue in Durango
Fort Lewis College graduate offers classes for kids and adults
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Chamber of Commerce honors Durango’s outstanding contributors
Linda Mannix earns Citizen of the Year
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More housing supply cited for decline in median home price in Durango
Statistical middle point was $449,000 in 2017, down 3.28% from previous year
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Sun sets on Del Sol clothing shop on Main Avenue in Durango
Owner plans to spend more time with grandkids
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Unpaid internships are back with the Labor Department’s blessing
Standards changed after string of lawsuits