Business

Colorado’s unemployment rate is holding steady as federal pandemic benefits are set to end

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment offices in downtown Denver. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) About 87,000 Coloradans could lose…

August 25, 2021

Business

Informational webinar to be held Aug. 30

The fund will provide a boost to community-led nonprofit organizations. Access to capital at low-to-no interest rates ensures all Colorado…

August 20, 2021

Business

Kaasch-Buerger joins board of directors

Kaasch-Buerger, Gloria (Courtesy) Kassch-Buerger has lived in Southwest Colorado for almost 20 years and holds a bachelor of arts in…

August 20, 2021

Business

Land business announces changes

Owner and manager Brian Kimmel will now offer services related to land-use planning and permitting for La Plata County and…

August 20, 2021

Food

Farmers Market: Lee Hemp makes local CBD products

Company grows hemp near Ignacio

August 18, 2021

Business

Comfort Keepers names caregiver of the month

Comfort Keepers of Durango named Lawanda Bedoni Caregiver of the Month for August. Bedoni loves to care for others and…

August 14, 2021

Business

Columbine Landscapes names Jyn Repede crew leader

Repede, Jyn Columbine Landscapes recently welcomed Jyn Repede to its team as a crew leader. Raised in the Carolinas, Repede…

August 14, 2021

Business

Lawsuit could delay replacement for aging postal fleet

U.S. Postal Service Employee Brad Yonan surveys his 1993 Gramen postal vehicle July 10, 2012, after it caught fire as…

August 12, 2021

Business

Without ‘right to repair,’ businesses lose time and money

Sarah Rachor works in her hop yard on April 4 near Sidney, Mont. Rachor has a tractor from 1998, mainly…

August 11, 2021

Food

Las Cruces friends say new tequila honors Mexican culture

Matthew Hechter, an Oñate High School and New Mexico State University alum and the co-owner of Tepozán Tequila, shows off…

August 10, 2021

Business

Drawn by outdoor rec, online firm opens first ‘outpost’ in Durango

Outdoorsy’s downtown shop seeks to increase brand awareness for its RV, camper, trailer rental website

August 8, 2021

Business

Comfort Keepers congratulates employees on years of service

Comfort Keepers In Home Care would like to congratulate employees who have worked with the company for one year or…

August 7, 2021

Local News

What went wrong? Local propulsion engineer weighs in on ISS tumble

Agile Space Industries scientist says Russian module may have been trying to depart the International Space Station

August 6, 2021

Business

Store brings Yuletide cheer to downtown Durango 365 days a year

Ornaments can be personalized and some feature Colorado artists

August 1, 2021

Business

La Plata Family Medicine announces new providers

La Plata Family Medicine welcomes Dr. Justin Possner, Dr. Kristin Ault and Terri Allen to its team. Possner is a…

July 31, 2021

Business

Community Connections streamlines delivery of services with intake case manage position

Zorn, Hannah (Courtesy photo) Community Connections has announced Hannah Zorn as its the new intake case manager position, a new…

July 31, 2021

Business

Colorado launches new office to boost jobs and equity in the cannabis industry

These plants were grown by The Medicine Man dispensary in Cortez. The Mancos Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval…

July 29, 2021

Business

Cannabis industry in New Mexico faces big challenge of water

Cid Isbell, right, and Medina Isbell talk about their plans to truck in water for the small cannabis farm they…

July 28, 2021

Local News

Healthy sales, lodgers tax point to post-COVID recovery

June sales taxes up 34% from same month in 2020

July 27, 2021

Business

11-year-old on rocky road to success

Kendrick Keene finances Roth IRA, brokerage account selling polished rocks, geologic knowledge to tourists

July 26, 2021

Local News

Agile Space Industries wins money chase for venture capital

Maker of spacecraft thrusters nabs $1.8 million in West Slope investment gathering

July 18, 2021

Business

Helping small firms get their fair share of the pie

Bond to Business program connects local contractors with $114 million in school construction projects planned for the next four years

July 18, 2021

Business

SilverPick Contracting hires office manager/accountant

Lincoln, Morgan (Courtesy photo) SilverPick Contracting has welcomed Morgan Lincoln as the construction and excavation firm’s office manager and accountant.…

July 17, 2021

Business

O’Reilly Auto Parts celebrates opening of store in Durango

O’Reilly Auto Parts has opened a new store in Durango at 1185 South Camino del Rio, Ste. 100. As part…

July 17, 2021