Business

Local News

New Southern Ute program to help foster entrepreneurship opportunities

Píinu Núuchi Farmers Market and Outdoor Business Lab to launch on Friday

July 25, 2024

Business

Southern Ute Indian Tribe invests in 500,000-square-foot hemp processing plant

Chairman says investment represents tribe’s commitment to environmental stewardship

July 20, 2024

Business

Savannah Lytle joins Goff Engineering and Surveying

Savannah Lytle (Courtesy) Savannah Lytle has joined Goff Engineering and Surveying Inc. as the head of its newly established Planning…

July 19, 2024

Local News

Billy Goat Saloon, an iconic watering hole near Bayfield, plans to close Aug. 11

Establishment cites rising insurance costs, trademark litigation as reasons

July 16, 2024

Business

Colorado homebuilding suffers from high interest rates

Approved permits have declined substantially in recent years

July 12, 2024

Local News

Two Southwest Colorado grocery stores could be sold in Kroger-Albertsons merger

Workers union faults potential buyer for lack of track record managing a large number of stores

July 11, 2024

Local News

Ignacio-area farm expanding presence by bolstering vegetable, tree shrub inventories

Farms obtained business permit to help provide extra inventory for La Plata County grocers

July 11, 2024

Local News

Farmers Market: Sunbird makes herbal drink mixers

elixirs are made with locally harvested fruits

July 10, 2024

Local News

How are Bayfield vacation rentals impacting housing availability, expenses?

Concerns linger over the effect properties are having on homes

July 8, 2024

Regional News

Medical marijuana patients and sales on a long decline in Colorado

Medical marijuana sales have hit their lowest levels in at least 10 years, totaling only $15 million in April, down…

July 8, 2024

Regional News

Oil production rebounds in Colorado, drillers optimistic

The sun sets behind an oil pump jack and the Rocky Mountains near Fredrick. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe adopted…

July 7, 2024

Local News

Pagosa Springs brewpub to close original location in September

of Riff Raff Brewing Company says having two locations within close proximity was bad for business

July 6, 2024

Local News

Durango breweries release new craft beer honoring 50 years of the Colorado Trail

the Trail pale ale now available at participating places

July 5, 2024

Local News

Durango woman has $24,000 stolen from her in bank hacking

Resident says scammers accessed her bank information through her cellphone

July 5, 2024

Gallery

Photos: Working with wood

craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

July 5, 2024

Local News

Simon Gnehm: Traditional timber framing

Craftsman runs Dovetail Timbers in Durango

July 5, 2024

Local News

Six Durango businesses receive USDA funding for solar energy projects

U.S. Department of Agriculture emphasizes cost savings, clean power production

July 3, 2024

Business

Martin named head of safehouse, shelter

Veronica Martin VOA Colorado has named Veronica Martin the senior director of Durango’s Community Shelter and Southwest Safehouse. In her…

July 3, 2024

Regional News

Frontier and United Airlines face federal wage theft lawsuits in Colorado

A United Airlines jetliner lifts off from a runway at Denver International Airport on June 10, 2020, in Denver. Two…

June 29, 2024

Education

9-R’s communications team wins state, national awards

Paul Maddex, communications specialist, and Karla Sluis, public information officer. (Courtesy) Durango School District’s two-person Communications Department had an award-winning…

June 28, 2024

Regional News

Colorado’s inflation rate is falling faster than the U.S. average

A shopper pushes a cart of groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, California, in this archived photo. Allison Dinner/The Associated…

June 23, 2024

Business

Vail Resorts struggling as lift ticket sales fall, visits down

of company down 30% from this year’s high in February

June 21, 2024

Local News

Bayfield vacation rentals gaining economic steam

no hotels in town, rental properties helping aid local tourism

June 21, 2024

Local News

Ignacio’s Rock Creek housing project to provide income qualified housing before end of year

Residents making under 80% of area median income will qualify for down payment assistance

June 20, 2024