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Cricket Wireless has opened a retail store in Durango at 1145 Camino del Rio. A grand opening celebration was held…

February 8, 2016

Business

The nation’s most expensive housing market is in Silicon Valley

doctors and lawyers are finding themselves priced out of market

February 6, 2016

Business

Setting up a new home is now just a click away

Swatch Box matches its members with a stylist who will curate a quarterly collection of items for their home based…

February 6, 2016

Business

Construction spending up in December

A welder works on a construction project adjacent to a subway station in New York. Government projects helped spur a…

February 6, 2016

Business

New credit can help some save for future

The U.S. Department of the Treasury says the myRA “is designed to remove common barriers to saving and give people…

February 6, 2016

Business

Up to 2,000 new wells are predicted for Southwest Colorado in the next 30 years

looks at plan to mitigate impact of gas wells

February 5, 2016

Business

Consumer spending cools as Americans pad savings

Consumer purchases were little changed after a 0.5 percent advance in November that was bigger than previously estimated, according to…

February 2, 2016

Business

Pesky software updates now for your car

Carmakers led by Tesla are pushing over-the-air Wi-Fi and 3G or 4G wireless downloads to add functions such as self-parking…

February 2, 2016

Business

Battle over $200-a-vial bull semen may rock dairy farms

One reason for the high price of artificial breeding in the dairy industry is that a single company, Sexing Technologies,…

February 2, 2016

Business

Residential designs unveiled for Calkins Building

Alex Carter, superintendent for the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District, said the developers who purchased the Calkins Building are planning to…

January 30, 2016

Business

U.S. new-home sales soar in final month of 2015

A new home is shown for sale Tuesday in Riverview, Fla.Chris O’Meara/Associated Press The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new-home…

January 30, 2016

Business

NYC may be good fit for ‘micro apartments’

units won’t make city more affordable, critics argue

January 30, 2016

Business

Phase two of Mirador set to begin

‘Box on the Rocks’ destined for ridge

January 29, 2016

Business

Business Briefs

Durango Fire Protection District has developed a Life Safety Self-Inspection program for businesses identified at ‘low-risk’ for fire and life-safety…

January 26, 2016

Business

Ute Mountain Utes host ranching symposium

Experts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Ute Mountain Utes, Jicarilla, Navajo and Hopi tribes gave presentations on livestock management.…

January 26, 2016

Business

Can cheaper gas bring back shopping worldwide?

oil prices plummeting, consumers around the world have more money

January 26, 2016

Business

Durango’s Velorution Cycles and Bedrock Bags merge

Velorution Cycles moves into new location with Bedrock Bags

January 26, 2016

Business

U.S. home prices rise in November; all-time highs in 4 cities

Home prices nationwide have have nearly recovered from the 2006 peak prices. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices rose 5.8…

January 26, 2016

Business

Economists see more growth for U.S. economy, housing in ‘16

The chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders is predicting that single-family home construction will rise to 840,000…

January 23, 2016

Business

Home sales rebound to wrap up 2015

Nearly 5.5 million existing homes were sold in the U.S. in 2015, the highest total since 2006, the National Association…

January 23, 2016

Business

Home construction stumbles as year begins

U.S. home construction ended 2015 at its highest level in eight years even though construction dropped 2.5 percent in December.John…

January 23, 2016

Business

Rental prices begin slowing down in many U.S. cities

Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that median rent rose a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent from a year ago.…

January 23, 2016

Business

U.S. home builder confidence held steady in January

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index stood at 60 in January, matching the December reading, the…

January 23, 2016

Business

Vacancies abound on Main Avenue in Durango

Restaurant, clothing retail likely coming to former Francisco’s

January 22, 2016