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Employment

Colorado ski resorts are in an uphill battle for workers amid the historic labor shortage

Colorado ski resorts are in an uphill battle for workers amid the historic labor shortage

‘Help wanted’ ads outnumber ‘for rent’ listings in communities enduring housing, worker shortages

October 20, 2021

White Mesa Mill in southeast Utah enters the rare earth market

White Mesa Mill in southeast Utah enters the rare earth market

Fuels seeks to create a domestic supply; industrial plant near Ute Mountain tribe has divisive history

September 30, 2021

Economic Alliance Summit features author, photographer and local business leader

Economic Alliance Summit features author, photographer and local business leader

of 2021 event is ‘Rehumanizing Work’

September 18, 2021

What’s behind a workforce shortage in Southwest Colorado?

What’s behind a workforce shortage in Southwest Colorado?

businesses struggle to find willing applicants

Sen. Bennet aims to create jobs through wildfire prevention legislation

Sen. Bennet aims to create jobs through wildfire prevention legislation

Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act would bring work to rural areas

Commercial driving courses offered for Ute Mountain Ute community

Commercial driving courses offered for Ute Mountain Ute community

Five-week program will be offered throughout year at no cost

September 30, 2020

Dog groomers, barbers, hairstylists all lumped together in COVID-19 rules

Dog groomers, barbers, hairstylists all lumped together in COVID-19 rules

workers wonder why they get lumped in with human personal-care services

Osprey Packs switches to making protective masks

Osprey Packs switches to making protective masks

Cortez-based pack manufacturer donates to responders battling COVID-19

Restaurant workers cope with sudden loss of income

Restaurant workers cope with sudden loss of income

Home-buying on hold; an appreciation for mom’s lesson about thrift

Ute Mountain Casino and Hotel in Towaoc closes

Ute Mountain Casino and Hotel in Towaoc closes

Restaurant at Montezuma County’s second-largest employer serves to-go orders

Dolores library seeks new director

Dolores library seeks new director

Library science degree preferred but not required

January 21, 2020

Navajos get funding for manufacturing school

Navajos get funding for manufacturing school

National Science Foundation, Commerce Department support manufacturing school

November 30, 2018

Health education center executive director resigns

Health education center executive director resigns

Careers camp, apprenticeship program among accomplishments

November 23, 2018

Montezuma Social Services director resigns amid questions; commissioners silent

Montezuma Social Services director resigns amid questions; commissioners silent

Forkner served since 2014; district attorney investigating

SkillsUSA competition spotlights students who know their way around a table saw

SkillsUSA competition spotlights students who know their way around a table saw

and technical skills on display Friday at Durango High School

February 25, 2018

Candidates for interim manager have experience

Candidates for interim manager have experience

Board to conduct interviews for three finalists

February 19, 2018

Montrose mill eyes San Juan Forest for timber

Montrose mill eyes San Juan Forest for timber

would thin crowded ponderosa stands at risk for wildfire, beetles

February 2, 2018

Cortez, Durango consider impacts of higher minimum wage

Cortez, Durango consider impacts of higher minimum wage

chamber worries about job creation in rural Colorado

January 2, 2018

Dolores Town Manager Lana Hancock resigns

Dolores Town Manager Lana Hancock resigns

Hancock served for four years

December 12, 2017

Manufacturing hits 16-year high in La Plata County

Manufacturing hits 16-year high in La Plata County

sees growth, higher wages since 2010

October 4, 2017

Dolores library director unexpectedly quits after five months

Dolores library director unexpectedly quits after five months

seeks ‘innovative’ candidate for job

Job training for senior citizens offered

Job training for senior citizens offered

du1-i-syn SER Jobs for Progress, a federally funded job-training program for economically challenged seniors, is currently accepting applications for enrollment…

February 13, 2017

Mercy expects hospice facility to open this summer

Mercy expects hospice facility to open this summer

Fundraising to wrap up by the end of the year

January 13, 2017

After many Durango businesses prepared for overtime rule change, law is blocked by a Texas judge

After many Durango businesses prepared for overtime rule change, law is blocked by a Texas judge

businesses reclassified positions, increased pay

November 26, 2016