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Keyword: Economy, business and finance

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    Business Briefs

    Pura Vida to celebrate new location Tuesday

    Pura Vida Natural...

    05/19/2013
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    Huge drug-cost disparities seen in health-care overhaul

    By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON – Cancer patients could face high costs for medications...

    05/19/2013
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    Oil flow shifting direction

    By JONATHAN FAHEY
    AP Energy Writer

    NEW YORK – The surge in oil production in the U.S. and Canada and...

    05/19/2013
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    Retiring boomers selling small businesses

    By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK – Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a...

    05/19/2013
  • Experts: Ariz. jobs, home prices slowly rebounding

    The Associated Press

    PHOENIX – Job growth and home prices are slowly rebounding, but...

    05/19/2013
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    Economist: Housing leads recovery

    Jordyn Dahl

    Southwest Colorado received a mixed bag of news about the economy at a...

    05/14/2013
  • Stock sizzling in record territory

    By STEVE ROTHWELL
    AP Markets Writer

    NEW YORK – The stock market marched back into record territory...

    05/14/2013
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    Business Briefs

    Local First hires Anne Dickson

    Local First has engaged Anne...

    05/14/2013
  • The best way to go forward often starts at the end

    Have you ever worked to solve a puzzle in a book of mazes? Some can be...

    05/14/2013
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    The future of TV?

    Luke Groskopf

    Yellow Jacket: home to irrigated alfalfa fields, tractors rumbling down...

    05/14/2013
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    LinkedIn building on its résumé

    By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
    AP Technology Writer

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – LinkedIn and Facebook celebrate...

    05/14/2013
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    Business Briefs

    OB/GYN practice hires new practitioner

    Four Corners OB/GYN...

    05/12/2013
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    Working with folks spurs Durango Joe’s growth

    Editor’s note: Dorothy Nakaweesi is a reporter for the Daily...

    05/12/2013
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    Brands risk image in response to Bangladesh

    By KAY JOHNSON
    Associated Press

    MUMBAI, India – Global clothing brands involved in...

    05/12/2013
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    Housing market is surging, but job growth isn’t

    By ALEX VEIGA
    AP Real Estate Writer

    The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for...

    05/12/2013
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    Crowdfunding might be more bust than windfall

    By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK – Small businesses looking for a windfall of investor...

    05/07/2013
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    Business Briefs

    LPEA hires new customer-service rep

    Amy Paylor has joined the...

    05/07/2013
  • Adobe cans box software

    USA TODAY

    LOS ANGELES – Software giant Adobe has ditched the boxed software...

    05/07/2013
  • Visiting Chicagoans face bald deception

    Our family had not seen our dear Chicago friends for 12 years, so it was...

    05/07/2013
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    Business shows its feminine side

    Jordyn Dahl

    Jill Badalati has managed retail stores for more than 10...

    05/07/2013
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    Microsoft addresses Windows 8 gripes

    By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
    AP Technology Writer

    SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its...

    05/07/2013
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    Survey: U.S. home prices post 10.5 percent rise

    By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
    AP Economics Writer

    WASHINGTON – A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in...

    05/07/2013
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    Business Briefs

    Health education center hires coordinator

    05/05/2013
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    Copying Warren Buffett hard for mere mortals

    By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer

    OMAHA, Neb. – Investor Warren Buffett has a knack for explaining what he...

    05/05/2013
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    Taxes not slowing down spending

    By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

    WASHINGTON – This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their...

    05/05/2013
  • Could conference center be financed in euros?

    Emery Cowan

    The prospect of building a convention center in downtown Durango has been...

    05/05/2013
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    Oil-drilling technology leaps forward

    By JONATHAN FAHEY AP Energy Writer

    NEW YORK – Technology created an energy revolution during the last decade...

    05/05/2013
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    Adventure, risk await area tourists

    Jordyn Dahl

    A new plan to link Colorado farmers and ranchers into the agritourism...

    04/30/2013
  • Business Briefs

    Electronic valuation notices available

    The La Plata County...

    04/30/2013
  • IBM pulls stock market out of an early slump

    By MATTHEW CRAFT
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK – News that IBM will buy back more stock and raise its...

    04/30/2013
  • Graduating to financial independence

    Spring weather, college graduations and opening day. This time of year...

    04/30/2013
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    Shoppers seeking more ‘ethical’ clothing

    By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
    AP Retail Writer

    NEW YORK – You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive...

    04/30/2013
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    New Obamacare applications slightly simpler

    By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON – After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration...

    04/30/2013
  • Business Briefs

    Snowdown elects new board member

    Snowdown Durango announces the...

    04/28/2013
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    Tight condo lending impairs low-cost housing

    Emery Cowan

    More than one-third of La Plata County residents pay more than 30 percent...

    04/28/2013
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    Landslide at mine deals blow to Utah economy

    By PAUL FOY
    Associated Press

    SALT LAKE CITY – A landslide expected to cut production by half...

    04/28/2013
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    Tangled up in Taos

    By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
    Associated Press

    ARROYO HONDO, N.M.

    Fernando Martinez’s family has lived...

    04/28/2013
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    Gasoline prices trending down

    By JONATHAN FAHEY
    AP Energy Writer

    NEW YORK – A sharp decline in the price of oil this month is making...

    04/28/2013
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    Ag tour slated for tourism summit

    By Dorothy Nakaweesi
    Special to the Herald

    Gone are the days when almost everyone had a relative or friend on a farm.

    04/23/2013
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    Report: Top 7% got richer during recovery

    By PAULINE JELINEK
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON – The richest Americans got richer during the first two...

    04/23/2013

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Mesa Verde visitor center

Mesa verde visitor center opening after more than a decade of fundraising, lobbying, etc. Offical grand opening is May 23 - we give folks a behind-the-scenes look before the festivities.Our appointment is 1 p.m.

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Dog show

Coverage of dog show in Cortez

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Technology in schools

Needham Elementary School 5th grade students work to complete their research projects on computers.

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Ignacio gas leak

A noxious gas leak forced the evacuation of Ignacio Junior High School Monday and sending over 20 students to area medical facilities for evaluation.

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IGNACIO – Thirty Ignacio Junior High students...

Gas leak sickens students

IGNACIO – Thirty Ignacio Junior High students...

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Animas High School, a public charter school, is graduating...

Passing the test

Animas High School, a public charter school, is graduating...

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Emergency crews preparing for medical evacuation training...

Paraglider crashes on Smelter Mountain

Emergency crews preparing for medical evacuation training...

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The ritual of graduation is the same everywhere:...

Tribal beats usher FLC graduates

The ritual of graduation is the same everywhere:...

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City workers recently uncovered a stash of pornographic...

Trying to keep it clean

City workers recently uncovered a stash of pornographic...

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  2. Ancient history gets new digs
  3. Mark Redwine knocks search
  4. Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3
  5. 2014 elections: Who’s in, who’s on the fence
  6. Meeting demand for local meat
  7. Iron Horse kicks up for charities big and small
  8. Official: Durango man’s death was an accident
  9. Wildfire ignites north of Durango on Hwy. 550
  10. Kennel Club hosts annual show
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  3. Guv signs bill into law (11)
  4. Some answers to FAQs on Herald’s online metered access (6)
  5. Mark Redwine knocks search (6)
  6. Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3 (4)
  7. Police halt pot giveaway downtown (1)
  8. Tipton’s proposal good for brewers (1)
  9. Durango’s taste buds wake up (1)
  10. Verizon’s 4G LTE service now available in Durango (1)
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