6th Street salon hires cosmetologist
6th St. Hair Salon & Day Spa, 115 W. College Drive, welcomes new cosmetologist Riley Ham.
Ham has been a licensed cosmetologist for five years. She recently relocated to Durango.
For more information, call 259-1220.
6th Street salon hires manager
6th St. Hair Salon & Day Spa welcomes new manager Vicky Pacheco.
Pacheco has been a licensed cosmetologist for 12 years. She specializes in all cosmetology services, but her specialty is dry cutting.
For more information, call 259-1220.
Rural enterprise zone status updated
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announces the state’s updated list of counties that qualify for Enhanced Rural Enterprise Zone status.
For the 2015 and 2016 calendar year, 29 Colorado counties meet two or more of the criteria specified in the Colorado Enterprise Zone Act and are designated as an Enhanced Rural Enterprise Zone. This includes Dolores and San Juan counties that each meet four of the criteria. Archuleta County, which has been previously listed, will be going off the list as its economic conditions have improved to where it does not meet the specified criteria.
Enhanced Rural Enterprise Zone status is updated every two years. Counties with a population of fewer than 50,000 are defined as rural in the Enterprise Zone statutes. Businesses in these zones earn additional Colorado income-tax credits when hiring new employees.
For more information, visit www.advancecolorado.com/erez or call 247-9621.
Gervais & Associates announces hire
Gervais & Associates, P.C., CPAs announces the addition of Jeana Walston, CPA.
Walston has more than 20 years of experience in providing accounting and tax services to closely held businesses, charitable organizations and individuals. She was the founder and owner of a public accounting firm in Texas for more than 16 years. Walston is licensed to practice in Colorado and Texas and is a member of the Texas Society of CPAs. She has served on numerous nonprofit boards, providing experienced management and compliance guidance.
For more information, call 385-1002, visit www.gervaiscpas.com or 3710 Main Ave.
Wellness firm changes name
Four Corners Laser & Aesthetics is now Four Corners Aesthetics & Women’s Wellness.
This updated name is a better reflection of its mission: Good health and the right attitude can make all the difference in how people look and feel about themselves. The practice strives for a comprehensive approach to patient care by offering medical aesthetics and women’s health-care services that leave patients feeling healthier and more confident. In addition to gynecological services, patients also may be counseled on various wellness components such as nutrition, weight loss and exercise.
For more information, call 385-1745.
Durango library board names new members
The Friends of the Durango Public Library welcomes these new members to its board of directors:
Maile Kane recently retired from a long-teaching career but continues her lifelong passion for books and libraries. She will coordinate special projects.
Accountant Christine Rachlin, former Durango library staff member and treasurer of the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, will serve as assistant treasurer. Rachlin also volunteers service to VITA, which provides volunteer income tax assistance to low-income residents and senior citizens, to help them prepare their income taxes.
The Friends is a nonprofit all-volunteer organization that works to provide a better library for Southwest Coloradans. The board recently approved $30,000 for 2015 staff requests that will enhance technology, programs and services. Officers currently serving are Nancy Peake, president; Wayne Bedor, vice president/treasurer; and Renee Sebestyen, secretary.
Chamber to host awards event
The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host the “Durango Rocks” Awards Event on Jan. 22 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.
The reception will take place at 5:30 p.m., and the ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. The cost for tickets before Dec. 31 is $25 or $30 beginning Jan. 1.
For more information, call 247-7657, visit www.durangobusiness.org, www.durangoconcerts.com or the Downtown Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave.
Chamber to hold Business After Hours
First National Bank of Durango, 259 W. Ninth St., will host the Durango Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
The cost is $7 for chamber members and guests.
For more information, visit www.durangobusiness.org.
Tourism office to fill board seat
The Durango Area Tourism Office is seeking applications from residents within the special-event planning sector to fill an open seat on its board of directors.
The qualified applicant must be active in special-event planning in La Plata County.
The deadline to apply is Dec. 12.
Applicants can email DATO board secretary Kristen Muraro at kristen@skabrewing.com for more information.
Herald Staff
