Workshop examines starting a business
The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First Southwest Bank are sponsoring a half-day workshop “Starting Your Business” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Colorado Welcome Center, 928 East Main Ave., in downtown Cortez.
Starting a business can be challenging and uncertain. This course is designed to help navigate through the steps needed to take to start a successful business. Presenters include a small-business specialist, marketing expert, small-business banker, an attorney and an accountant. Topics to be covered include: business planning, legal structure, taxes, marketing, market research and finance options.
Fee for the workshop is $25, or $20 for Chamber of Commerce members. Lunch will be provided.
To register online, visit http://bit.ly/1PPHRMI.
For more information, call 247-7009.
Learn to deal with workplace conflicts
The Durango Area Human Resource Managers will host a lunch and learn with the presentation “Moving Through the Depths of Conflict.” It will explore workplace conflict, from noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 25, at the First National Bank’s Community Room, 259 W. Ninth Street (enter on the east side of the building).
Participants will learn effective tools for turning workplace conflict into something manageable and acceptable.
Lunch will be provided. The cost for the luncheon is $15 for DAHRM members, and $17 for nonmembers. If you need a gluten-free option for pizza and sandwiches, let us know when you RSVP. RSVP by Feb. 19th by emailing dkirkpatrick@durangomotorcompany.com.
Kogan Builders announces promotion
Kogan Builders is pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Voegeli to senior project manager of the Design-Build team.
Voegeli will oversee the construction of the firm’s award-winning custom homes ensuring quality and productions standards are maintained at the highest levels. He graduated from Oklahoma State with a construction-management degree. Prior to moving to Durango, he worked for a Tulsa construction company. He began with Kogan Builders as project manager in April of 2013.
For more information, visit www.KoganBuilders.com or call 759-5959.
Sage Esthetics opens on north Main Avenue
Randee Collins has opened her own business Sage Esthetics at 3600 North Main Ave., B.
She provides customizes facials, microderm abrasion, dermal leveling, all waxing and lash and brow tinting.
Collins used to work at Signature Day Spa.
For more information, call 946-7015.
Keller Williams Realty adds Guthrie to its team
Keller Williams Realty Southwest Associates is pleased to welcome Crystal Guthrie, a broker-associate, to the company.
Guthrie has an extensive background in real estate and has been in the industry for more than 35 years. She can be reached at Keller Williams Realty Southwest Associates, 700 Main Ave., or by calling 394-0215.
Mexican Tile Design opens new showroom
Mexican Tile Design has completed a new showroom, now open in Bayfield, displaying more than 80 Mexican sinks, five different lines of Mexican tile as well as Saltillo flooring and tile murals. The new location is at 457 Wolverine behind First National Bank in Bayfield, north of U.S. Highway 160. Winter hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. On-staff designers are available to help create custom countertops, backsplashes, shower surrounds and more.
To contact the shop, visit www.mexicantiledesigns.com or call 385-7273.
Employee appointed to Workforce Board
Stephani Burditt, office manager for the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado and a La Plata County resident, has been appointed to the Southwest Colorado Workforce Investment Board. Burditt joins 14 other representatives from a five-county region in Southwest Colorado. Burditt has a master’s of business administration from Strayer University and has worked with Region 9 for almost two years.
The Southwest Colorado Workforce Region (Archuleta, La Plata, Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan Counties) is part of the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium, one of the nine federally designated workforce areas in the state. The Southwest region meets every other month and also has Workforce Development Network Meetings once a quarter around specific industries.
The next Workforce Board meeting will be Feb. 24.
For more information, call 247-0308, extension 228 or email to chloe.wiebe@state.co.us.
Durango Botanical Society adds board members
The board of directors of the Durango Botanical Society welcomed two new members to its board this winter. Colleen Hubona and Gail Lauter were appointed as directors at the group’s January 2016 retreat. Hubona hails from Houston and brings her expertise in grant and administrative management to the board. Lauter moved to Durango last year from Boston, and brings experience and a passion for gardening. They join current board members David Potter, Melanie Palmer, John Anderson, Camilla Potter, Nancy Wallace, Janet Kenna and Theresa Anderson.
For more information, visit durangobotanicalsociety.org or call 749-5642
Product development focus of workshop
The Lunch & Learn presentation “Value Proposition: Create the Products and Services Your Customers Want” will be presented by Donna Arment at noon, Feb. 24, at the First National Bank of Durango, 259 West Ninth Street.
The costs is $10 for chamber members, and $20 for nonmembers. Lunch will be provided. Reservations are required.
To register, visit www.durangobusiness.org or call 247-0312.
No shows and cancellations after Feb. 19 will be invoiced. Participants should use street parking and reserve parking lot for bank customers.
Mercy Home Health receives five-stars
Mercy Home Health was recently recognized by Medicare as a five-star provider of home health care. The recognition was earned after Medicare’s evaluation of Home Health Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems patient experience survey data.
Using the surveys as a national standard for collecting information on patient experiences, Medicare is able to provide valid comparisons among home health agencies across the nation.
Mercy Home Health rated better than both the state and national averages in all areas of analysis, including professionalism of care; communication with patients; medication, pain, and home safety discussions; overall care; and likelihood to recommend services to friends and family.
Mercy Home Health’s current Medicare quality of patient care rating, which is reported separately from the patient survey ratings, is 4.5 stars. The quality of patient care ratings are based on process of care and outcome measures from the 12-month period ending June 30, 2015.
Over the last 30 years, Mercy Home Health has provided home care services to more than 10,000 patients in Southwest Colorado.
For more information, visit https://www.medicare.gov/homehealthcompare.
Feb. Business After Hours to be held at Strater Hotel
February Business After Hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Feb. 18, at Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. The cost is $7 for chamber members and guests.
Eggs and Issues Breakfast hosts Air Force lt. general
Eggs and Issues Breakfast featuring U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney will take place at 8 a.m., Feb. 25, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Reservations are required.
To register, visit durangobusiness.org or call 247-0312.
Costs are $17 for chamber members, $22 for nonmembers. A breakfast is included. Cancellations after Feb. 19 will be invoiced.
Retirement coffee honors CDOT worker
Kerrie Neet, with the Colorado Department of Transportation Region 5, is retiring.
A retirement coffee for her will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Feb. 22, at the maintenance conference room at 20581 U.S. Highway 160. Cake, snacks and drinks will be provided.
If participants have any pictures they would like to include in a Power Point presentation, which will be running, email them to charissee.reider@state.co.us by Feb. 18.
Region 9 announces new board member
The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado announces Mike Fitzgerald has joined its board of directors as an at-large member.
Fitzgerald is the owner of Ecosphere Environmental Services, with offices in Durango, Pagosa Springs, Cortez, Farmington and Santa Fe. Fitzgerald has worked with a variety of enterprises including private businesses, utilities and governments. Fitzgerald was elected at Region 9’s quarterly board meeting, Jan. 28.
For more information, call 247-9621.
Herald Staff
