‘How much house can I get there?’
La Plata County hits record median at $350,000
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Humanity’s family tree more crowded than thought
A potential new hominin has been discovered, giving the first indication that the human family was full of variety long before our own genus came along.
Australopithecus deyiremed...
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Sales of existing homes hit 8-year high
WASHINGTON – America’s housing-market recovery is in full swing.
Purchases of previously owned homes climbed 3.2 percent in June to a 5.49 million annualized rate, the strongest s...
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Montezuma home sales up this summer
Network reports 6 percent increase in county in 2015
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Kickstarter campaign seeks to save historic Apollo spacesuit
WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum is hoping to save a relic from the early days of space exploration – the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore during ma...
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Tight supply of new homes puts damper on June sales
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans bought new homes in June, a possible sign that the real estate market is cooling down after months of hot sales.
The Commerce Department said Friday t...
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Home Depot offers $1.6B for supply company
CHICAGO – Home Depot, the largest home-improvement retailer, agreed to buy Interline Brands for about $1.63 billion in cash to bolster its offerings for professional contractors.
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DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
There’s no place like home, or is there?
Space telescope discovers what could be ‘close cousin’ to Earth
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Has the Durango housing market recovered?
Median hits $440,000; number sold hits a peak, as well
DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Mancos beer gets bottled
Mancos Brewing Co. has announced that it’s now bottling beer for liquor-store distribution and beer to-go sales.
MBC held the grand opening of its Public House and taproom in Octo...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Business Briefs
Romanian couple, son offering antiques
Petre and Angela Maianu are offering a collection of antiques, some several-hundred-years-old, in association with Walk on Wood Hardwood Flo...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Oil guru sees a return to $100 crude
LONDON – The oil guru who predicted last year’s rout said $100-a-barrel crude is likely to return within five years as faltering supply fails to meet demand.
Gary Ross, the founde...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
