LeBlanc has been the city manager for the past eight years. He will be the representative for the city of Durango. Whitson is the owner of Express Employment Professionals, a…
Company supplies several breweries throughout the area
There can be so many choices when sorting out your finances. How should you start? Each of these items is just a symptom of financial overwhelm. To make a difference,…
CalCom Solar finds niche in agriculture
Len Judaken and his wife sparked a lawsuit when he tried to build a second home on his son’s property in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Cheviot Hills. “You have…
Spending on non-residential projects was up slightly in July, although construction spending was relatively flat for the month, the Commerce Department reported.Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press Construction spending was flat in July,…
The average single 65-year-old woman can expect to need $135,000 to spend on health care in retirement, while a man will spend $125,000, according to estimates from Fidelity Investments. (The…
City has been looking at area to host new development
The National Association of Realtors reported that its index of pending home sales climbed to the highest level since April in July.Steven Senne/Associated Press file The National Association of Realtors…
Swim wear, souvenir shop replaces Durango Trading Post
Those in the tourism industry also noticed a distinct change in visitors. Now absent from the downtown sidewalks are the families with school-age children. While at the same time, college…
A Great Lakes airliner approaches for landing at the Cortez Airport.Cortez Journal file The airline was awarded an Essential Air Service (EAS) bid from the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier…
Southwest Midwives would like to welcome Rebecca Dworkin to the practice. Dworkin earned her first bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College, then received a bachelor’s and master’s in nursing at Georgetown…
Strong sales and low supplies helped push home prices higher in June, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index.Elise Amendola/Associated Press file The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic…
According to Wikipedia, an Earthship home has to incorporate the following six principles: 1) thermal/solar heating and cooling; 2) solar and/or wind electricity; 3) contained sewage treatment; 4) building with…
Along the Virginia coast, flooding has become such a part of everyday life that residents are raising their properties about 10 feet off the ground atop cinder-block beds. Zillow estimates…
Durango’s ideas, policies about housing development have evolved over the years
Joe Russo, of Medway, Mass., puts a bag of potting soil into a cart while shopping at a Home Depot store location, in Bellingham, Mass. The U.S. economy expanded at…
Bayfield-area residents concerned their wells could dry up
Existing home sales dropped in July because of a shortage of homes for sale. The shortage is driving up prices for homes that are available.Steven Senne/Associated Press file Associated Press…
Road will stay closed during Bridge to Nowhere repairs
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Scott Paladini, CEO of Bear Mattress, says about half of his company’s sales come from smartphone and tablets, and he expects that number to grow even higher since about 85…
Steamworks Brewing Co., Carver Brewing Co., Durango Brewing Co. and BREW Pub and Kitchen are all within the BID. Animas Brewing Co. is literally right next to our boundary, and…
Low mortgage rates and a strong job market are helping to fuel the real estate market, with the Commerce Department reporting Tuesday that new home sales jumped 12.4 percent in…
Strong sales in July and August could put the city back on track
Erin Whitedu1-i-syn You can give your home a fresh look in countless ways. I’m going to start with two very simple and inexpensive ideas. First and foremost, clean the house.…
