Regional News
N.M. governor revives right-to-work debate
Opponents question Martinez’s focus on eve of legislative session
Business
Regional News
Partisan spending rift divides Colorado lawmakers, Gov. John Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper’s plan would reclassify hospital fee money
Local News
Durango brewers say independent liquor stores nurtured them
Full-strength beer and wine in grocery stores could hurt craft beer industry, brewers say
Local News
Durango labor shortage and slow income growth are challenges
Economic experts view next year with tempered optimism
Local News
Durango’s Ska Brewing Co. cuts ties with North Carolina market
Demand is growing on the home front
Business
More clues about Fed’s view of ‘gradual’ rate hike emerge
Wall Street watched few things more closely this year than the Federal Reserve. On Monday, Fed President John Williams said he expects three to five interest-rate increases this year, provided…
Business
Durango Chamber of Commerce holds annual award ceremony Jan. 21
Event will be at the FLC Community Concert Hall
Business
Amazon’s Cyber Monday shoppers ordered 23M items from sellers
FILE – In this Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, file photo, Amazon Prime employee Alicia Jackson hunts for items at the company's urban fulfillment facility that have been ordered by customers,…
Business
Friendly faces, business directory coming for downtown Durango, north Main Avenue
BID will be rolling out its Ambassador Program for downtown. The idea is to put friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming people downtown. Ambassadors will be able to give directions to local and…
Business
Colorado health exchange trying to attract more businesses
Insurance costs still higher in rural Colorado
Local News
Employer-provided housing now before Durango City Council
New housing 1 of 12 code changes recommended by the commission
Business
Real estate market cools
The National Association of Realtors said that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index fell 0.9 percent to 106.9 last month. It was the lowest reading in 10 months. Still,…
Business
Home prices in U.S. rose 5.5 percent
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in the 12 months ending in October, up from a 5.4 percent pace in September, according to a report…
Business
New Mexico lawmakers may try again on Uber, Lyft bill
Uber driver Rebecca Reynolds stands in front of her 2008 Honda Accord parked in the Santa Fe Plaza. Reynolds will use her car to provide rides. Reynolds’ daughter, who lives…
Business
$2 gasoline not jump-starting economy
‘There’s some anxiety out there that is not comforted by low oil prices’
Business
Business Briefs
The grants managers of the Ballantine Family Fund will visit these locations to launch a new online grant application: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at First National Bank of Cortez,…
Business
In northern N.M., Los Alamos faces an uncertain future
Possible change in nuke lab contract could affect taxes, jobs and economic security
Business
Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records
Another banner year expected in 2016
Money Savvy
Success lies outside your comfort zone
Probably not. To make that leap, I bet you had to step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. Your comfort zone is that place where you feel at…
Local News
Liquor store on Helen’s Store property gets approval
It’s phase one of redevelopment that could include a restaurant in phase two. The commissioners approved a conceptual plan for the property about a year ago. The liquor store was…
Business
Apartment construction is up, but they being built for the wealthy
Height limits, parking requirements and zoning requirements all add to the cost of building new apartments, making it more difficult for developers to make money building apartment units that are…
Business
U.S. home prices rise in October, housing agency says
Prices increased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from September, according to a report from Washington. That matched the median estimate of 16 economists, according to data compiled by…
Business
Energy, weather and the outdoors driving custom home designs in Durango
Area builders share trends
Business
U.S. new-home sales rose in November after weak October
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new-home sales rose 4.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 490,000. But that increase was made possible mainly because the…