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Women still seek equality in Beehive State workplaces
State senator trying to change ‘culture’ for working women
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While at work, make play part of every day
In fact, play is a crucial ingredient to success at work, says Dr. Stuart Brown, author of Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.…
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Apartments drive home construction gains in September
Housing starts are up 12 percent since the beginning of the year although the pace of new construction across the United States slowed in September, the Commerce Department reported.John Bazemore/Associated…
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‘Cabin Porn’: Photos of intriguing homes in rustic settings
New book explores America’s ‘new’ love affair with cabins
On Real Estate
Survey says several different land surveys available
A fence in the above quotes suggest a defined property line and agreed ownership. In real estate, we lay claim to our land and define its borders based on surveys,…
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DIA land sale could revive mixed-use development
The sale, presented by DIA’s head of real estate Dan Poremba to Denver City Council’s business development committee Tuesday, is for a 628-acre parcel of DIA-owned property located in Aurora.…
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‘Super savers’ are setting retirement bar high
He or she is an ordinary human, 18 to 34, who saves at least 15 percent of his or her salary each year in a 401(k) retirement savings plan. The…
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Go ahead, make a stand for good health
Study shows sit-stand desks cut risk of developing many diseases
Local News
Durango lodgers tax declines in August
Timing of Labor Day, rather than Gold King spill, could be to blame
Business
Where to seal the biggest beer deal ever?
At meetings on Monday in the diminutive St. James’s home of boutique advisory firm Robey Warshaw, Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller reached a deal to create a colossus that’s poised to…
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The Durango Arts Center is accepting initial grant proposals for 2016 funding of arts and culture programs. Applicants must be 501(c)3 (or fiscally sponsored) status, operating in good financial standing…
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Study suggests ‘green’ vacations could hurt wildlife
This undated image provided by the New Mexico Tourism Department shows the Gila National Forest. Ecotourism projects that began in 2010 feature wilderness areas in the Gila region around Silver…
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Bud brewer to buy Miller for $106B
Brewing behemoth would account for one-third of all beer sales
A Take on Tourism
Dynamics of legalized pot make it unlikely fodder for tourism marketing
In 2013, voters approved Proposition AA which allowed the state to collect excise and sales tax on marijuana. In 2014-2015 state revenue from marijuana taxes was $66.1 million. But in…
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More grown children are moving back home and paying rent
It’s a question more parents of millennials are having to face
Business
Blackstone to acquire BioMed Realty Trust
The world’s largest private equity investor in real estate will pay $23.75 a share in cash, according to a statement Thursday. That’s about 24 percent more than BioMed’s closing share…
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Trump defends his vocal support for eminent domain: ‘I think it’s a wonderful thing’
Republican presidential candidate and real estate developer Donald Trump says the Club for Growth super PAC’s television ads accusing him of “eminent domain abuse” do not accurately explain how eminent…
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Buying your first home doesn’t have to be daunting
Local first-time home buyers share some insider tips
Local News
County Planning OKs King Coal continuance
Company gets Feb. 25 deadline to submit land use permit application
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Mountain Bike Specialists was chosen as one of “America’s Best Bike Shops” by National Bicycle Dealers Association and honored at a reception at Interbike in Las Vegas. The bicycle shops…
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Microsoft unveils new laptop
Even as Microsoft has positioned the Surface as a laptop replacement, it’s making a separate Surface laptop model, the Surface Book. Microsoft says it is for scientists, engineers and gamers…
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How we make purchases is changing
Mercury opens center highlighting trends in payment processing