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Taxpayers can challenge personal property tax
The value determined by the assessor is based on information submitted on a Personal Property Declaration Schedule. If people failed to file a declaration schedule, the value was determined using…
A Take on Tourism
A look at the summer tourism forecast
The owner of a local recreational-vehicles business just told me he just enjoyed his last Sunday off until October, and as along as business was good, he wasn’t complaining. So,…
Business
Construction spending jumps 2.2% in April
Business is up at construction companies such as the Allegheny Millwork and Lumberyard in Pittsburgh where Roy Livesex is stacking 2x4s. The Commerce Department reported last week that construction spending…
Business
More retired Americans are being buried by housing debt
They enjoy performing. But it isn’t exactly how Al, an 86-year-old Korean War vet, or Saundra, 76, had expected to spend their retirement. Of all the financial threats facing Americans…
Business
U.S. regulators warn ads for reverse mortgages can mislead
Cordray Now U.S. regulators are warning: Don’t be fooled. Many ads don’t tell the whole story about reverse mortgages. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said last week that a study…
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What's Up Downtown
Summer tourism stats shining brightly
Sales tax is collected monthly from every business in Durango by the city. The city releases reports on collections that, when compared with prior years are an indicator of how…
Business
Business Briefs
First National Bank of Durango announces these new hires: Kassia Barber has been hired as a receptionist. Barber is a student at University of New Mexico who lives in Aztec.…
Business
Meet the top 10 highest-paid female CEOs
This photo shows the 10 highest-paid female CEOs in 2014, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press. Top row, from left:…
Business
Airlines try to speed boarding process
Each minute plane is late costs $30, amounting to a lot of cash for industry
Business
Lack of supply pushing home prices up
Economists say home prices are rising faster than income because of a lack of supply of new and used homes for sale. The S&P/Case Schiller index of home prices in…
Business
Backyard sheds shedding their drab, old image
That shed in your backyard isn’t just for tools and the lawn mower anymore. More people are repurposing their sheds into offices, TV rooms or some added living space than…
On Real Estate
Stable supply of water coming to the county’s Dry Side
As we all know, water is one of the most critical resources, and the water authority will offer an opportunity for homes on the west side of La Plata County…
Business
Sims creator offers up photo storytelling app
The new Thred mobile app will let iPhone users create multipanel photo stories that its developer says will allow people to “explore and share visual ideas with friends.”Associated Press Will…
Business
Denver billionaire to reclaim cable throne
Charter Communications bid for Time Warner would create 2nd largest cable provider
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Business Briefs
Four Corners OB/GYN, 1 Mercado St., Suite 105, announces the addition of new providers Sara Whitehead and Lauren Melancon. Whitehead earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado Boulder…
Money Savvy
Money issues? Play Financial Jeopardy
Whether I’m observing other people’s financial behavior or looking for column ideas, it’s on my mind. I even worry about my own finances now and then. Thinking about your money…
Business
U.S. homebuilders’ confidence in sales prospects ebbs
A worker helps to frame a new home at a housing tract in Las Vegas. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday slipped this month…