Construction worker David Rager, 53, frames a window in the upper floor of a two-story custom home being built in Orlando, Fla.Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press file photo The National Association…
“Learn how You are with Money” will be presented from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. March 30 in Bowman Hall, 419 San Juan Dive, by Allison Andersen with Durango Personal Financial…
For the last few years, Philadelphia has converted a handful of parking spots in front of neighborhood businesses into temporary “parklets.” Sales at nearby businesses went up about 20 percent…
Let’s label them. The first stage is simply a beginning. For convenience sake, let’s call it Stage 0: The stage where you gather your gear to start. Often, the gear…
As we do every year, we’re holding our board of directors and staff retreat for a good part of the day today. The BID welcomes two new faces to the…
Lumber Liquidators is offering to test qualifying customers’ laminate flooring. The retailer disputes a “60 Minutes” report that its flooring has dangerous levels of formaldehyde, a carcinogen.Matt Slocum/Associated Press Sales…
The price will be in the form of a higher payment for the same house or making the same payment for a less-desirable home. Additionally, the market will become more…
The Japanese automaker will spend several million dollars on ads in 120 newspapers and 30-second radio spots in 110 markets. It’s also sponsoring customized Facebook posts that will appear in…
Lew Sichelman A great gesture for a job well done, perhaps. But tipping goes against the National Association of Realtors’ Code of Ethics. An agent should never accept money directly…
Intel and Cisco Systems lost at least 2.4 percent as technology companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index led declines. United Technologies, Goldman Sachs Group and Home Depot dropped…
How practical will this new gadget be when out?
Kunkel Tourists choose vacation destinations that excite their imaginations, match their interests and fit their budgets. They buy the brand, reputation and image of a vacation destination, and then hope…
Local nonprofit Bear Smart Durango has received a donation from Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of the organization’s corporate sponsorship program. The nonprofit will use the $250…
He said repeatedly that they were his primary motivation for getting out of debt. Then I asked him, “What are the other costs of having debt?” He was unable to…
Sales, home prices up from same quarter in 2013
Construction workers David Rager, right, is back in the construction after seeing jobs dry up during the Great Recession. He and Shawn White are working on a two-story custom home…
Carpenter Joe Tominc cuts wood for a post on a home under construction in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department reported Monday that U.S. construction spending fell for the second…
Lew Sichelman Sean Young, a loan officer with FirstCal Colorado in Greenwood Village, says that if you fail to accept the gift in a “lender-friendly” way, the underwriter could just…
“Being Committed to Caregiving While Staying Committed to Your Job” will be presented by Erin Youngblood with Evenings Porch Assisted Living and Yvetter Tanner of PASCO/Southwest Inc. at noon March…
