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Your home’s IQ might just need a little boost
Smart gadgets take center stage at consumer electronics show
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Katie Marechal announces the opening of Yamuna Body Rolling by Katie Marechal. The practice is at 128 W. 14th St., Suite B-7 in the Riverfront Building. Marechal also offers group…
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Durango chamber lists awards finalists
Jack Llewellyn hosted the 2013 Durango Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Celebration at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. This year’s Durango Rocks event will take place Jan.…
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Oil price fall could slow growth in some booming U.S. cities
Austin Mitchell walks away from an oil derrick near Williston, N.D. The drop in oil prices has local officials worried that many of the development projects underway in the area…
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Pending home sales climb in November
The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes, such as this one for sale in Los Angeles, rose modestly in November, although experts expect home sales to remain slow.Richard…
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Home price growth slowing
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 4.5 percent in October from 12 months prior. The figures reported Tuesday mark the eleventh consecutive month of price gains decelerating…
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Understanding the broker relationship
A brief history may help. Before 1994, all real estate brokers were agents or subagents for the seller. Buyers had no legal representation because the seller paid the commission. Practically…
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iPhone user tries to go back to BlackBerry
The BlackBerry Classic returns the company to its roots, but the new phone is unlikely to lure many users to ditch their iPhones in favor of the phone Blackberry, which…
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Planning needed to pass on inheritance
You don’t need to be wealthy to protect your kids’ futures
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If they come, where will they live?
City planners estimate 900 new units will be needed in the next 8 years to meet the current level of growth
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30 organizations benefit from tax credits
This designation allows donations made to these organization’s projects eligible for a 25 percent state tax credit on cash donations and a 12.5 percent state tax credit on in-kind donations.…
Thoughts Along The Way
A vintage economy is like a vintage wine
Combine this with the right micro-climate, and you get oenological bliss. Cross the wires, and all bets are off. And what of the 2014 vintage for the economy? Let me…
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Global markets fall as New Year holiday nears
Trading was slow as most investors have closed their books for 2014. It was the eighth-slowest day of the year on the New York Stock Exchange. As been the case…
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The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. This is a casual networking event and will feature a…
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This could be a new paradigm for groceries
Food hubs link consumers with locally farmed food
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T-Mobile eyes improving Bayfield service
The tower will go before the La Plata County Planning Commission on Jan. 8, and construction should start several months after the company receives approval, said Mark Wilson, a national…
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Construction projects rise around town
Projects to build major apartment buildings, hotels and retail stores are moving ahead. Construction created a whopping 565 jobs in La Plata County from Jan. 1, 2013, to March 31,…
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U.S. real estate recovery suffers setback
Construction continues on a 72-unit complex being built in New Bern, N.C. Housing starts fell in November.Chuck Beckley/The Sun Journal Housing starts declined 1.6 percent, the first drop since August,…
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Home affordability worsens across U.S.
Of the 475 counties analyzed by RealtyTrac through October, 98 areas weren’t as affordable compared with the average level for the period starting in January 2000, the Irvine, California- based…
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Choosing a home can be a personal thing
There are opportunities to own homes in many settings, including world-class resorts like Glacier Club or Durango Mountain Resort, or you can choose to live on small acreage, a ranch…
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Tips can save you cash when renting a car
Customers waiting in line at a Hertz rental car counter at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif.Paul Sakuma/Associated Press file photo Although gas prices are the lowest they’ve…