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Changeup for Durango sports bar
Retired officer, former youth baseball director take over Bent
Bottom Line
With economy purring, time to look at profits
No, I’m not talking about a business plan, although making such a plan is a good idea. I’m talking about a smaller but more important project. It’s time for a…
Business
A new consignment store for Cortesians
Main Street’s latest addition offers rotating inventory
Business
Puppy-proofing? Protect your dog … and your home
Clove, a Labrador retriever mix, chewed wires we thought were hidden and investigated stairs we thought she’d ignore. She rummaged through deep plastic bins holding smelly shinguards and plucked snow-soaked…
Business
Growing demand for apartments pushing up rents
With demand for apartments surging, rents are projected to rise for a fifth consecutive year. Even a pickup in apartment construction is unlikely to provide much relief anytime soon. That…
On Real Estate
Preparing your home for sale can speed deal
If you have decided the time is right to sell your home, ask your real estate agent for a comparative market analysis, then position your home appearance and condition to…
Business
Financial literacy classes like money in the bank
The study of 65,000 college students was given exclusively to USA TODAY by EverFi and Higher One, organizations that help implement financial literacy programs. First-year college students required to take…
Business
End of XP support will cause problems
Microsoft no is longer providing support for its Windows XP operating system, which was introduced 12 years ago. Then Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates helped promote the operating system during a…
Business
Going somewhere this summer? You’ll save pennies
The national average price is forecast to fall – by just one cent – to $3.57 a gallon between April and September, the months when Americans do most of their…
Business
Business Briefs
The Durango Chamber of Commerce and Wells Fargo Bank will offer a financial series from 8 to 10 a.m. May 6 and 13 in the La Plata Electric Association multi-purpose…
What's Up Downtown
Durango’s most important 2.2 percent
Kunkeldu1-i-syn Granted, it is the seat of government for both city and county, employs the largest concentration of workers, is the regional center for banking and real estate, and is…
Business
Airlines tweak their frequent-flier programs
American and US Airways are changing their policies on checked-bag fees and redeeming miles for free flights. Passengers traveling on American on miles they earned or who paid full price…
Local News
Do you want marijuana businesses downtown?
Contentious issue divides shop owners in Durango
Business
Real estate and the millenial generation
In the Durango area, the millenials want in-town homes with close proximity for walking and riding their bikes to the amenities the town has to offer. The advantages of the…
Business
Improving U.S. home market still facing obstacles
Housing prices are up in San Francisco and many people want to buy, but there are few properties available for sale. Entering the 2014 spring buying season, the U.S. housing…
Business
In spite of slowing sales, home prices rose in February
Real estate data provider CoreLogic said prices for existing homes rose 12.2 percent in February from a year ago. That was up slightly from January’s year-over-year pace of 12 percent.…
Business
Office for iPad: Pretty and functional, too
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella helped unveil his company’s new Office for the iPad. The software suite includes Word, Excel and Powerpoint.Eric Risberg/Associated Press The new version of Office for Apple’s…
Business
Health-care costs can ruin your retirement plans
Add to that worries about health-care costs in retirement, and those concerns are off the chart. They should be. “I’ve seen people pay as much as $5,000 to $15,000 a…