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Predictions for gold mine demise prove exaggerated
20 years on, the Cresson keeps coughing up fortunes
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Industry luring farm workers
Siren’s song of higher wages makes for harvest with fewer hands
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City businesses begin seasonal transition
Downtown reports good end-of-summer sales numbers
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City’s ‘Companies to Watch’ fêted
Audioair’s executive touts a supportive business environment
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Grand Canyon development hits snags
Developers have sought for decades to seize on the heavy traffic in the town of about 600, just outside the national park’s entrance. An Italian company appeared poised to make…
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Chance meeting brings ex-Apple exec to Ignacio
Zalneraitisdu1-i-syn The La Plata Economic Development Alliance will bring Jay Elliot to its annual Economic Summit – “Collaborate, INNOVATE, Grow Your Business” – where attendees can learn to incorporate innovative…
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Gear smartwatch may not be smart enough
Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear, a digital wristwatch that connects to Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab tablet computer or its new Galaxy Note 3 will allow users to check their messages with…
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Cost of owning car also affected by where you live
A new study by the online service Bankrate.com found that Georgia is the most costly state in the country for car owners, followed by California. Oregon and Alaska are the…
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Verizon foresees few changes to U.S. wireless business
Verizon is buying the 45 percent of its wireless business owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone. That will let Verizon keep all of the profits from that business, and gives…
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Yellen, Summers weighed for Fed head
Fed Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers are the leading candidates to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank. President…
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With Nokia deal, Microsoft takes a gamble
Software giant will pay $7.2 billion for phones, patents
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For a new business, risk assessment is key
Both are experienced and successful business owners. They worked together on past projects, and each respects the other’s judgment and ethics. The combination is interesting because Tom is business and…
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Air pollution takes toll on tourism in China
Numbers of foreign visitors have declined after January’s “Airpocalypse,” when already eye-searing levels of smog soared to new highs. Tourists have been put off by news about smog and other…
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Park City ski area told to vacate
Vail picking up fight after acquiring nearby resort operator
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Durango’s Polo-Ralph Lauren store to close
Property manager doesn’t comment on building’s future
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GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020
The automaker says the system, called “Super Cruise,” uses radar and a camera to steer the car and keep it between lane lines. Also, the radar keeps the car a…
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Americans driving less as car culture fades
Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over? After rising for decades, total vehicle use in the U.S. peaked in…
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New leader aims to turn around Level 3
Level 3 Communications dug up roads and laid thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables across the country, betting $14 billion that the nation’s appetite for Internet capacity would explode as…
What's Up Downtown
Lycra or leather, tourists all use federal green
The capacity comes with organizers being better organized and from using more event venues. The result is Durango hosts more themed events, competitions and festivals than there are weekends available.…
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Small-business owners: Sales trump sun, fun
Hawaii on back burner when summer suddenly breaks into boom
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Syrian standoff sinks stocks
Traders watch as stocks declined broadly in Tuesday’s trading as investors feared that the possibility of a U.S. military intervention in Syria could become a reality.Richard Drew/Associated Press The increasing…
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Bennet addresses agricultural issues
Colo. senator says Washington politics continue to block farm-bill extension
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Nasdaq breakdown ups pressure for action
Trading halt points to technological vulnerabilities
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Silicon Valley keenly awaits latest Lego robot kit
Will Gorman demonstrates a Track3r Lego Mindstorms robotic unit.Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press Many of them were drawn to the tech sector by the flagship kits that came on the market…
Destination Durango
Niche markets help drive local economic impact
Our goal is to promote and deliver the Durango experience in a unique way that fulfills the special needs, desires and behaviors of each market. Successful niche marketing involves identifying…
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Investors need to keep eyes on target-date funds
That’s the case with target-date retirement mutual funds, which some advocates call “set-it-and-forget-it” investments. If you began putting money in a target-date fund five years ago and have since tuned…