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Microsoft reboots with sweeping reorganization
Changes aiming to foster innovation for software maker
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US Airways adds Wi-Fi to flights
The carrier says that comes after it finished installing Gogo in-flight Internet on its fleet of 270 Airbus A319, A320, A321 and Embraer 190 aircraft as well as on 58…
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Automated training eyed in air crash
Technology generally aids safety; some say manual skills are decaying
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U.S. job openings, hiring rise slightly in May
U.S. employers advertised slightly more jobs in May and total hiring increased, further signs of steady improvement in the job market.M. Spencer Green/Associated Press Labor Department officials reported Tuesday job…
Bottom Line
Do your part to reduce employee theft
Employee dishonesty is a delicate subject. Owners want to trust employees. Unfortunately, denial is not protection against dishonesty. Ask your accountant to list the ways to steal. You will be…
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New Business Briefs
Kolhhardtdu1-i-syn Homewood Suites by Hilton will open at 15 Girard St. in August. The hotel will offer 78 guest rooms and a 627-square-foot meeting room, business center, fitness center, in-room…
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With future in doubt, coal country on defense
But almost overnight, coal is back on the defensive, scrambling to stave off a dark future amid President Barack Obama’s renewed push to rein in climate change. The proposal, with…
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Bernanke exit could perturb markets
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to leave his position when his term is up in January. That raises another variable that could rattle markets just as the Fed…
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Study: Many in Summit burdened by cost of living
Nearly 40 percent of households are burdened by the cost of living, meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their total income on housing, according to the recently released…
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Tourism touters take on fire fears
Climate change, past blazes prompts industry to develop public-relations strategies
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Seniors fight back against robocalls
I wrote about this particularly annoying scam in early June, and I’ve been taken aback by how many seniors are telling me they’ve simply been deluged. Many times, the retirees…
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Home prices rise in May by most in 7 years
In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013 photo, a single family home is shown for sale in Surfside, Fla. U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May from a year ago,…
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Take control of personal finances
Local budget experts say effort, discipline can keep chaos at bay
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Farmers: Milk prices set to skyrocket
Bill includes program to support farmers when prices fall too low
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Drone aircraft struggle to shed warlike image
These remote-controlled planes have many more potential peacetime uses. But unmanned aircraft have an image problem: They’re also known as drones. That word conjures up pilotless planes dropping bombs or…
What's Up Downtown
July 4 … from bing to bang to boom
It was clear to almost everyone that a more organized, safer fireworks show was needed. But who would organize it? Chuck Norton and other notables led an unsuccessful effort to…
Business
BlackBerry maker’s shares plunge 30%
RIM also said it will stop developing new versions of its slow-selling tablet computer called the Playbook. Analysts were looking for insight into how phones running RIM’s new Blackberry 10…
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Merger seeks marketing, local television synergy
Live local sports programming might be in the mix
Destination Durango
Durango Welcome Center marks first year
Throughout the month of May, I joined our Welcome Center Hosts to interact with visitors and assess their needs. It was eye-opening to witness the diversity of visitors and their…
Business
Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs
After some hands-on time with it, the update seems to me like a patch over an ever-widening chasm. The issue is that there are more than a billion personal computers…
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6 ways to instill money-management skills in teens
It’s critical that teenagers learn money skills, like paying for a part of their cellphones, while they are young.Associated Press file photo Parents can get their teens started on the…
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Label aside, RMCF chocolate nowhere to be found in cereal
Could common cocoa crunch chocolatier’s credibility?
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Bernanke comments surprised investors
Stock and bond prices have been sinking for a month after investors were caught off guard and alarmed by the Federal Reserve’s signal that it might end its $85 billion…
Business
Mormon missionaries in strategic shift
Utah-based church ready to embrace social media to find new followers
Money Savvy
Stupid is the ‘new smart’ in artisan economy
Artisans are quietly reshaping our economy by creating unique products or services with their hands, mind and heart. Their work benefits people for whom they care deeply. Look around Durango,…