Local News
Honey House Distillery whips up hand sanitizer for first responders
Fort Lewis College, UPS help get it done
Business
Business
EXIT Realty hires Four Corners Clean to disinfect entire office
EXIT Realty has offered their agents a stimulus package and is continuing to pay out full residuals to all their brokers. For more information, call 247-3948.
Business
Steamworks/El Moro/Bird’s working to get “back to business”
Peak’s restaurants suspended take-out service at all locations until the shelter-in-place order is lifted. The management team is closely monitoring events each day and planning how and when facilities can…
Business
New Mexico program helps struggling farmers, fights hunger
A volunteer moves a pallet of food in 2013 at the Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque. The food bank distributes about 90,000 pounds of food a day to organizations that…
Business
New businesses spring up to battle COVID-19
One provides disinfecting services, another will change your oil at home
Local First
The COVID mandate: Adapt and survive
As thousands of businesses come to a screeching halt, we are all scrambling to reinvent ourselves and adapt to the new normal. Online marketplaces, drive by pick-ups of groceries and…
Local News
Lawmakers walk line between public health and economic well-being
Small-business emergency lending program runs out of funding
Local News
Bayfield identifies hundreds of thousands in proposed budget cuts
Town plans utility and rent relief for residents
Business
Cheeseburger with a side of toilet paper and dog food: Restaurants add groceries to stay in business
Customers line up outside Lulabelle’s in Washington, D.C., to pick up groceries on April 11, part of a national trend of restaurants adding grocery sales along with takeout orders.Marvin Joseph/Washington…
Business
Group: Santa Fe homes on market hit record low
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the number of single-family homes on the market in Santa Fe County in the first quarter was the lowest it’s been since officials began…
Food
Foodies rejoice: Take-out options abound in Durango and beyond
Durango tourism officials and business leaders like to boast that Durango has more restaurants per capita than San Francisco. And La Plata County residents have joked that “Durango is a…
Business
Hawk Tank Business Plan competition to conclude via Zoom
The competition includes a high school track, recent FLC alumni track and current FLC student track. High school students are competing for FLC scholarships, up to $8,000 for first place,…
Business
Durango businesses may apply to temporarily defer sales tax payments
Payment of sales or use taxes for sales after March 1 and during the period the Emergency Declaration is in effect, may be deferred until 90 days after the month…
Business
UltraSteam personnel acquire HAZWOPER training in Michigan
This training complements the crime/trauma and biohazard training that Carpenter and his employees have already had. For more information about UltraSteam, visit www. UltraSteamCleaning.com or call 385-8444.
Business
Durango businesses temporarily allowed additional signage
In recognition of the difficult business environment created by the coronavirus pandemic and orders related to business operations, the city is waiving the requirement to register temporary signs and is…
New Mexico
San Juan Health Partners clinics to offer video visits
This alternative to in-person care helps to ensure patients are able to stay at home and practice social distancing while continuing to receive the healthcare services. This method of care…
New Mexico
Jon Betz named director of the San Juan College Health and Human Performance Center
Betz has been a member of the San Juan College team for 18 years, where he currently is serving as the Senior Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management. Formerly he…
Business
Osprey Packs switches to making protective masks
Cortez-based pack manufacturer donates to coronavirus responders
Local News
Is Durango passing the stay-at-home test?
Traffic slows, grocery stores increase social distancing
Local News
Durango sewing boutique puts needles, thread to work for first responders
250 gowns and over 600 masks donated to medical professionals
What's Up Downtown
What a difference a month makes
At the Durango Business Improvement District, we have scrapped all our plans and started over, trying to stay ahead of all the changes for businesses downtown and in the North…
Local News
Coronavirus slows CBI investigation into Durango finances
State began looking into possible misappropriation of funds in October
Business
Girl Scouts of New Mexico donating cookies for truck drivers
The state’s subsidiary organization of Girl Scouts said last week it wanted to show its appreciation for truck drivers who are delivering critical supplies during the spread of the novel…
Business
Riversage offers tele-therapy
Riversage offers a variety of therapeutic approaches in treating complex issues with strength and compassion. Many insurance plans and several local employee assistance programs are accepted. For more information, visit…
Business
“Subaru Share The Love” award to support Community Connections’ inclusion efforts
2020 marks the seventh year Community Connections has received this support and is the only local not-for-profit organization to benefit from “Share the Love,” through a combination of Subaru of…
Business
EXIT Realty offers stimulus package to all associates
During these uncertain times, EXIT Realty continues to pay out their 10% single-level residual bonuses, and contributes to their charitable fund and their Spirit of EXIT dollar to dollar matching…
New Mexico
New Mexico small businesses encouraged to apply for federal loans
Survey shows impact of COVID pandemic on Farmington-area economy
Business
As restaurants, inns deal with COVID-19, the scope of aid begins to emerge
El Moro general manager: Congress can help with business interruption insurance
The Tourism Effect
Six activities to beat the shelter-in-place blues
Bicyclists prepare to cross the Animas River along the River Trail at Schneider Park.Durango Herald file This means enduring hours of indoor time, surrounded by snacks, dressed in your PJs,…
Southwest Life
How to recreate responsibly outside during a disease pandemic
It’s OK to get outdoors, but don’t forget social-distancing guidelines