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Durango to get new ‘nature-based’ hotel
Rebranded 47-room lodge aims to draw outdoor adventurers
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It’s about adapting: business and economy focus of forum at Fort Lewis College
Southwest Economic Outlook spurred discussions on cost of living, stagnant wages and artificial intelligence
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Mesa Verde Pellets launches eco-friendly aspen-based cat litter
The pellets are reportedly safer than pine for animals
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Texas real estate firm purchases Confluence at Three Springs apartments
Second acquisition in Durango by Olympus Property
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What to watch in 2026 for La Plata County
Elections, court trials, fights for social justice and ambitious redevelopments to shape the year
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Visit Durango accepted into Colorado’s Accessible Travel Program
25 organizations to receive training, accessibility resources
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A look at the stories that defined 2025 in La Plata County
From wildfires to torrential rains, local happenings to national politics: Here’s what defined community conversations
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Women entrepreneurs envision business futures in Durango
Female owners near parity with men, but challenges persist
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Spine Colorado adds advanced imaging technology
EOSedge X-ray system offers faster scans, 3D reconstructions
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Rio Grande Trading Post in Durango to close after 50 years
Shop catered to tourists, but locals kept it going
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Durango eyes funding mechanism for winter Houston flights
Proposal includes $185,000 from lodgers tax fund for minimum revenue guarantee to airline
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Is Whole Foods coming to Durango?
Residents push back on tentative plan to redevelop Durango Mall for grocery store, apartments
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‘Robust’ growth continues through 2025 at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Government shutdown caused 30 canceled flights
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Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango
Zia Fadil and Rebekah Quayle have their picture taken with Santa during Noel Night in downtown Durango on Friday as the community takes part in the celebration of the holiday…
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After 30 years, Olde Schoolhouse remains hidden gem in La Plata County
Community support key to success, owner says
Business
Is Colorado’s car market flashing a check engine light for the economy?
Jeff Silverberg, General Manager/Partner of John Elway Chevrolet in Englewood, shows off the detail of a “Bronco's Orange” C3 Chevy Corvette. It was driven in the 1977 parade celebrating the…
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Durango business owner frustrated national ghost tour company keeps using her address
‘I've emailed the guy, I have texted him, I've reached out to their toll free number’
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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails
This combo shows Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. economist Larry Summers. (Courtesy of New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP/Michel Euler)dur-i-syn Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning…
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Alpacka Raft changed access to wet wildlands, set new bar for domestic manufacturing
‘We used to know how to make things in this country and we’ve lost that know-how,’ says Alpacka CEO Thor Tingey
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Durango’s Next Step costs ever present on residents’ minds
Public works says combining utility, streetscape projects is financially strategic
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Durango blacksmith forges artistic hardware for homes
Owner wants to open storefront to display iron knobs, handles, rods and hooks
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Durango businesses, health care advocates worry about insurance spikes
‘It’s a nice benefit to give (employees), but we have to make sure it’s feasible,’ 4Corners Riversports says
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A lesser-known Farmers’ Almanac will fold after 2 centuries, citing money trouble
Farmers' Almanac editor Sondra Duncan and publisher Peter Geiger pose in a corn field with the 2012 edition of the almanac, Aug. 24, 2011, in Auburn, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated…
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New Enterprise Zone business tax credit boundaries will go into effect in 2026
Some Southwest Colorado businesses may be eligible for incentives
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China’s C919 jet faces turbulent skies as US-China trade tensions add to delays
A COMAC C919 flies during the first day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on Feb. 20, 2024. (Vincent Thian/Associated Press file) The C919 jet – a single-aisle passenger plane…
New Mexico
N.M. lawmakers voice concerns over data center Project Jupiter
Legislators echo criticisms about environmental impacts, transparency
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Nationwide ghost tour company stole material for its Durango tales, local business owners say
Founder of US Ghost Adventures says no one owns history
New Mexico
‘Caught in a storm’: Three NM manufacturers describe Trump tariff impacts
Inspection booths at the Santa Teresa port of entry, pictured in 2013, which is also a manufacturing hub in Southern New Mexico. Managers of three manufacturers told a legislative panel…
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Producers at Durango Farmers Market reflect on wild weather season
Saturday shopping venue winds down at TBK Bank
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1 in 3 new cars sold in Colorado last quarter were electric as buyers chased expiring tax credits
Consumers scrambled to buy before a $7,500 federal credit expired on Sept. 30