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Mortgage rates climb to 4-year high
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Mortgage rates climb to 4-year high

March 9, 2018

Long-term mortgage rates climbed this week to their highest average in more than four years.Seth Wenig/Associated Press file Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year…

Shaw Solar hires project coordinator
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Shaw Solar hires project coordinator

March 9, 2018

Harmondu1-i-syn Harmon recently moved to Durango, is a longtime advocate of renewable energy and has a background in environmental science and project management. For more information, call Shaw Solar at…

Farmers Market names market, music managers
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Farmers Market names market, music managers

March 9, 2018

McKinney-Gonzales is a Fort Lewis College graduate; moved to Durango in 1997; worked for the city of Durango and town of Bayfield; and has experience in management, public relations and…

How we decide where to aim our efforts
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How we decide where to aim our efforts

March 2, 2018

It wasn’t until I began writing this month’s column that I realized that explaining this process involves multi-layered decision-making. Hence, this process will bleed over to (at least) two columns.…

SCAPE to hold open house March 14
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SCAPE to hold open house March 14

March 2, 2018

The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 14 at R Space, 734 East Second Ave. Companies include: Blue Water Rendezvous DoughnutsVessel Online Web ServicesThe Choke…

Realtors association provides scholarships
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Realtors association provides scholarships

March 2, 2018

The criteria are: Must be a current graduating senior from high schools in La Plata or San Juan counties or a current GED graduate of a state-approved GED program based…

Jeanette Simpson promoted at LPEA
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Jeanette Simpson promoted at LPEA

March 2, 2018

Simpsondu1-i-syn A Bayfield resident, Simpson joined LPEA in June 2002 as a customer service representative but was accepted into an accounting position within a year, and subsequently was appointed to…

Community fund creates new website
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Community fund creates new website

March 2, 2018

The new website includes information on the Intermediary Relending Program, the New Pioneers Microloan Program, the Rural Business Development Grant and more. FSWCF, a nonprofit, promotes economic development in distressed…

Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet
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Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet

March 2, 2018

The meeting will feature a Club Assembly and will include brief reports from each committee. If you are interested in learning all the ways the hands-on club works within the…

Think Network Technologies hires one
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Think Network Technologies hires one

February 24, 2018

Hedigerdu1-i-syn Hediger has seven years of marketing experience in retail and finance industries. Think Network is a Durango-based information technologies company that provides services in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and…

Region 9 hires business resource specialist
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Region 9 hires business resource specialist

February 23, 2018

Rose was previously the senior vice president for Alpine Bank and has 15 years of commercial lending experience. He will oversee the Region 9 loan program and work with county-level…

Durango Sports Club hires physical therapist
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Durango Sports Club hires physical therapist

February 23, 2018

Wenger earned undergraduate and graduate physical therapy degrees from University of Kansas and University of St. Augustine. He provides treatments for cervical spine and headaches; lumbar spine; acute and chronic…

Nunn Construction promotes employee
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Nunn Construction promotes employee

February 23, 2018

Schnurrdu1-i-syn Schnurr earned a mechanical engineering degree from University of Oklahoma and moved to Southwest Colorado to work for Nunn. He planned and managed the construction of Montezuma-Cortez High School…