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Is there a monster in your mailbox?
Money Savvy

Is there a monster in your mailbox?

January 6, 2018

If you are scared, you’re not alone. Having had more than 10 credit cards at one time and having been petrified at the sight of the bills, I know how…

Custom Window Coverings relocates
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Custom Window Coverings relocates

January 5, 2018

“We wanted a relaxed, helpful atmosphere where people can get ideas on their window-covering options,” owner Gene Carlson said in a news release. Custom Window Coverings has served the Four…

Moving in, out and around Durango
The Tourism Effect

Moving in, out and around Durango

December 30, 2017

Let’s first talk about getting to Durango. As most of us realize, Durango is a drive market. That is, most visitors get to Durango by driving in their automobile. As…

Mortgage rates rise sharply during holiday week
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Mortgage rates rise sharply during holiday week

December 29, 2017

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 3.99 percent with an average 0.5 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender…

Reshape your financial future
Money Savvy

Reshape your financial future

December 23, 2017

When we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $20,000 over 15 months, it was the seventh or eighth time we had tried to make a change. What was different?…

Applicants sought for 2018 SCAPE program
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Applicants sought for 2018 SCAPE program

December 22, 2017

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald SCAPE is a nonprofit, partnered with Investment Fund, that offers a six-month program for area small businesses to receive mentoring, development, branding, financial education, office space and…

Region 9 gives lender of the year award
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Region 9 gives lender of the year award

December 22, 2017

Rose Rose has worked in commercial lending for 15 years and moved to Southwest Colorado in 2011 with his family. Criteria for the award was established by the Region 9…

Volunteers sought for youth financial programs
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Volunteers sought for youth financial programs

December 22, 2017

Candidates should be passionate about working with youth, and have teaching experience or knowledge of financial services, such as accounting, banking and investing. Students will learn about needs and wants;…

Goff Engineering president retires
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Goff Engineering president retires

December 22, 2017

Newby joined Goff in 1993 and has been involved in surveying projects throughout the Four Corners, including the Twin Buttes and Three Springs developments, and numerous projects for the city…

Dr. Weber retires from La Plata Family Medicine
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Dr. Weber retires from La Plata Family Medicine

December 22, 2017

Weber Weber joined La Plata Family Medicine June 1, 1998, where she served as a family physician for the last 20 years. She will transfer her patients to physicians at…