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Comfort Keepers receives awards

Comfort Keepers recently announced that it received the 2018 Best of Home Care Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice awards from Home Care Pulse for its Colorado and New Mexico offices. ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Alpine Bank names wealth management vice president

Alpine Bank recently named Jesse Bopp as vice president of wealth management for Durango and Telluride markets. Bopp has practiced law in Durango since 2005, and focused on busin...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Alpine Bank donates more than $1 million

Alpine Bank recently announced that customers have facilitated a donation of $1,140,350 to nonprofits and community organizations through its Loyalty Debit Card program. Alpine do...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Embezzlement, money laundering case rocks tiny Towaoc

Ute Mountain Ute employees plead guilty; more charges likely

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Would four-year degrees offered by community colleges help solve nursing shortage?

Southwest Colorado Community College supports legislative effort

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Delta and Montrose counties elevate their internet game

Elevate Fiber began with a lot of griping by folks in Delta and Montrose counties who were sick of buffering interruptions while trying to stream their Netflix favorites. Along th...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Montrose mill eyes San Juan Forest for timber

Plan would thin crowded Ponderosa stands at risk for wildfire, beetles

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s internet aims to quicken its pace

But if you want blazing speeds, you might get a trailer in De Beque

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates are trending higher

Fourth straight week of increases

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Downtown thriving with new businesses

Several new businesses have opened in downtown and on north Main Avenue over the past couple of months. The Durango Business Improvement District has been tracking available spac...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Facial recognition for cows is latest Cargill-backed tech idea

NEW YORK – Cargill Inc. is backing an Irish startup that uses facial recognition software to help increase the productivity of dairy cows, the latest move by the largest closely held U.S. co...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Homebuilder stocks just had their nastiest seven-day run in two years

NEW YORK – When it comes to the U.S. housing market, James Stack could be forgiven for thinking he’s a seer. Like other investors, Stack, who manages $1.3 billion for people with ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.