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Tax reform: It’s not just for IBM

20% income deduction, more generous depreciations aid small businesses

Mercury, Vantiv, Worldpay: From Durango to London, what’s in a name?

Durango-based business has come a long way

You can banish your debt this year

Most people I work with can be debt-free in 12 to 18 months. When my wife and I took control of our money, we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $20,000 in 15 months. If we did i...

Economic growth slowed in 2017’s fourth quarter, missing Trump’s targets

WASHINGTON – The U.S. gross domestic product, a broad measure of the economy, increased by 2.3 percent in 2017, federal economists reported Friday. GDP growth slowed in the year’s...

Workplace wellness programs don’t work for you or your company

Wellness had no impact on job satisfaction or productivity

Oil’s sustained rise giving oilfield servicers time to prosper

NEW YORK – Oilfield-service providers, who happy to close the book on a largely unforgiving 2017, are eyeing a rebirth with higher crude prices sowing the seeds for a prolonged period of gro...

Home Depot to give one-time bonus of up to $1,000 to employees

Home-improvement company cites recent tax overhaul

Starbucks key sales figure disappoints

NEW YORK – Starbucks reported disappointing sales growth in its most recent quarter, and shares of the coffee chain fell in after-hours trading Thursday. But the company also said...

Mortgage rates rise for 3rd straight week

WASHINGTON – U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a third week in a row, lifted by investors’ expectations for faster economic growth, which has pushed up borrowing costs. Mortg...

America’s priciest housing market shows no signs of cooling

Median price of home in San Jose was $1.7 million last year

First Southwest Bank raises starting wages

First Southwest Bank recently announced that it raised hourly wages for entry-level employees to $14 plus benefits, in response to the recent tax law changes. “According to the La...

LPEA adds three to operations team

La Plata Electric Association recently appointed three employees to its operations department: journeyman lineman Toby Allred joined the line crews, Brian Marshall was named storekeeper and ...