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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...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

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 ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Guild Mortgage hires loan officer

Guild Mortgage recently announced that Jim Weaver joined its team as a loan officer. Weaver, a lender with more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, st...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Home Builders opens scholarship application session

Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado recently started accepting applications for 2018 “Building for the Future” scholarships. Up to $10,000 in scholarship funding will ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Boys & Girls Club hires program director

Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County announced that Molly Chipman was hired as program director in December. Chipman graduated from University of Dayton, has a background in educa...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Discover Goodwill to open in Durango with all-day celebration

15,620-square-foot retail and donation center will be near Walmart

DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango businesses post anti-loitering signs. But are they enforceable?

Makeshift posters try to deter panhandling, leaning against buildings

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango must invest to lure business travelers

Editor’s Note: This is part four of a four-part series on the Four Pillars of a Strong Tourism Community.Last time, I described the third pillar of a strong tourism economy, which is a c...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Grant will help market Durango’s craft brews

Funding to support Crafted Beverages of Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Review: Addicted to your smartphone? Now there’s an app for that.

Did you text? Sorry, I can’t see messages right now. Arianna Huffington locked my phone. The media tycoon turned wellness entrepreneur wants to keep you out of your phone, too, wi...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Rig count down by 3 to 936

Four rigs dropped in Colorado

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Banker survey suggests economy remains slow in rural areas

OMAHA, Neb. â€“ Declining numbers in a new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy remains weak in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. The overall economic index f...

DATE: Jan 19, 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.