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Long-term mortgage rates rise for second week, to 3.91%

WASHINGTON – Long-term mortgage rates rose for a second straight week as the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased to 3.91 percent, from 3.85 percent a week ago. Mortgage ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Review board approves revised design for hotel on Camino del Rio

Designs must be tweaked to make height of building less noticeable

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Facebook gets real about broadening virtual reality’s appeal

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to be realizing a sobering reality about virtual reality: His company’s Oculus headsets that send people into artificial worlds are too exp...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Talk about town: Western wear shop on Main Avenue closes abruptly

Would-be visitors to Diamond J Apparel may have been confused if they tried to visit the store last week. A story about the store at 1077 Main Ave. was published in The Durango He...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Walmart sees the future and it is digital

Retailer plans to open just 25 new stores next year

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado-based Lucky’s Market selling hemp products

DENVER – A Colorado-based chain of natural food stores is selling products containing hemp-derived extracts containing the cannabis compound known as CBD. The Cannabist reported M...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Farmers Market profile: Rohwer’s Farm offers peppers for every palate

Variety truly the spice of life for Southwest Colorado farmers

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

First National Bank offers QuickBooks introduction

Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First National Bank of Durango will sponsor a workshop, “Introduction to QuickBooks,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 26 in the community ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Cuba travel not slowed by federal warning for Durango-based Educational Adventures

Trump changes actually a boost to business

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Summit Psychology hires psychotherapist

Summit Psychology recently hired Randy Stueve as a registered psychotherapist. Stueve is currently completing a masterâ€™s in clinical mental health at Adams State University. He ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Cortez to host business workshop

Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez will sponsor a workshop, “Starting Your Business,” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business