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More investment firms cut fees

NEW YORK – It keeps getting cheaper to invest. Fidelity on Tuesday became the latest company to cut its fees in an ongoing industry battle that’s helped mom-and-pop investors keep...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Owner of Louisa’s joins BID’s board

The Durango Business Improvement District just received a newly appointed board member from the city of Durango. We want to welcome Ericka Curlee to the board. Curlee and her husb...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Homestyle Railroad Cafe opens in Dolores

Longtime Montezuma County resident Brian MacPherson plans to honor the past with his new Dolores restaurant, The Railroad Cafe. MacPherson has wanted to own a restaurant, and in l...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices rise in December at fastest pace in a year

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in December from a year earlier at the fastest pace in 11 months, as prospective buyers bid against each other for a limited supply of available property. ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

City explores where to build housing, businesses to handle growth

Comp Plan nears completion

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

KOA radio to broadcast from Durango

A business will be selected to host the show

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Not without my dog

Pets influence Durangoans’ real estate decisions

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Fast-growing tech sector is fueling a U.S. housing boom

Construction cranes dot much of downtown Nashville these days as the Tennessee capital remains in the grip of a sustained building boom. More than 8,900 apartments are under const...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Landlords are taking over the U.S. housing market

As rising home prices slow new home construction and demographic shifts push homeownership rates to 50-year lows, the U.S. is increasingly a country of renters and landlords. Last...

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Existing home sales pick up speed in U.S.

WASHINGTON – Americans shrugged off rising mortgage rates and bought existing homes in January at the fastest pace since 2007. Home sales rose 3.3 percent in January from December...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Cake shop opens inside Fifth Street Eatery

Fig and Bloom Cakes to offer seasonally rotating menu

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango council approves buffer for marijuana shops

Additional ban added to Central Business District

DATE: Feb 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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.