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Delta still in ‘recovery mode’

Airline cancels hundreds more flights on Tuesday

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

LPEA announces new appointments The Operations Department of La Plata Electric Association has a new journeyman lineman, new electronic specialists and a new fleet mechanic. Journ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Tourism and others approaching a fork in the road

The accepted model for tourism funding is to pass state or local legislation that creates a low percentage room tax with revenues dedicated to market the community. It works like...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Lone Spur Cafe opens in Francisco’s building

Cowboy Cafe to offer dinner hours in September

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Designers, suppliers offer some tips for using your outdoors space

Businesses can take advantage of outdoor space

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Housing is the market for credit elites after financial crisis

The U.S. mortgage finance market today is all about credit for the best, with little left over for the rest. Take a look at first-quarter numbers from the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. construction spending tumbles

WASHINGTON â€“ U.S. construction spending fell for a third straight month in June, with spending on nonresidential construction dropping by the largest amount in six months. Const...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Agrihoods are taking root across America

New communities offer residents rural life, fresh produce

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

First National announces new hires First National Bank of Durango recently hired two employees. Amoretta Pringle is a teller at the main office. She is originally from Arizona but...

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Zika’s cloud of fear threatens Florida’s tourism way of life

Mike Rigelsky, a lawyer in Ohio, last fall planned the Disney World vacation of a lifetime: a week of theme parks in the Orlando, Florida, sun, including a planned family photo shoot during ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Cash crunch: When customers pay late, businesses juggle

NEW YORK – Small business owners are contending with a calendar problem that becomes a cash flow problem – they’re waiting longer to get paid. Some customers, whether they’re cons...

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

There’s still lots to do this summer

Summer is winding down and parents are starting to think about back to school time, with Durango schools starting in less than three weeks. Where did summer go? There still are pl...

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

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.