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Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls

Report call for more funding from Congress

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Long-term mortgage rates fall

WASHINGTON â€“ U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 13 weeks, as financial markets roiled by U.S.-Iran conflict pushed investors toward the safety of Treasur...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Forest restoration project could bolster timber industry

Creative solutions sought for small, damaged trees in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Company to shut down inactive New Mexico uranium mine

GRANTS, N.M. – A Texas-based company won’t resume operations at an inactive uranium mine and instead plans to begin an estimated 16 months of closure activity to reclaim the site in western ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

2020 brings higher labor costs for small businesses

NEW YORK – Small business owners have plenty of changes to deal with as 2020 begins – higher labor costs for many companies, and some owners will discover that they have to comply with new l...

DATE: Jan 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

U-Haul International to stop hiring smokers in 21 states

PHOENIX – U-Haul International has announced plans to stop interviewing and hiring nicotine users, including people who use e-cigarettes and vaping products. The well-known truck ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

La Plata Physical Medicine moves to new location

Dr. Robert Wallach has moved his practice. La Plata Physical Medicine is now located at 555 Rivergate Lane, Suite B1-102. Existing and new patients may contact his office at 403-3...

DATE: Jan 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Columbine Landscapes receives Thrive! Living Wage Coalition certification

Columbine Landscapes recently announced it has received certification by La Plata County Thrive! Living Wage Coalition as a Living Wage Employer. They are now one of 100 certifie...

DATE: Jan 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango Hobby opens on Main Avenue

Shop offers remote control vehicles, drones and virtual reality gaming

DATE: Jan 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New year, new resolutions

Durango and La Plata County wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for entrepreneurs and, thus, small businesses. The state (translate: the big city) is often dumbfounded by what our folks here have...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Colorado business leaders are feeling more optimistic amid trade deals and federal economic policy

Faced with the fresh start of a new year, Colorado’s business community is feeling a bit rosier about the state’s economic prospects, according to a new survey from the Leeds School of Busin...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Stocks close out best year since 2013

Wall Street closed the books Tuesday on a blockbuster 2019 for stock investors, with the broader market delivering its best returns in six years. The S&P 500 finished with a gain ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business