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Pool tables and patio furniture

Ultimate Mountain Living opens downtown

There’s a silver lining to fewer loans going out

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has for the third consecutive year approved a smaller volume of government-backed small-business loans. Small Business Administration offici...

Housing alliance offers path to your first home

Buying a home in La Plata County is a hardship for many working people. So far in 2014, the median price of a home in the county is $336,200, and, in Durango, it’s even higher at $390,000. ...

Ford rolling out new F-150 – with aluminum sides

How likely are you to buy this corporation’s big bet?

Rural brain drain

Small towns see residents move to more vibrant locales for work

‘Broadsterdam’ up in smoke?

Denver’s pot shops face push-back from businesses

Business Briefs

Tommy Percell joins Bayfield Realty Tommy Percell will be joining the team at Bayfield Realty. Born and raised in Bayfield, Percell is familiar with the unique needs of...

Stop, drop and roll

Preventative measures to keep your home safe this winter

What exactly does the seller have to fix?

Buyers usually become concerned when the listing report indicates that a home is being sold “as is.” The term often prompts the buyer to ask – what is wrong with the property? The...

Home-price growth slows

WASHINGTON – The U.S. housing market cooled off in September, as home prices rose at an ever slowing pace. Prices increased 5.6 percent in September compared with a year ago, rea...

U.S. construction spending down in September

WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending fell for a second consecutive month in September as a slight rebound in housing was offset by further declines in nonresidential building and in gover...

Weed-or-feed sign stolen

A pot enthusiast may have pilfered a sign that read “Weed? Feed!!” from Kassidy’s Kitchen in Bodo Industrial Park, the owner Keith “Kassidy” Byington suspects. He expected the han...