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Cryomedspa Wellness and Cryotherapy expands services

Cryomedspa has expanded into a full service wellness center and has changed its name to Cryomedspa Wellness and Cryotherapy. With the addition of two new owners, Elizabeth and T...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Heart Safe La Plata hires a new program director

Heart Safe La Plata has hired Kaylie Smith as the new program director. Smith is a Durango native and is available to help with CPR and first aid training needs, from scheduling o...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Strict rules keep business out of N.M. loan program

SANTA FE – Only about $20 million of a $400 million loan program for New Mexico small businesses hit by the pandemic has been approved to send out since the program began in August, accordin...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Southwest Colorado business accelerator unveils 2020 class

Entrepreneurs ranging from software developers to cider makers chart success in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

La Plata Cares: Support for businesses hit by COVID-19

Well, 2020 couldn’t get any weirder. And just as the business community is buckling down for a long, hard winter, another financial support mechanism has emerged: La Plata Cares. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

Douglass Field promoted to audit manager at FredrickZink & Associates, CPAs

FredrickZink & Associates CPAs has announced the promotion of Douglass Field to audit manager. Field joined the local Durango Certified Public Accounting firm in 2017 as a senior auditor. ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

First Southwest Bank named Community/Rural Lender of The Year by Colorado Small Business Administration

First Southwest Bank was awarded Community/Rural Lender of the Year by the Colorado Small Business Administration during their virtual conference for National Small Business Week. Sherry Wan...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Four Corners Children’s Clinic to open Nov. 8

Four Corners Children’s Clinic has announced its official opening date as Nov. 8 at its location at 555 Rivergate Lane, Unit B1-109 in Durango. To schedule an appointment, call 4...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Dolores cidery EsoTerra Ciderworks aims to boost region’s apple economy

Cidery uses neglected fruit from Montezuma County’s once-flourishing apple industry

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Improving our bump-outs for downtown

The Bump Outs for Businesses program proved to be extremely successful this past summer downtown. Surveys of current users indicate that the new space is supporting 20% of total s...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

New Mexico taps federal loans to pay unemployment

SANTA FE – New Mexico has depleted its unemployment benefits trust fund and begun to use federal loans to keep up with claims – spending that can trigger higher taxes if not repaid, a top la...

DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Nurses say state staffing levels leave patients vulnerable

DENVER – Some Denver nurses said the state’s minimum staffing levels have left them overworked and patients vulnerable to substandard care. A Colorado Department of Public Health ...

DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business