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Revamped Dolores mill starting up

Iron Wood produces veneer, hiring underway

DATE: Oct 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates rise sharply on positive developments surrounding Brexit and China

A potential Brexit deal as well as progress in the trade talks with China caused a sharp rise in mortgage rates this week, continuing a volatile period for home loan rates. Accord...

DATE: Oct 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Columbine Landscapes promotes Katie Kelley

Columbine Landscapes has announced Katie Kelley, one of its crew leaders, has been promoted to field manager. Kelley moved to Colorado in 2017 and has been with Columbine for the ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Region 9 Promotes two staff members

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has announced the promotion of two employees. Brian Rose joined Region 9 in early 2018 as a business resource spec...

DATE: Oct 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Economic Alliance Summit to take place

The 13th Annual Economic Alliance Summit will take place Oct. 23 at Sky Ute Casino Resort. The day-long business conference, themed “Forward Together!” will create an opportunity...

DATE: Oct 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Fort Lewis College enrollment flat, but showing signs of growth

Freshman class size and retention are up slightly

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Area Tourism Office has new leader

Rachel Brown will come from marketing Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco

DATE: Oct 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

EsoTerra looks to boost an apple renaissance

Dolores startup looks to return the fruit to regional prominence it once enjoyed

DATE: Oct 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Time to plan for 2020 marketing

Happy Fall! Where on earth did the year go? We are now entering the fourth quarter, and we’re all beginning our budget planning for 2020. You might not realize the Dur...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Public insurance option could lower costs for Connect for Health customers

State plan would cap reimbursement to hospitals

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mortgage rates pull back on weaker-than-expected economic data

Mortgage rates retreated this week after the services sector reported its slowest growth rate in three years. According to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed...

DATE: Oct 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Library to host impact investing seminar

Join the city of Durango and Local First to learn about unleashing the power of capital for good at an impact investing seminar noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 Eas...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business