Economy (general) - The Durango Herald

Local businesses starting to feel the pinch from a soiled Animas River

When the Animas River is mustard yellow at the busy end of the tourist summer season, what happens? Local rafting companies say losses are in the thousands of dollars daily. ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Councilors seek an Internet boost

Ballot question likely in November

DATE: Jun 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

New airport plans on schedule

Fewer departures in May attributed to loss of Frontier flights

DATE: Jun 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gas-price rise doesn’t slow drivers

‘We expect the trend to fizzle entirely,’ analyst says

DATE: Jun 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio coming into its own

Grocery store, Growth Fund lead new projects

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navigating the art world

Economy, buyers’ habits affect galleries and artists

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Headin’ out West

Retirees seeking out the good life

DATE: Mar 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weather alters your day and your economy

Waking up Monday morning filled me with a sense of both dread and joy. Dread that I, like many others in the area, would be spending the next four hours shoveling tons of snow fro...

DATE: Feb 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Jobless rate beats nation’s

La Plata County unemployment at 3.2 percent

DATE: Jan 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Economists issue rosy forecast at forum

Oil price drop may hurt state’s job picture

DATE: Jan 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

A vintage economy is like a vintage wine

A mixture of weather patterns and the micro-climate in which a grape grows affects the vintage of any given grape. For example, Shiraz likes it dry and sunny, while sauvignon blanc prefers w...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

U.S. economy grows at 5% rate

WASHINGTON â€“ The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 5 percent annual rate in the July-September period, the fastest in more than a decade, on the strength of higher consumer spending and busi...

DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business