Consumer advocates warn of unsafe toys

WASHINGTON – Toy recalls for excessive lead and other hazards are down this year, but consumer advocates warn that potential dangers to children remain on store shelves. Several toys with high lead...

DATE: Dec. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Next generation of biofuels years away from fruition

NEW YORK – The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste is finally winding its way into the nation’s energy supply, after years of broken promises and hype promoting a next-generation...

DATE: Nov. 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Energy ABCs looks at industry facts, myths Consultant talks about fracking, power at luncheon

New environmentally friendly technologies may not always be what they seem. Lori Smith Schell, president of the Durango-based consultancy Empowered Energy, gave the example of plug-in electric...

DATE: Nov. 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Municipal votes on fracking catch guv’s eye

Gov. John Hickenlooper has acknowledged that recent municipal votes imposing hydraulic fracturing bans in four Colorado cities demonstrate the health concerns of Colorado residents living amid a...

DATE: Nov. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

County’s Farm Service Agency is now taking NAP applications

Montezuma County Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for 2014 Noninsured Assistance Program (NAP). The deadline date to purchase NAP coverage is Dec. 2 for alfalfa (forage), mixed...

DATE: Nov. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Utah weighs gas tax proposals

SALT LAKE CITY – State and local officials say it’s time to raise Utah’s gasoline tax, which hasn’t changed for 16 years. On Wednesday, a panel of legislators discussed two ways to raise the tax,...

DATE: Nov. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Let there be light

With its sweeping vistas, dramatic formations in places such as Monument Valley and ruins and relics of Four Corners residents long vanished, the Navajo Reservation is a beautiful place. But the...

DATE: Nov. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Bull Riders’ great year

PUEBLO – Professional Bull Riders chief executive Jim Haworth calls the 20th anniversary season of PBR one of the tour’s most rewarding, helped by one of the closest title chases in tour history....

DATE: Nov. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Cobalt Mortgage opens

DATE: Nov. 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Cortez Briefs

San Juans’ Mark Stiles to retire The San Juan Mountains Association will hold an open house celebration on Monday, Nov. 18, to honor Mark Stiles on his upcoming retirement as the San Juan National...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Hesperus ski swap celebrates 50th

It all started in the basement of the old courthouse building. The year was 1963. About 20 or so people leaned their long skis, wooden poles and other ski gear against the walls and looked at what...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

November is Hospice month

DATE: Nov. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

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