Wolf Creek saga howls on

DENVER – Federal officials are sorting through at least 10 objections filed over a proposed land exchange for the Village at Wolf Creek, once again extending the long saga of the wishful project....

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Brand inspection fees increasing

Brand inspection fees levied by the Colorado State Department of Agriculture will be higher this year, according to an announcement from the agency. The fee increase includes cattle, horse, and...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Westmoreland Coal buys 2 Ohio companies

The Denver Post Douglas County-based Westmoreland Coal Co. announced Friday that it has paid $64 million in cash for two Ohio coal companies, Oxford Resources GP and Buckingham Coal Co....

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

SW Memorial sleep center receives accreditation

Southwest Memorial Hospital Sleep Center in Cortez recently received accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Lizardhead Cyclery offers ski, board tuning

Have you waxed your bottoms? If you haven’t, Lizardhead Cyclery is ready to make sure the business side of your skis and snowboards are in tip-top shape for the winter season. Owner Nicholas Tyson...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

There’s a new angle to the LPEA scam

Scammers targeting La Plata Electric Association customers over allegedly past-due bills are taking a more sophisticated approach. Businesses in Archuleta and La Plata counties are the targets. The...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Where will they live?

With about 3 percent unemployment in La Plata County, it raises the question: If more people move from outside the area to work here, where will they live? “We’re running out of people who need a...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Business briefs

FSA deadline for disaster assistance is Jan. 14The deadline for expanded protection for eligible fruit, vegetable and specialty crop growers to sign up for the new Noninsured Crop Disaster...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

State gas, oil operation fines rise

DENVER – State natural-gas and oil regulators last week approved increased fines for violations related to operations. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission increased the maximum daily...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

BLM touts leases in 2014

DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management is offering more leases for drilling on public lands than the energy industry is using or asking for. That’s what the agency said in a wrap-up last week of...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Sky-high hopes

Durango-La Plata County Airport needs renovation, but the tens of millions it may require are raising major questions for public officials. The airport terminal, parking lots and tarmac all need...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Papa Murphy’s quietly opens on Main Street

When Art Bonn and his business partner Rolly Jackson were looking for a new venture, the plan was to find something that was “Internet-proof.” Jackson owned the former RadioShack on Main Street, a...

DATE: Jan. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

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