Lawmakers split on tax refunds

DENVER – Rep. J. Paul Brown, a Republican from Ignacio, said Tuesday he would like the state to keep surplus revenue to fix highways and roads, rather than refund the money to taxpayers. The...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

The weed tax

To see the tax implications of legalizing marijuana in Colorado, there’s no better place to start than an empty plot of land on a busy thoroughfare near downtown Denver. It is the future home of a...

DATE: Jan. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Fracking is putting pressure on Moab

MOAB, Utah – A different kind of spire is jutting into the iconic red rock vistas of Moab. It is the scaffolding of drilling rigs, and it heralds a new chapter in Moab’s long history of energy...

DATE: Jan. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

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Spanish classes for medical professionals Southwest Colorado Community College is offering a one-semester Spanish language for medical professionals this spring. SCCC designed the curriculum to...

DATE: Jan. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Development specialist focuses on growth

It’s common practice for municipal economic development organizations to cast their nets beyond city boundaries to recruit out-of-area businesses. The competition between cities to lure new...

DATE: Jan. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Lawsuit shows resistance to legalization of pot

DENVER – Despite growing public support for legalizing marijuana, a lawsuit filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma shows that at least two segments of American society are prepared to fight the idea before...

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Ski towns worry over marijuana image

BRECKENRIDGE – Business is booming in Colorado’s mountain resorts, and the addition of recreational marijuana stores this year has attracted customers curious about legalized pot. But there’s...

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Developers seek lots inside city limits

Like a crowded Monopoly board, it’s becoming more difficult to find unused land within the city of Durango. Developers are snatching up vacant land, and some property owners are tearing down old...

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Fraley Co. is now under new ownership

For the past 56 winters, Cortez-based propane company Fraley Co. has been heating homes in the Four Corners. This winter, however, marks the first that longtime owner David Fraley isn’t manning the...

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

State economy beats nation’s

DENVER – State economists say Colorado’s economy continues to outpace the nation’s. But constitutional mandates could tie lawmakers’ hands over how they spend growing revenue, while the state...

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Long-distance genetic counseling available Genetic counselors in Colorado Springs are meeting patients at two Mercy Regional Medical Center sites in Durango through audio/video conferencing....

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Kinder Morgan well helps scenic overlook

A plan by Kinder Morgan to revive an abandoned CO2 well would improve recreation access and facilities at the Big Point Scenic Overlook. The Sand Canyon No. 5 well was drilled in 1984, but was...

DATE: Dec. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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