Scholarships available for education in avalanches

It’s already starting: On Nov. 26, not even winter, a snowmobiler from North Dakota died in an avalanche near Cooke City, Montana – marking the first avalanche death of the 2014-15 snow season in...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Black Friday

Bleary-eyed, but still smiling Bealls Store Manager Jennifer Hermanns stood inside the Cortez department store mid-day Friday answering an assault of questions. “Yes you can exchange those for...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Harder to sue for home defects?

DENVER – Homeowners in Colorado are bracing for another attempt by the Legislature to curb construction-defects lawsuits in an effort to spur the development of affordable housing. The hot-button...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Solar living

Many La Plata County homeowners are choosing to invest money to make their homes more energy efficient, and one of the ways they can do that is by installing solar panels on their homes. Don...

DATE: Nov. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Marijuana shops may get a break soon

Marijuana advocates in the U.S. House believe the punitive federal tax code that treats state-legalized cannabis stores as a criminal enterprise can be reformed, perhaps within the next couple of...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Cedar Networks offering premium Internet service in Dolores

High-speed Internet has arrived in Dolores. The fiber-optics technology is coiled to strike, a black circle of wire seen on telephone lines in town. “That’s it on the street; now we need businesses...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Telluride newspaper sold to competitor

Telluride has joined the ranks of the one-newspaper-town club, more or less. The Telluride Daily Planet has purchased The Watch, bringing it into a family that also includes The Norwood Post. The...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango’s retail pot shops proliferate

Retail marijuana shops are making inroads in Durango less than two months after the first retail operation opened. Durango now has three retail marijuana stores: Durango Organics and Wellness...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Programmer opens up innovative shop

For computer programmer Alexii Carey, inventing, creating, building and tinkering have always been sort of a hobby. In fact, Carey even started the Durango Makers Club, a group of...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

FSA applications being accepted for assistance Montezuma County Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for 2015 non-insured Assistance Program coverage for non-insurable perennial crops. The...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Get help with health-insurance changes

Local health advocate Jon Parker says while there have been improvements to the Connect for Health Colorado site, he still thinks that people attempting to make changes should seek the help of...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

How to shop for health insurance

Here are some changes Colorado customers can expect when they shop for health insurance this year: Subsidies are dropping Good news and bad news –falling insurance rates in many areas mean that...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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