Rebuilding after housing bubble burst

The post-recession real estate reality for Cortez is a hot rental market. For one local real estate entrepreneur, that meant transforming her business model to include property management to fit...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Agricultural economist joins Region 9 Loan Committee Livia Cloman Lynch, Ph.D., has joined the Region 9 Economic Development District’s Business Loan Fund Committee. Lynch has degrees in...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

So you’ve decided to rent out your home? Some tips

Cynthia Kent and her husband, John, didn’t set out to be landlords, but career choices made it necessary. “We have rented out our home in Florida for nine years because we move all over with the...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Doctor contradicts pot findings

Health, law enforcement and school officials met Friday in Durango to grapple with the effects of legal marijuana on children and to push back on what they said were myths about marijuana use. Dr....

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Summer has been good to corn

DES MOINES, Iowa – A mild summer across much of the nation’s heartland has provided optimum growing conditions for the nation’s corn and soybean crops. Pair that with high-yield seeds and other new...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business briefs

Steven Hurst opens Kool Kids Kustoms in Dolores Steven Hurst has opened Kool Kids Kustoms in Dolores off Colorado Highway 145 by the Skyline store. He will specialize in custom cars, frames, roll...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Local alfalfa prices lagging behind last year

By Mary Shinn The Cortez Journal Alfalfa production locally may outpace last year, but so far, prices this summer are lagging. The alfalfa supply from growers in Kansas and Oklahoma has been...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Cortez joins celebration of Farmers Market Week This week has been declared “National Farmers Market Week” by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The week is set aside to celebrate our nation’s...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Forget Me-Not Antiques opens on Main

From classic kitchen tables to western knick knacks, a new antique and consignment shop on Main Street offers unique and colorful home decor items. Forget Me-Not Antiques and More opened on Friday...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Wilson completes leadership training in Washington, D.C.

High school students from throughout the country spent a week undergoing training that helped them identify their strengths, establish personal goals and strengthen leadership skills. Tierney...

DATE: July 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Pipeline gives an edge in gas liquids

The Front Range Pipeline that runs through eastern El Paso County has positioned Colorado to take advantage of the burgeoning market for natural gas liquids. The pipeline, which began operating in...

DATE: July 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Western celebration

The King family of Summit Ridge loves Western music so much they decided to start their own concert promotion company called Cowboy Gathering of the Four Corners. Todd, his wife, Aimee, and their...

DATE: July 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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