Civilian military workers go back

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) — Nearly 3,000 civilian military workers are back on the job in Colorado. The Gazette of Colorado Springs reported that at least 2,650 workers at Fort Carson, the Air Force...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Equipment failure at mine leads to 150-worker layoff

SOMERSET (AP) — A company has laid off about 150 workers at its Elk Creek Mine after abandoning a malfunctioning machine worth millions of dollars that it said is crucial to meeting production...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Collaboration key for tourism

During peak summer months, visitors to Montezuma County rebounded in 2013 after experiencing declines in recent years. This past June and July, the Cortez Welcome Center recorded approximately...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Brits motorcycle through region

Blimey is slang in England for surprise, and while riding through Mesa Verde National Park this summer, a duo of off-road motorcycle enthusiasts from the United Kingdom were shocked. “The park...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Bargain hunters

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Flood spills spur review of state plans for oil wells

DENVER (AP) — As floodwater started to rise Sept. 11, some gas and oil operators began shutting wells and securing facilities. It would be five days before state regulators announced their own...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Preparing for liftoff

DATE: Oct. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Lawmaker eyes greater setback for wells

Colorado state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush says she plans to take up the issue of water contamination and greater setbacks for gas and oil wells from waterways in the wake of this month’s devastating...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Empire Electric to inspect poles

Empire Electric Association Inc. conducts routine inspections on poles and towers to determine their current state of condition. Corrosion, which reduces structural integrity, is inevitable, and...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Gas prices fall as weather calms markets

NEW YORK – Gasoline prices have fallen steadily through September, and drivers should look forward to even cheaper fill-ups in the weeks ahead. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Are pot opportunities going up in smoke?

Over bluegrass weekend in June, the Telluride Bud Co. turned away 364 people wanting to sample recreational marijuana. On Telluride Blues and Brews Festival weekend in September, the medical...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Front Range resorts making snow

DILLON (AP) – Two Colorado ski resorts that are among the first in the state to open for the winter season and among the last to close have begun making snow. Arapahoe Basin and Loveland are taking...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

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