House panel OKs making wage-theft findings open to public

DENVER – For about a century, any finding by Colorado labor officials that an employer cheated his or her workers on wages has been considered a trade secret that’s off-limits to the public. That...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado bill aims to protect drilling sites from vandals

DENVER – A measure that would augment penalties on vandals of oil- and gas-production equipment cleared a Senate committee 6-5 with Republicans in support. The bill comes as a response to increased...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

HomesFund asks Cortez council for support

A housing assistance program based in Durango asked the Cortez City Council to support its Montezuma County services during a workshop on Tuesday . HomesFund is a nonprofit that offers mortgage...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Mancos, Dolores County officials join Region 9 board

Craig Benally, Steve Garchar and Rebecca Anderson have joined the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado’s board of directors.Benally, a Mancos town trustee; Garchar, a newly...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Bill to protect microbreweries receives bipartisan support

DENVER – Microbreweries across Colorado have some friends at the Capitol who showed them some love on Valentine’s Day. Senate Bill 134 would separate the retail and wholesale portions of...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Job training for senior citizens offered

Job training for seniors offered SER Jobs for Progress, a federally funded job-training program for economically challenged seniors, is currently accepting applications for enrollment in La Plata...

DATE: Feb. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

County backs Kinder Morgan permit near Pleasant View

Montezuma County Planning Commissioners on Thursday unanimously recommended approval of a high-impact and special-use permit for a Kinder Morgan carbon dioxide well near Pleasant View. The...

DATE: Feb. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Montezuma commissioners endorse coal mine expansion

The Montezuma County Commission supports a proposed expansion of the King Coal II mine near Hesperus. In a Jan. 23 comment letter, commissioners urged the Bureau of Land Management to approve the...

DATE: Feb. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Business help center opens Cortez office

The Colorado Small Business Development Center has opened a Cortez office at 31 W. Main St., in the same space as the Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce. Office Manager Mary Shepherd said office...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Accounting business moves into Cortez Xtrov building

The old Xtrov Realty building on Broadway in Cortez has become the new headquarters for Dolores Sheets, a longtime tax consultant from Lewis. Sheets has run her business, Dolores Sheets Tax...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Clean energy powers jobs in La Plata County

La Plata County has nearly 800 people working in the clean energy sector, according to a recent report based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information. “That doesn’t seem far reaching to me...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Family dedicates Habitat for Humanity home in Cortez

Habitat for Humanity New homeowner Logan Vigil and his two children were welcomed by family, friends, volunteers, supporters and staff of Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County for the home’s...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

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