Glut in supply, low dairy demand lead to hay slump

Hay producers are taking a hit as high hay supply, low oil and milk prices, and low demand from dairy farmers have combined to lower hay prices. According to data from the Colorado Department of...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Briefs

League gets update on behavioral health The League of Women Voters will hear an overview of what is new in Colorado and with federal legislation for behavioral health care on Saturday, Sept. 12, at...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Briefs

South African horticulturist speaks Georg Fritz, horticulturist at Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa, talks about his experiences with rare plants and succulents for the South African National...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Airport numbers strong despite ‘leakage’

After a year-and-a-half process, a 20-year master plan for the Durango-La Plata County Airport will be ready for county and city officials to review on Oct. 13. On Tuesday, Airport director Kip...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Four States wins Goodyear award

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Four Corners bank expands in Durango Four Corners Community Bank held a groundbreaking Aug. 27 for a branch on the lot of the former Mama’s Boy Italian restaurant in Durango. Construction on the...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

‘Stigma’ from Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River could linger

Unsure of the economic losses the “stigma” of the Gold King Mine spill will have on businesses and property owners, an environmental litigation firm held a discussion Friday about the rights and...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Relief-fund donations are slow

Durango is not living up to its reputation as a generous community in the aftermath of the Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River. Ten days after the Community Emergency Relief Fund was...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Purgatory looking up

For Purgatory Resort’s new owner James Coleman, replacing the notoriously slow-moving Legends Lift 8 is only the first step of his long-term vision that looks to improve the ski mountain. “We want...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

State a model for stopping gas waste

DENVER – A nonpartisan watchdog group launched a three-state campaign to end waste of natural gas on public lands. Michael Surrusco, senior policy analyst with Taxpayers for Common Sense, said that...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Poor-performing gas wells being plugged

Several poor-performing gas wells north of Narraguinnep Reservoir are being plugged. In 2009, the Bill Barrett Corp. installed wildcat wells on private land north of Road X to tap natural gas...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

GST Liquors gives $10K to Cultural Center

Grant Smith, owner of GST Liquors in Dolores, has donated $10,000 to help keep the Cortez Cultural Center afloat as it wades through its budget crisis. It’s the first sizable donation the nonprofit...

DATE: Aug. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

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