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The purchase of Durango-based Cedar Networks by Toronto-based Ting Internet will likely mean an expansion of the Durango business that builds fiber-optic internet systems in Colorado and New...
DATE: Feb. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Not surprisingly, quite a few restaurants in environmentally conscious Durango have taken an extra step or two to eliminate the use of single-use plastic items. “We’ve been actively working to...
DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Jim and Jean Wootton may not have the most sophisticated or biggest winery in Colorado, or even Montezuma County for that matter, but they may have the funnest. The couple, operating as Yellow Car...
DATE: Jan. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Michael French, who in 2007 found Durango the ideal location to telecommute while raising a family, has been named the new executive director of the La Plata County Economic Development Alliance....
DATE: Jan. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Four years of minimum wage increases in Colorado have put more money into the pockets of La Plata County workers, but some argue it is not enough. Minimum wage increased incrementally from $8.31...
DATE: Jan. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Rural Innovation Strategies Inc. has announced that the Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs has been chosen to participate in the 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative, a technical...
DATE: Jan. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
A booming economy is driving up wages for low-skilled and entry-level jobs across the nation. It’s true in Durango as well, and entry-level and younger workers appear to be the beneficiaries. “It’s...
DATE: Jan. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
During the long, dark, cold days of winter, some hobbyists hide out in their she sheds and man caves building cars, planes and drones. Durango Hobby opened in late December on Main Avenue in...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Faced with the fresh start of a new year, Colorado’s business community is feeling a bit rosier about the state’s economic prospects, according to a new survey from the Leeds School of Business at...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
Grocery stores are responsible for a lot of waste, but increasingly, companies are figuring out better ways to use food that would otherwise end up in landfills, at least here in Durango. Every...
DATE: Jan. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
The Journal Aaron Stone is the first student winner of a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise through Fort Lewis College’s Applied Entrepreneurship course. Stone, a senior in business...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business
The Journal Southwest Health System recently announced that Kerri White-Singleton will be chief operations officer for Southwest Medical Group. She will oversee provider management, recruitment and...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business
A home on Jenkins Ranch Road sold for $3.1 million on Dec. 31, 2019, making it the most expensive sale within Durango city limits in recent memory, according to a local real estate agent. The 7,567-square-foot home has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half bathroom, and sits on 3.81 acres.
