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La Plata Electric Association recently named longtime electric utility professional Johnnie Walker as its new right-of-way agent. Walker is from Farmington and started her career in 1979 as a meter...
DATE: Aug. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
HomesFund, a local mortgage lender, will hold home-buyer education classes Sept. 22 at Fort Lewis College in Durango and Oct. 4 at Bayfield Town Hall in Bayfield. Topics include: budgeting and...
DATE: Aug. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
FORT COLLINS (AP) – A decade ago, L&L Acoustical averaged about 60 jobs a month. Today, the drywall company completes 35 to 40 jobs, not because the work is shriveling up – quite the opposite....
DATE: Aug. 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK – One of the most challenging aspects of owning a home for many people is the need to find a reliable contractor. Whether looking for someone to fix a roof or to overhaul a kitchen,...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK – Who knew connecting the world could get so complicated? Perhaps some of technology’s brightest minds should have seen that coming. Social media bans of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
TJX Cos., with its treasure-hunt shopping experience and discount prices, is proving as popular as ever with consumers – even if rising incomes mean they don’t need a deal. Comparable sales at the...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK – Kroger will start to sell some of its products to Chinese shoppers through a website owned by internet giant Alibaba, the latest move by the supermarket chain to boost its digital...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the third consecutive week, yet they remain significantly higher than a year ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
OMAHA, Neb. – More farm loan applications are being rejected in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states in reaction to weak farm commodity prices and income. The latest Rural Mainstreet survey...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
The San Juan National Forest seasonal hiring will begin earlier for employment next spring. Hiring for the San Juan National Forest will be combined with the hiring process across the Rocky...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
First National Bank of Durango recently hired three new employees: Noah Wells, Bianca Sandoval and Martha Moreno. Wells was hired as a universal banker at the Bodo office. He grew up in California...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
Durango organization 4TheChildren recently announced it appointed Ashley Hein as executive director. Hein is known in the community for her work at Animas High School and the Powerhouse Science...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
