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NEW YORK This summer, many small businesses that depend on high temperatures got more than they bargained for.Across the nation, July was the hottest month ever in the continental U.S., according...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK Twenty-six big U.S. companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in taxes, according to a study released last week by a liberal-leaning think tank.The...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
Processing fees for debit- and credit-card transactions have long been a bane for merchants. But businesses know it’s an unavoidable cost to keep customers coming back.“If you don’t (accept cards),...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
The Enterprise Zone state tax credit survived a bill last year that would have killed it, but the program is not out of the woods yet.A state House bill has created the Enterprise Zone Task Force...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK Shoppers are starting to spend, but business owners arent so sure their customers will keep coming back.These conflicting signals confused investors, who first bought stocks and then...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
WOODWARD, Okla. The local prison is so short on guards that inmates can sometimes just walk away. A gas station barely has enough cashiers to keep up with the trucks filling the parking lot. And...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
Leavitt Group announces new hire Leavitt Group Four Corners Insurance Agency announces the hiring of Amie McAteer as a licensed insurance agent specializing in personal accounts.McAteer has more...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
By Richard GoreInvesting your hard-earned money in the stock market is, to some extent, a gamble. We buy stock, bonds or some other investment with the goal of increasing our wealth. However, there...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | COLUMN: Thoughts Along The Way
ST. LOUIS The Plains states where the production of corn and soybeans is key are being hit harder by excessive drought conditions in the wake of the hottest month on record in the continental...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
Hopefully by now, you have heard of a bicycle race occurring in Durango on Aug. 20. Our city was fortunate to be selected as the start city for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge.This race has been...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | COLUMN: Destination Durango
WASHINGTON Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency waive production...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
DENVER The economic downturn of the last few years is causing stresses for an unusual group of Coloradans. A new survey from AARP finds that baby boomers and retirees are worried about their...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
