Economic development

FARMINGTON – San Juan County is moving forward with its plan to design and build a freight railroad line connecting to McKinley County. The county commission voted last week in favor of applying...

A longstanding restaurant in downtown Durango announced it will close for good. In a post on Facebook , the Red Snapper’s culinary team John Sheehan and Nancy Rowley wrote they are closing the...

The new owners of Durango Hot Springs Resort and Spa plan to unveil improvements at the 150-year-old resort, formerly known as Trimble Hot Springs, on the Fourth of July weekend. By Independence...

The city of Durango has approved an urban renewal authority to stimulate economic growth in struggling parts of town. Urban renewal authorities, public redevelopment districts allowed under state...

La Plata County has dropped a proposed moratorium on all new development applications after public backlash branded it detrimental to the economy, especially during the coronavirus outbreak. In a...

An inactive gravel mine in the Animas Valley plans to formally shut down and repurpose the land for a large-scale commercial development. The move has some in the rafting community wondering what...

Economic development organizations are working together to fund, advocate for, inform and connect businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The organizations are reacting to the pandemic that...

The Community Emergency Relief Fund has been activated in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado. The past two weeks have seen school...

As truckloads of logs arrive at the newly opened IronWood mill near Dolores, trucks with stacks of veneer sheets leave for plywood factories. In between, ponderosa pine trees from the San Juan...

Finding ways to finance and spur development of affordable housing, a new business park or upgrades to neglected and struggling parts of town are among the possible uses city of Durango officials...

The future of work will in some ways be very different: Kids graduating in 2020 shouldn’t expect they’ll work in the same industry their entire life, artificial intelligence will eliminate many...