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The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division determined that Durango restaurateur Alison Dance violated minimum-wage, overtime, record-keeping and child-labor laws while operating Cyprus...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango could be a prime candidate to raise its minimum wage if lawmakers remove a roadblock in state law. A law enacted in 1999 prevents local governments in Colorado from raising the minimum...
DATE: Dec. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango could be a prime candidate to raise its minimum wage if lawmakers remove a roadblock in state law. A law enacted in 1999 prevents local governments in Colorado from raising the minimum...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Garrett Smith has managed a bar and a medical-marijuana dispensary. “Running a dispensary is like running a pharmacy,” he said. “Running a bar is like running a bar – in a college town.” Smith, 33,...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Roger Crossley, 83, in his 31st year as bartender at Elks Lodge No. 507 in Durango, keeps the beer cold, his repartee sharp and his longtime customers close. “As long as I can get out of bed and...
DATE: Dec. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado ranked fourth nationally in the growth of green jobs during the third quarter of 2014, Environmental Entrepreneurs, E2, reports. In the third quarter, Colorado picked up 1,333 new green...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Before the invention of currency, humans from across the world exchanged goods and precious metals through bartering. In today’s world of tepid economic growth, several people nationwide have...
DATE: Oct. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
DENVER – How can you boost your bottom line in 2015? A report released this week indicates the answer for some could be a career change. Technology careers are paying big dividends compared with...
DATE: Oct. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Four Corners Expos is hosting its third Durango Regional Job Fair on Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio in Durango. “It’s a good event for people to find work,” said Sharon...
DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Even as one of the better-paying school districts on the Western Slope, Durango School District 9-R finds it difficult to fill entry-level positions. Jobs for cooks, bus drivers and custodians go...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Parking to work in downtown Durango can eat up a worker’s income. Figures from the Durango Chamber of Commerce show that more than 9,800 people work in the Central Business District as full-time,...
DATE: July 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News