Pot-tax idea dies

The Durango City Council will not ask the voters to approve a 5 percent tax on recreational marijuana. After hearing from supporters of the marijuana industry the councilors decided they did not...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Local vet makes his way back to Cortez

After spending years away in Utah and Washington State for college, 2004 M-CHS grad and veterinarian William Brock is now back in his hometown of Cortez practicing at the clinic he started at when...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Marijuana bank bid goes to pot

DENVER – A Colorado credit union is hoping a federal judge will intervene to let the booming marijuana industry move its finances from cash-stuffed suitcases to the regulated banking system. A pair...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Livestock sale brings in $170K

This year’s Junior Livestock Sale, which featured 107 animals raised by local 4-H members, brought in a grand total of $170,450 at the Aug. 1 event at the Montezuma County Fair.The Saturday...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Rack ’em up

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

29 cases of livestock disease reported

Twenty-nine cases of the contagious equine and livestock disease vesicular stomatitis have been confirmed in six counties in Colorado, including Montezuma and La Plata, according to the Colorado...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

SBA loan program put on hold

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s widely used loan guarantee program has hit its $18.75 billion cap this fiscal year, delaying startups seeking funds through the program until Congress...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Osprey’s Pfotenhauer is OutDoor Celeb of Year

Osprey Packs has announced that founder and designer Mike Pfotenhauer was named 2015 Celebrity of the Year at last week’s OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Pfotenhauer is the 10th recipient...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Four Corners Film Office announces new member

The Four Corners Film Office has announced that Deahna Geehan is the latest member of the 4CFO advisory board. Geehan’s first film job was working as the assistant to the location manager for a...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Frontier of composting?

Poop is a sensitive issue in Durango, where scientific studies recently proved that too much human feces is flowing into the Animas River downstream to Farmington. The Durango City Council is...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Records for Durango home sales

If you’re looking to sell a home, prices have reached record medians in Durango, so it’s a good time to be on the market. If you’re looking to buy, be prepared to search, possibly beyond the city...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Conservation pays for farmers

Beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as livestock grazing lands. The...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

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