Sage grouse discussed by Western governors

Associated Press LAS VEGAS – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says the federal government is trying to find a way to save the sage grouse without having to list the bird as an endangered...

DATE: Dec. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

FLC faculty pitches shared governance

Fort Lewis College trustees Friday heard proposals for shared governance with faculty and a suggestion for a housing subsidy to attract and retain junior faculty members. A faculty representative...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Sandwich and sauce

Known for its sandwiches, soup and burgers, Once Upon a Sandwich has expanded its seating area and opened a full-service bar. The seating area and bar features 18 new chairs, three new tables and...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Decker says goodbye to board after 10 years

The election of Fort Lewis College trustee officers Friday marked the end of an era for termed-out Peter Decker. Decker served two years for a trustee who left and then was appointed twice to...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Companies’ oil-drilling plans unchanged Two major Colorado natural gas producers who have turned their attention to drilling for oil elsewhere say they’re continuing to pursue that strategy for...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Energy companies wasting gas

BUENA VISTA – Colorado land is rich in fossil fuels, and a new report finds that millions of dollars of that resource is being either wasted or given away to gas and oil companies. Taxpayers for...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. job market partying like it’s 1999

WASHINGTON – Look past the booming November job gain of 321,000 reported Friday, which is the best figure in three years in the strongest year for U.S. hiring since 1999. The job market reached a...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Expect consumer beef price to rise

Consumers will likely see a modest uptick in beef prices at the grocery store next year, though most of the significant increases have already happened, a cattle market analyst said Thursday....

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Long-term unemployed may get help

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado’s unemployment rate is below the national average, but tens of thousands of residents have been unable to find a job for more than six months – an issue Gov. John...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

New office

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

FLC shows economic influence in region

Fort Lewis College trustees got a look Friday at an upcoming study that says the school has a $151 million impact in the Four Corners. The finding is based on spending related to FLC in fiscal...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Farmers want help with workers

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – There is nothing in President Barack Obama’s recently announced package of executive actions on immigration that directly reassures farmers and ranchers they’ll have...

DATE: Dec. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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