Walls rise on new Aaron’s building

Excitement was rising last week as the walls went up at the new Aaron’s store near Safeway in Cortez. The furniture, appliances and electronics store is expected to be finished about Nov. 1, and...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Duncan’s Upholstery moves into new, larger home

For over 40 years, Duncan Oveson has been in the upholstery business, and for the first time in a long time, the 61-year-old was breathing a sigh of relief. Mostly because Oveson now has room to do...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

CREA’s subsidy totals $30K

The new director of the Cortez Retail Enhancement Association has vowed to streamline the organization’s local marketing efforts. There are some 100,000 potential retail customers within a 100-mile...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business briefs

Fair board seeks new members The Montezuma County Fair Board is looking for three community members who are willing to work together to organize county fair events, contests, and exhibits in order...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Local business can define a community

As the city of Durango moves toward building a road to lure more national chain businesses to Grandview, other efforts are aimed at keeping local businesses locally controlled and profitable....

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Group gave hundreds of veterans free pot DENVER – Hundreds of military veterans received free marijuana during a special giveaway in Denver designed to show that pot can help ease their pain....

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Group laying groundwork for hemp co-op

CARBONDALE (AP) – A recent tour at a small experimental hemp plot by a group of advocates who want to develop a local hemp growers cooperative revealed some of the challenges the fledgling industry...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Study: Leaks, not fracking, taint water

WASHINGTON – The drilling procedure called fracking didn’t cause much-publicized cases of tainted groundwater in areas of Pennsylvania and Texas, a new study finds. Instead, it blames the...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Young Alamosa patient’s lemonade raises $5K

ALAMOSA (AP) – Thirty gallons of lemonade – and a boy’s big heart – generated more than $5,000 this summer for Denver Children’s Hospital programs and a local anti-bullying program. Peyton Sanchez,...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Business Briefs

Time-management seminar to be held Sept. 23 The Four Corners Builders Association will sponsor a time management seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at noon to 1 p.m. in the First National Bank of...

DATE: Sept. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

State 4-H winners

DATE: Sept. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Can water plan sustain rec economy?

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Outdoor business leaders and conservationists are joining forces to urge Colorado to prioritize river-based recreation in the state’s upcoming water plan. As the Colorado Water...

DATE: Sept. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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