Revolutionary compostable packaging launched by New Ice, Inc. from Durango, Colo.
Image: Summary: Finally, a natural, compostable, commercial alternative to Styrofoam. Developed and produced in Durango, the New Ice, Inc. pilot program is happening here and NOW. ” DURANGO, Colo. – Five hundred years or five days? Scientists speculate that a Styrofoam container will remain in a landfill for at least a half millennium before it begins to biodegrade. A new product line, however, developed and now...
The blossoming “Traditional Neighborhood Development,” Three Springs, redefining “community”
Walkable, work-live neighborhoods, sustainable building, being an active part of a “community” – the new development at Three Springs. DURANGO, Colo. – Back in February 2004, Brad Cochennet, then CFO of Mercy Regional Medical Center, referred to Three Springs as an “incredibly powerful development.” Though at the time still “on paper” and at the tail end an extensive process of annexation to the City of Durango, Three Springs...
Entrepreneur, business consultant – a woman is at the Helm at the Spaaah Shop & Day Spa
Pager item text :Spaaah Shop & Day SpaImage:Summary:An unlikely executive, Christine Helm’s easy going style and fun-loving nature belies the keen business mind that has likely ensured the long-term success of the unique Spaaah Shop & Day Spa in Downtown Durango. Entrepreneur, business consultant – a woman is at the Helm at the Spaaah Shop & Day Spa DURANGO, Colo. – Christine Helm is an unlikely...
Nobody’s Inn offers an alternative lodging opportunity in the heart of Downtown Durango
Are you Somebody, Anybody or Everybody? No matter. At Nobody’s Inn, the private hotel retreat in the heart of Historic Downtown Durango, you’re in for a unique experience. DURANGO, Colo. – As seems typical of Durango’s entrepreneurs, Linda Ward and her husband Mick have devised the perfect private hotel retreat in the heart of Historic Downtown Durango: “Nobody’s Inn.” And it’s likely, the only lodging establishment of its kind in...
Leading technology, leading community sustainability: Brainstorm Internet
One definition for “brainstorm,” according to Merriam Webster is “a violent transient fit of insanity.” Brainstorm Internet is anything but violent, transient or insane, and, indeed, is something of a gem for the region. DURANGO, Colo. – “Brainstorm.” According to Merriam Webster dictionary’s primary definition, this is “a violent transient fit of insanity.” When applied, however, to Brainstorm Internet, Durango’s home-grown...
Orange Almond Scone Recipe from the Rochester Hotel
Image:Orange Almond Scone Recipe from the Rochester Hotel (makes 64, 8 rounds of 8 wedges) 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice ½ cup buttermilk...
Southwest Safehouse and Durango Community Shelter providing a hand up, not a hand out
Those attending Chocolate Fantasia were on a festive sugar high; but surveying the successful fundraiser, Ali Sabeti, board president for Volunteers of America, noted, “As economic times get tougher, the need for our services increases.” “DURANGO, Colo. – Those attending Chocolate Fantasia were on a festive sugar high; but surveying the room, Ali Sabeti, board president for Volunteers of America, the beneficiary of funds...
Leadership La Plata: worth every minute, every penny
Those who have enjoyed the privilege and the experience of Leadership La Plata readily assure it’s the best thing one can do for one’s self. DURANGO, Colo. – Among the seeming plethora of “leadership” books and seminars on the market, it may appear to the uninformed that Leadership La Plata is just another “one of those.” Indeed, leadership skills training and information can be obtained most anywhere. But no place is that training...
New performing arts opportunities on the way at the Henry Strater Theatre
Image:Summary:With the Melodrama moving up to the Durango Arts Center, the future for Diamond Circle Theatre could have been bleak, but Strater Hotel owner Rod Barker is known for taking creative risks. Introducing the Henry Strater Theatre… With the Melodrama moving up to the Durango Arts Center, the future for Diamond Circle Theatre could have been bleak, but Strater Hotel owner Rod Barker is known for taking creative risks....
RRC Associates to develop Durango Market Assessment and Downtown Management Plan
Image:DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango Business Improvement District (BID), in cooperation with the City of Durango, La Plata Economic Development Action Partnership (LEAD) and members of the private sector, has selected Boulder-based RRC Associates to complete a comprehensive Market Assessment and Downtown Management Plan. The BID solicited RFPs from throughout the country before ultimately selecting RCC Associates. A market...
