Business
New DurangoDowntown.com is Live!
The new DURANGODOWNTOWN.COM is LIVE! After serving the Durango area for 18 years, we’ve freshened up DurangoDowntown.com again! DD’s new team has kept the best of the old website and added some kick-ass new features like a mobile friendly and super fast design. Not to mention some unique things like the full CAIC Avalanche Report for the South San Juan’s. “Our vision is to create a community hub”, states...
New Schlotzsky’s® Bakery-Cafe opens Downtown Feb 12, 2015
Celebrate Schlotzsky’s Grand Opening Feb. 12 with an Opportunity to Win Free Schlotzsky’s for a Year* Durango, Colo. – Schlotzsky’s®, home of The Original® oven-baked sandwich and famous Fresh-from-Scratch® buns, today announces the opening of its newest Lotz Better® location at 846 Main Ave. in Durango on Feb. 12. Owned by local area resident, Gene Denison, the bakery-cafe will feature a lineup of more than 15 different signature...
Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series
Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series new and experienced business owners and managers. Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center in conjunction with local area business partners is sponsoring a Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series for new and experienced business owners and managers. The 12 week course will begin on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 and continue until Wednesday, April 8, 2015. The...
Inside Durango News: New Testing for Students, Tax Penalties, and 2015 Economic Outlook
Are we testing students too much? You could face tax penalties without health insurance, and learn about the economic outlook for 2015.
Inside Durango News: Future Olympians, Durango Dollars & Fish Tacos
An International Mixed Climbing Competition comes to Durango at the end of the month…Mr. Durango Dollars shows up…and Chef Joseph Precup at the Manna Soup Kitchen shows us some shortcuts in Chef’s Secrets…These stories and more on this edition of Inside Durango News.
Inside Durango News: Honoring Veterans, Working from Home & Durango Spills It!
Honoring our Veterans is a year-round task for Durango agencies . . . The Teleworker population is growing in La Plata County . . . And Shawn Fergusson hits the streets to find out what you aren’t thankful for this holiday season. These stories and more on this start of the Holiday Edition of Inside Durango News.
Durango Markets on Abundance of “Food Junkies” – from Yeslpc.com
Town and Food Manufacturing Businesses Featured in Latest Issue of Small Business Digest Durango and its many food manufacturing businesses are featured in the latest issue of Small Business Digest (SBD). The online version of the publication was released this week. Roger Zalneraitis, Executive Director of the La Plata County Economic Development Alliance was contacted by an editor of SBD last week. The editor was interested in the...
Open 4 Business by Inside Durango
A new, multi-million-dollar grocery store is in the works for Ignacio. A local coffee company worms its way into the compost business, and a family ag business in Bayfield survives and thrives by changing with the times. These stories and more on this edition of Open 4 Business with Jim...
San Juan Basin Health Announces Expanded Dental Services
San Juan Basin Health Announces Expanded Dental Services Durango, CO – San Juan Basin Health is pleased to announce the receipt of a two year transition project grant from the Colorado Health Foundation that supports our Southwest Smile Makers Clinic in providing a dental home to patients of the new La Plata Integrated Health clinic. This grant allows SJBH to expand its hours of service and therefore increase the number of...
Steamworks – Animas Valley Half Marathon and beer sales
Steamworks – Animas Valley Half Marathon and beer sales yield more than $4,500 for Marc Witkes Memorial Scholarship Durango, CO – In memory of Marc Witkes, long-time Durango resident and distance runner who was a local figurehead for the sport, Steamworks Brewing Co. and Star Liquors have announced a joint donation of $4543.69 to the Marc Witkes Memorial Scholarship at Fort Lewis College. Funds were raised through...
Advisor of Year announced by SBDC at Fort Lewis
Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center honored Terryl Peterson as the Advisor of the Year for 2014. The award was presented by Joe Keck, Executive Director of the SBDC, at the 5th July 24 in front of the 270 attendees. Peterson has been an advisor for five years, regularly making time to consult with clients regarding the financial aspects of running a business. She helps clients do budgets and...
Inside Durango News 08-14-14
Durango High School students design an international space station for the moon. What Durangoans … really … think about the giant stone banana at the continuous flow intersection. And amateur athletes get down and dirty during DMR’s annual Muck and Mire Race. These stories and more on this week’s edition of Inside Durango News. Featuring anchors Ashley Dickson, Moni Grushkin, Jordan Alexander & Scotty Smith; Inside Durango...
Inside Durango News 07-17-14
Downtown is busier than ever, if the parking vacancy rates are any indication. But are visitors spending any money? The teen pregnancy rate has dropped significantly during the past five years; find out why. And one woman’s business is ballooning. Learn who she is and what she does. These stories and more on this edition of Inside Durango News. These stories and more on this edition of Inside Durango News, featuring...
Open 4 Business – 07/17/14
Open 4 Business by Inside Durango Manna Soup Kitchen cooks up a new training program. Out-of-town brides spend millions to walk down the aisle in Durango. And businesses bloom when flowers blossom in downtown Durango. These stories and more on this week’s edition of Open 4 Business. These stories and more on this week’s edition of Open 4 Business, featuring local entrepreneur Jim Mackay. Open 4 Business is your connection...
Colorado SBDC to host Women’s Small Business Conference
Colorado SBDC to host Women’s Small Business Conference featuring Roxane White Durango, CO – The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) will host the 5th Annual Southwest Colorado Women’s Small Business Conference on Thursday, July 24 at Fort Lewis College in Durango. This annual event features a day full of training sessions, one-on-one consulting, local resources for female entrepreneurs, and...
Free workshop on Developing a Marketing Strategy to Win Government Contracts
Free workshop on Developing a Marketing Strategy to Win Government Contracts Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and Colorado’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) will host a Free workshop on Developing a Marketing Strategy to Win Government Contracts. The Expand Your Market workshop will be facilitated by PTAC Counselor, Kathryn Lobdell. The event on Friday, July 25, 2014,...
Starting Your Business
Starting Your Business Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First Southwest Bank are sponsoring a half day workshop, Starting Your Business on Thursday, July 10 at the Durango Public Library Program Room. Starting a business can be challenging and uncertain. This course is designed to help you navigate through the steps you need to take to start a successful business. Presenters include a...
Free workshop on Developing a Marketing Strategy to Win Government Contracts
Free workshop on Developing a Marketing Strategy to Win Government Contracts Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and Colorado’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) will host a Free workshop on Developing a Marketing Strategy to Win Government Contracts. The Expand Your Market workshop will be facilitated by PTAC Counselor, Kathryn Lobdell. The event on Friday, July 25, 2014,...
Open 4 Business – 06/19/14
Do Birkenstocks and Beemers describe you and your lifestyle? A flower farmer turns blossoms into bucks during Blue Lake Ranch’s annual iris sale. And learn how you can participate in the airport expansion project on this edition of Open 4...
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