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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...
Open 4 Business – 06/05/14
Find out why Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper called a Pagosa Springs geothermal project the gift that keeps on giving. An 11 Million Dollar construction project will provide housing for fifty families, and learn who owns the oldest A/L Coors distributorship in the country. The answer might surprise you. These local business stories and more on Open 4...
Business Improvement District launches “Sunsational Summer” promotion
Pager item text :Downtown Durango Image:Business Improvement District launches “Sunsational Summer” promotion Shopping Spectacular in Downtown Durango set for Friday-Sunday, May 9-11 Durango, CO – Summer is starting early in the Durango Business Improvement District (BID), as the BID kicks off the “Sunsational Summer” marketing promotion, highlighting events in and around Durango this...
Business Improvement District launches “Sunsational Summer” promotion
Business Improvement District launches “Sunsational Summer” promotion Shopping Spectacular in Downtown Durango set for Friday-Sunday, May 9-11 Durango, CO – Summer is starting early in the Durango Business Improvement District (BID), as the BID kicks off the “Sunsational Summer” marketing promotion, highlighting events in and around Durango this May-June-July-August. Of key focus in May is the...
The Durango Blues Train
Pager item text : D&SNGRR The Durango Blues Train May 30-31, 2014, and August 22-23, 2014 Durango, CO – The Durango Blues Train is a unique ‘moving’ experience featuring live blues acts while passengers travel aboard the D&SNGRR’s coal-fired, steam-powered train to the spectacular and breathtaking “Highline” canyon of Colorado’s San Juan National Forest. The Durango Blues Train will...
Bootleggers to host fundraiser for La Plata County Historical Society
Image:Bootleggers to host fundraiser for La Plata County Historical Society Spring Tonic and Repeal of Prohibition Party set for April 7 at El Moro Spirits and Tavern Durango, CO – Continuing with its mission to support the community that has supported the local craft brewers, the Durango Bootleggers Society will host the society’s Spring Tonic Release and Repeal of Prohibition Party to benefit the La Plata County...
Workshop offers expert guidance on starting your own business
Image:Workshop offers expert guidance on starting your own business Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First Southwest Bank are sponsoring a half-day Starting Your Business workshop on Wednesday, March 12 in the Durango Public Library Program Room. The workshop will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 1 p.m. Starting a business can be challenging and uncertain. This course is designed to help you...
How the Affordable Care Act Affects Your Family
Image:How the Affordable Care Act Affects Your Family Durango, CO – San Juan Basin Health Department wants local residents to know that there is still time to find affordable health insurance through Connect for Health Colorado and Medicaid. No-cost and reduced cost insurance is available to many Coloradans, even those with pre-existing conditions. Kevin O’Connor, Health Coverage Guide for San Juan Basin Health Department,...
Durango Wine Experience set for April 24-27, 2014
Pager item text :”Are You Experienced?”…Image:”Are You Experienced?”… Durango Wine Experience set for April 24-27, 2014 Durango, CO – Posing the question “Are You Experienced?”, the eighth annual Durango Wine Experience is set for April 24-27, 2014, in Historic Downtown Durango, Colo. The “Experience” offers three days of educational seminars, wine dinners and unique...
Area high school students to visit Washington DC courtesy of LPEA
Image:Area high school students to visit Washington DC courtesy of LPEA Juniors Kaycee Bennett of Pagosa Springs and Logan Graham of Durango selected Durango, CO – Area high school students Kaycee Bennett of Pagosa Springs and Logan Graham of Durango have been selected to represent La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) as part of the National Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington D.C. scheduled for June 12 – 19, 2014....
Durango Center Earns Highest Honor at FASTSIGNS® Annual Convention
Pager item text :Durango FASTSIGNS®Image:Durango Center Earns Highest Honor at FASTSIGNS® Annual Convention Durango, CO – Feb. 17, 2014 – Laurie Sigillito, owner of FASTSIGNS® Durango, received the FASTSIGNS Award, which is the franchise network’s most important recognition, at the annual convention recently held in Anaheim, Calif. Out of more than 500 locations, the FASTSIGNS Award recognizes a franchisee...
Fort Lewis College joins the national campaign for “real food”
Pager item text :Fort Lewis College Image:Fort Lewis College joins the national campaign for “real food” Durango, CO – Fort Lewis College is only the second college in Colorado to sign the Real Food Challenge (RFC) Commitment. To commemorate this milestone, the College is hosting the Real Food Chow Down on March 18th in the Student Union’s San Juan Dining area. The Chow Down showcases the RFC’s definition...
Shop local Feb. 10-14 for a “random act of kindness”
Image:Shop local Feb. 10-14 for a “random act of kindness” BID to reward local shoppers with gift cards throughout the week Durango, CO – In support of National Random Acts of Kindness Week, Feb. 10-14, 2014, the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) and Bank of Colorado in Downtown Durango have teamed up to encourage local shopping with a Durango version of “random acts of kindness.” Throughout the...
“What’s new in the District?” at BID Coffee & Conversation Feb. 14
Image:”What’s new in the District?” at BID Coffee & Conversation Feb. 14 Monthly meeting to highlight recent business changes throughout the BID DURANGO, Colo. – The monthly BID Coffee & Conversation (BCC), hosted by the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) will be held Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Durango City Hall. The main topic will be a look at “what’s new” in...
Seasons Rotisserie & Grill to host “Burning Down the House” Feb. 22
Pager item text :“Burning Down the House”Image:Seasons Rotisserie & Grill to host “Burning Down the House” Feb. 22 Fifth annual benefit to thank and support Durango’s emergency responders Durango, CO – As has become tradition, they’ll be “Burning Down the House” Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, 5:30-10 p.m., as Seasons Rotisserie & Grill hosts its fifth annual fundraiser, benefitting...
Job Fair at Fort Lewis College open to the community
Image:Job Fair at Fort Lewis College open to the community Durango, CO – Community members are invited to the free annual Fort Lewis College Job Fair on Wednesday, February 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. This event is designed to help connect employers and job seekers with positions of all types, from full-time and part-time positions to seasonal jobs and internships. Forty local, regional and national...
Hot times at Steamworks’ Firkin Friday with “Flaming Willie”
Image:Hot times at Steamworks’ Firkin Friday with “Flaming Willie” Steamworks Brewing Co. taps specialty beer at the brewpub, Feb. 7 Durango, CO – A new twist on a chili beer, “Flaming Willie,” will be tapped Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Steamworks Brewing Co.’s monthly showcase of unique hand-crafted beers, Firkin Friday. The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m. With a base of Steamworks’...
Advice on navigating financial aid available at College Goal Sunday at Fort Lewis College
Image:Advice on navigating financial aid available at College Goal Sunday at Fort Lewis College Durango, CO – On Sunday, February 9, Fort Lewis College will host College Goal Sunday. The aim is to connect students interested in college and their families with financial aid professionals. The event offers guidance on ways to pay for college, specifically how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which...
Fuqua named new Engineering IT Specialist at LPEA
Pager item text :New Engineer Image:Fuqua named new Engineering IT Specialist at LPEA Former Milsoft Director of OMS, Fuqua helped install LPEA OMS Durango, CO – Brad Fuqua has been named Engineering IT Specialist at La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), joining the technology team and filling the position formerly held by Mindy Potter, who relocated to Texas. Fuqua comes to LPEA after 11 years at Milsoft Utility Solutions, the...
LPEA board votes to enhance Renewable Energy Credit payout
Pager item text :Renewable Energy Credit Image:LPEA board votes to enhance Renewable Energy Credit payout Per revised Policy 359, $350 per kW available for renewable systems up to 10 kW Durango, CO – Members of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) who install renewable energy systems (up to 10 kilowatts) can receive, for systems installed in 2014, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) of $350 per kW from LPEA.Renewable generation...
