Business
Energy Efficient Mortgages Hit the Road
Energy Efficient Mortgages Hit the Road Expert Energy Program Loan Officers Stephen Ponce-Pore and Valerie Copenhaver offer free sessions throughout Southwest Colorado The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) is teaming up with The New Community Coalition (TNCC) and Uncompahgre Valley Regional ENERGY STAR® for New Homes to bring two speakers to Southwest Colorado. Speakers will discuss an approach to rejuvenating the...
The Irish Embassy Pub Needs Support in the ‘Best Irish Bar in the USA’ Contest
Image:The Irish Embassy Pub Needs Support in the ‘Best Irish Bar in the USA’ Contest The Irish Embassy Pub in Durango, Colorado need bar patrons to get behind them in their bid to be crowned the ‘Best Irish Bar in the USA’ and also in the state. Everyone who submits an Irish bar review will be entered into a draw to win 2 flights to Las Vegas from anywhere in North America. Due to the overwhelming...
DURANGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES VIDEO CONTEST
DURANGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES VIDEO CONTEST ATTENTION ASPIRING MOVIE PRODUCERS: I LOVE DURANGO VIDEO CONTEST It is rumored that Steven Spielberg started with some friends and a home movie camera. A few million feet of film later he was an international sensation. You don’t need to use millions of feet of celluloid, just an SD card or two, and you too can become an international sensation. Picture yourself walking the...
Durango Community Acupuncture, a gathering place for everyone’s health and wellness, is now open!
Pager item text :Durango Community AcupunctureImage: Durango Community Acupuncture, a gathering place for everyone’s health and wellness, is now open! Durango Community Acupuncture opened its doors on September 1st. The creation of this clinic came out of a community need for accessible Oriental medicine. The three practitioners of the clinic,Tyler VanGemert LAc, Julie Gwyther LAc, and Carla Marie Toth LAc,...
Heating/cooling information workshop set for Oct. 21 La Plata Electric continues information series for residents/businesses
Image:Heating/cooling information workshop set for Oct. 21 La Plata Electric continues information series for residents/businesses As part of its continuing effort to help members “save their energy,” La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) will host a “Heating/Cooling Workshop,” Thursday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. to noon at LPEA’s headquarters in Bodo Industrial Park. Lunch will be served. Contractors,...
Kölsch in cans and Colorado Proud Pale Ale – Steamworks Brewing Co. set to celebrate 14th Anniversary
Pager item text :Steamworks BrewingImage:Kölsch in cans and Colorado Proud Pale Ale – Steamworks Brewing Co. set to celebrate 14th Anniversary In September 1996 a handful of enterprising, novice craft brewers opened the doors to a unique brewpub in an industrial space in Downtown Durango that until that time had been an auto dealership. They called it Steamworks Brewing Co. Bright copper brew kettles were set in the...
Oxford Asset Management moves to new downtown location
Image:Oxford Asset Management moves to new downtown location Oxford Asset Management (formerly Pease Financial Group) has moved to their new downtown location, 1150-A Main Avenue in Durango. “We made the move to create more visibility and storefront presence downtown as well as acquire more space for expansion,” stated Steve Pease, founder of the local financial firm. “We’re just half a block from our old...
Durango’s New Hot Spot: Balcony Bar & Grill
On the Northwest corner of Main and College Ave., up a flight of stairs, and across a little bridge, you are going to find some pretty tasty fare partnered with excellent live music. The Balcony Bar & Grill opened earlier this spring at the location formerly occupied by El Patio- at 600 Main Ave. Two Durango families- The Walls and The Kitchens- just happened to be at the right spot at the right time. They saw an opportunity to...
ENERGY STAR New Homes: An Inside-Out Look at Building an Energy-Efficient Home
Summary: The Four Corner’s Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) and Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Inc. are teaming up through the Sustainable Building Education Program to offer a tour of an ENERGY STAR/ National Association of Home Builders Green Program-Gold Level new home under construction on Tuesday, September 7th. The home features air-tight construction, enhanced insulation, and ENERGY STAR rated appliances, lighting,...
LPEA members receiving nearly $2.5 million in “patronage capital”
Image:LPEA members receiving nearly $2.5 million in “patronage capital” Refunds to be made in current August-September billing cycle Archuleta and La Plata County businesses and residents, who have paid their electric bills to La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) for at least one year, are currently receiving patronage capital refunds. In August, the LPEA Board of Directors voted to refund $2.475 million in...
Anytime Fitness Raising More Money for Mercy Health Foundation
Pager item text : Anytime Fitness Image: Anytime Fitness Raising More Money for Mercy Health Foundation Locally owned Anytime Fitness, the 24-hour fitness club, is excited to announce their annual fundraiser for the Mercy Health Foundation. Last year, Anytime Fitness raised $1,300 for the Mercy Medical Breast Care Center and the fitness center is looking forward to exceeding that level in 2010. “The goal of the fundraiser is to...
Durango Leading Edge Entrepreneurial Training to start September 2, 2010
Durango Leading Edge Entrepreneurial Training to start September 2, 2010 The Small Business Development Center located at Fort Lewis College is offering an NxLevelTM for Entrepreneurs course in September. This 12-session intensive training program is designed to encourage business expansion in a community. The course focuses on teaching the art of better business practices, while producing a comprehensive business plan. Sections of...
Lack of registration forces CoSEIA to cancel solar workshops at LPEA
Image:Lack of registration forces CoSEIA to cancel solar workshops at LPEA Solar installers interested in certification can still register for sessions in Gunnison Due to low registration, the solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal workshops planned for Aug. 26 at La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) have been cancelled. Those interested in either of the workshops offered through the Colorado Solar Energy Industries...
Ska Brewing Celebrates 15 Years of Craft Beer Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Image:Ska Brewing Celebrates 15 Years of Craft Beer Saturday, August 28th, 2010 Ska Brewing Co. will be celebrating its 15th anniversary on August 28th. In the craft beer industry, that’s a major milestone. Although the industry experienced rapid growth in the early 90’s, sales slowed later in the decade and many new brewers went out of business. Now, craft beer is on the rise again and Ska is becoming known around the...
Durango-La Plata County Airport Breaks 2008 Passenger Record
Image:Durango-La Plata County Airport Breaks 2008 Passenger Record July was a record month for passengers at the Durango-La PlataCounty Airport with 17,206 passengers boarding commercial airlines during July, exceeding the previous record of 16,023, set in July, 2008. Through the end of July, the airport recorded 91,027 passenger boardings so far this year, an increase of 13.2% from the same period in 2009....
Region 9 Assistant Director Elected to National Association of Development Organization’s Board of Directors
Image: Region 9 Assistant Director Elected to National Association of Development Organization’s Board of Directors Laura Lewis Marchino, Assistant Director with Region 9 Economic Development District has been elected to the National Association of Development Organization’s Board of Directors (NADO). Lewis Marchino is the Assistant Director at the Region 9 Economic Development District. She has a...
Local Energy Leader Selected for National Leadership Program
Image:Local Energy Leader Selected for National Leadership Program The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) selected Cori Andreatta, Program Specialist at Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE), to participate in its 2010 Executive Energy Leadership Program along with 19 other representatives throughout the United States. NREL’s Energy Executives Leadership...
Success – Abundance – Sisterhood
Attention all you Beautiful Matriarch Women;Are you ready to enjoy three hours of fun, food, wine, door prizes, and chance to hear from our local Matriarch Speakers and Board Members? Invite your lady friends and family to share in this amazing, powerful event. Tickets will be available for purchases for the up coming Matriarch Gathering June 25, 26, & 27. Do you have a ‘Matriarch’ that has made a difference in your...
Angie McCormick Hired as DurangoDowtown.com Sales & Marketing Director
Image:Angie McCormick Hired as DurangoDowtown.com Sales & Marketing Director DURANGODOWNTOWN.COM is proud to announce the addition of Angie McCormick, Sales & Marketing Director for Durango & the surrounding areas. Angie brings over 8 years of experience in sales, marketing, consulting, and account management to the DurangoDowntown.com team. A dynamic, results driven, marketing expert with demonstrated success and a...
“An Introduction to Quickbooks” workshop scheduled at Fort Lewis College
Image:Summary:”An Introduction to Quickbooks” workshop scheduled at Fort Lewis College DURANGO – The Small Business Development Center located at Fort Lewis College and the Durango Chamber of Commerce are among those sponsoring “An Introduction to QuickBooks” workshop on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The workshop runs from 8 a.m. to noon in the Education Business Hall at Fort Lewis College, Rm. 130....
