City & County
Durango Parks and Recreation Receives National Gold Medal Award for Excellence
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration awards Durango the top national honor Durango, CO – The Durango Parks and Recreation Department received the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in the Field of Park and Recreation Management. The Gold Medal Award was granted by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association. This most...
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: Airport Expansion Costs, School Expansion & Haute Couture exhibit!
City and County Officials get their first look at the airport terminal expansion costs…Mountain Middle School plans to add an elementary Charter School to its campus…and the intricate, one-of-a-kind Haute Couture bead work of Santa Fe Fashion Designer, Orland Dugi, is on display at the Center of Southwest Studies. These stories and more on this edition of Inside Durango News. Featuring anchors Ashley Dickson, Moni Grushkin, Jordan...
Inside Durango News: Local Candidates Forum, Olga Little & the Metropolitan Opera
La Plata County Sheriff’s Deputy Duke Schirard demands an apology from his opponent during a local candidates forum…Pioneer Olga Little tells us what it’s like to be a Jack Wacker…And the Metropolitan Opera sings its way into Durango…over the internet…These stories and more on this special Anniversary Edition of Inside Durango News.
New CEO selected at La Plata Electric Association
New CEO selected at La Plata Electric Association Michael Dreyspring to take the helm on Sept. 1, 2014 Durango, CO – The La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors today (Aug. 20, 2014) announced that Michael Dreyspring has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer. He will assume his position on Sept. 1, 2014. “Mike Dreyspring was our number one choice, and the vote was unanimous,” said Michael...
LPEA to install new drive-through kiosk in Durango
LPEA to install new drive-through kiosk in Durango Durango office drive-through closed for construction Aug. 12-19 Durango, CO – To better serve its members, 24 hours-7 days a week-365 days a year, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) is installing a new drive-through kiosk at its Durango office, 45 Stewart St. in Bodo Park. Construction will begin Tuesday, Aug. 12 and last approximately one week, according to LPEA officials....
Oktoberfest Durango set for Sept. 27-28 in Downtown Durango
Oktoberfest Durango set for Sept. 27-28 in Downtown Durango – Business Improvement District takes on event organization Durango, CO- The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) has taken on oversight and organization of the 11th Annual Oktoberfest Durango, scheduled for Sept. 27-28, 2014, in the Transit Center parking lot in Downtown Durango. The revamped event is designed as “family-friendly,” featuring...
Inside Durango News 07-31-14
The City of Durango proposes a new code of ethics for council members after one discloses a conflict of interest after the fact . . . The Governor’s Chief of Staff urges women to embrace work as “play with a purpose” . . . And a queen and her attendant visit the studios of Inside Durango TV. Find out why they’re here on this edition of Inside Durango News, featuring anchor Ashley Dickson. Inside Durango News covers local news,...
Inside Durango News 07-24-14
Music in the Mountains musicians pop up at the Farmer’s Market. See how one chef turned a lion’s mane into a winning recipe during the Iron Horse Chef Competition semi-finals. And learn about a community effort to curtail pot smoking among teenagers on this edition of Inside Durango News, featuring anchor Ashley Dickson. Inside Durango News covers local news, issues and events in Southwest Colorado. Just say no to the...
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...
Inside Durango News 07-10-14
Local Realtors® offer rebates to help local heroes buy a home . . . The City of Durango wants voters to re-authorize a sales tax to fund more than $156 million dollars in recreational improvements during the next 20 years . . . And learn how the new continuous flow intersection at U.S. Highways 550 and 160 can move more than four thousand cars in half the time it used to take before construction. These stories and more on this...
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,...
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,...
Results of LPEA director elections announced at Annual Meeting
Results of LPEA director elections announced at Annual Meeting Two incumbents re-elected; one new director joins the board Durango, CO – Proving once again that every vote counts, results of director elections in three of four districts of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) were announced at the electric cooperative’s Annual Meeting, Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Incumbents...
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...
Keith Brant to run for Durango City Council seat Former financial controller looks to fiscal and environmental responsibility
Image:Keith Brant to run for Durango City Council seat Former financial controller looks to fiscal and environmental responsibility Keith Brant, entrepreneur and owner of Durango Premier Vacation Rentals LLC, offering vacation rentals around Durango Mountain Resort, will officially file his petition to run for a seat on the Durango City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. “I have a passion for this community and have...
County Commissioner Kellie Hotter Elected as President-Elect for the Colorado Counties, Inc. Board of Directors
Image:County Commissioner Kellie Hotter Elected as President-Elect for the Colorado Counties, Inc. Board of Directors Durango, CO: La Plata County Commissioner Kellie C. Hotter has been elected President-Elect for the Board of Directors of Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI). As President-Elect shall, she will assist the CCI President and shall exercise the rights, duties, and privileges of the President in his absence. She will then serve...
