City & County
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...
County Commissioner Kellie Hotter Appointed to Serve on the Colorado Workforce Development Council
Image:County Commissioner Kellie Hotter Appointed to Serve on the Colorado Workforce Development Council La Plata County Commissioner Kellie Hotter was recently appointed by outgoing Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. to serve on the Colorado Workforce Development Council. The Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC) advises the Governor and the Colorado Legislature on policy matters related to all programs and activities funded by...
Fourteen Area governments form Southwest Colorado Council of Governments
Image:Fourteen Area governments form Southwest Colorado Council of Governments Three years after the idea of regional governance was explored through a subcommittee of the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, fourteen governmental jurisdictions in the area have signed intergovernmental agreements to participate in a Southwest Colorado Council of Governments (SWCCOG). History: A...
City seeks comments for 2010 Budget
Image:City seeks comments for 2010 Budget DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango, as part of the planning process for the 2010 budget, is seeking comments and ideas from the community. The budget is usually adopted at a City Council meeting in the fall and goes into effect the first of the year. “We are always looking for innovative ideas,” said City Manager Ron LeBlanc. “Who better to ask than the...
City coordinates day-long “Salute to America”
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will coordinate its annual series of family-oriented activities promoted collectively as Durango’s “Salute to America.” All events will take place on Saturday, the 4th of July. Holiday festivities begin with the Freedom Fun Run/Walk, presented by Parks and Recreation beginning at 9 a.m. sharp and starting from Rotary Park. This event is free and invites all levels of runners and...
Public meeting for Downtown Streetscape Project May 7
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will hold a public meeting Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m., to introduce and review the full scope of the Downtown Streetscape Project scheduled to begin Fall 2009. The meeting is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to those who own property, have businesses or have general interest in downtown. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 949...
Durango City Council election results announced
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango has announced the results of the 2009 City Council election: Christina Rinderle Thompson – 2423 votes Doug Lyon – 2389 votes Paul Broderick – 2133 votes Aaron Tucson – 1210 votes Three City Council seats were available and the successful candidates are elected to four-year terms. Council-elect individuals will be sworn in on April 21, 2009 in City Council Chambers. For more...
Christina Thompson, a fresh face for Durango politics
Image:Summary:While economic conditions have forced a slowdown in construction of Phase II of the mixed-use Crossroads Durango complex in the heart of Downtown, building manager Christina Thompson has sought a new avenue to help sustain Durango – running for City Council in 2009. Christina Thompson, a fresh face for Durango politics DURANGO, Colo. – In 2003, the Selection Committee of Leadership La Plata saw something in...
