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Latest round of PPP loans will help the smallest of businesses
Latest round of PPP loans will help the smallest of businesses By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter DURHAM, N.C. — President Joe Biden unveiled new changes to the PayCheck Protection Program on Monday. Starting Wednesday, a two-week application period begins for businesses with fewer than 20 employees. Self-employed and independent contractors can now qualify for more money. And business owners with student loan defaults or...
Winter Maintenance Tips
Winter Maintenance Tips A cold front has hit the country and the winter storm is bringing some serious cold weather, unexpected ice and snow fall in places that hardly ever see weather like this. Residences in many areas of Texas woke up to a winter wonderland this week without power and many without heat. Not being prepared for winter weather can put you in a difficult situation. Below is a list of winter home maintenance tips that...
An Online Concert with Victoria Vox & Jack Maher
An Online Concert with Victoria Vox & Jack Maher Event date: 2/27/2021 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Export event The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College is continuing the Artists You Should Know Concert Series on Saturday, February 27, 7 pm with Victoria Vox (ukulele, voice & mouth trumpet) and Jack Maher (bass ukulele, voice & guitar) broadcast from their home in Los Angeles, California. Purchase Tickets Victoria...
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high, lifted by bitcoin, institutional demand By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and volume, hit a record high on Thursday, lifted by growing institutional interest in the space, and more than a week after its futures were launched on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The virtual currency reached an...
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume (Bloomberg) — North America’s first Bitcoin ETF got off to a stellar start in its debut, with investors exchanging $165 million worth of shares. After a relentless surge in the world’s largest digital currency, the first Bitcoin product that’s officially labeled an exchange-traded fund debuted Thursday in Toronto. It’s worth noting, though, that Europe has several...
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume (Bloomberg) — North America’s first Bitcoin ETF got off to a stellar start in its debut, with investors exchanging $165 million worth of shares. After a relentless surge in the world’s largest digital currency, the first Bitcoin product that’s officially labeled an exchange-traded fund debuted Thursday in Toronto. It’s worth noting, though, that Europe has...
Durango School District 9-R wins competitive grant for district’s first electric school bus
Durango School District 9-R wins competitive grant for district’s first electric school bus DURANGO, Colo. – Durango School District 9-R has been awarded up to $328,803 to purchase and install a fully electric school bus and related charging infrastructure, thanks to a joint grant application by the school district and La Plata Electric Association (LPEA). The grant, funded through the Regional Air Quality Council’s (RAQC) ALT Fuels...
More than $64,500 in LPEA bill-assistance funds disbursed to 860 local families
More than $64,500 in LPEA bill-assistance funds disbursed to 860 local families DURANGO, Colo. – Two bill-assistance efforts lead by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) – the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund and the Giving Tree Program – have disbursed nearly $65,000 in funds to support more than 860 LPEA members in need. Originally approved by the LPEA Board of Directors in March 2020, the $50,000 LPEA COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund...
Register for Uncle Clyde’s Run & Slide – 3/7
Runners and tubers! Registration is now open for the 5th annual Uncle Clyde’s Run & Slide at Purgatory Resort! What is Uncle Clyde’s? This is truly a one-of-a-kind race! Partner up with a teammate and complete as many laps as you can on the tubing hill, running up and sliding down. Compete in any of our five team categories: adult male, adult female, adult coed, parent/child, and kid/kid. Choose your level of...
NeuroRx and Relief Therapeutics Report Initial Phase 2b/3 Study Results Demonstrating Significant Benefit of ZYESAMI™
NeuroRx and Relief Therapeutics Report Initial Phase 2b/3 Study Results Demonstrating Significant Benefit of ZYESAMI™ in Reducing Hospital Stay Among Patients with Respiratory Failure due to Critical COVID-19 If Authorized for Use, ZYESAMI™ Would be First Treatment Specifically for Critically Ill Patients with Respiratory Failure RADNOR, Pa. and GENEVA, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NeuroRx, Inc. and Relief Therapeutics Holdings...
RELIEF AFFIRMS INITIATION OF PHASE 2/3
RELIEF AFFIRMS INITIATION OF PHASE 2/3 TRIAL OF INHALED RLF-100™ (AVIPTADIL; ZYESAMI™) IN SEVERE COVID-19 PATIENTS 08 February 2021 Top-line data from intravenous RLF-100™ phase 2b/3 trial expected to be released this month Geneva, Switzerland, February 08, 2021 – RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding AG (SIX: RLF, OTCQB: RLFTF) (“Relief” or the “Company”) affirms that its collaboration partner NeuroRx, Inc. has...
Tesla Invests $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept BTC Payments
Tesla Invests $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept BTC Payments Tesla has purchased $1.5 billion of Bitcoin, according to a 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which was first reported by Crowdfund Insider. The massive Bitcoin investment by the electric vehicle maker prompted the cryptocurrency’s price to jump 7 percent, taking it past $43,000 for the first time in its history. Under the SEC filing,...
New show by RASTA STEVIE’s
New show by RASTA STEVIE’s HEARTBEATOFZION FEB 05 2021 Heart Beat of Zion w Emcee Rasta Stevie’s BOB… By RASTA STEVIE’s HEARTBEATOFZION Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dub Roots Reggae, Bob Marley, Roots & Culture Rasta Stevie’s HEART BEAT OF ZION steps up to the throne with the TRIBUTE to the “KING OF REGGAE” BOB MARLEY’s 76th bEARTHday Livication. Rare, exclusive, live recordings, rehearsal takes,...
Local Appreciation Days – Wolf Creek Ski
Did you know that Wolf Creek Ski Area has discounts for locals on certain dates? Did you also know that you don’t need to prove residency? Everyone is a Local! You do need to buy the tickets online though. Please visit the eStore at WolfCreekSki.com to view prices and pre-purchase lift tickets. February Dates: Sunday, Feb 7th and Wednesday 17th Lift tickets are $58 for adults and $40 for seniors and $31 children! Don’t...
Skate Clinic for All Levels – Durango Nordic
Skate Clinic for All Levels Saturday, February 13, 2021 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Durango Nordic Center 49786 Hwy 550 N Durango, CO The Durango Nordic Center offers lessons and clinics for all ages and levels, from never-evers to experienced skiers. Lessons and clinics run throughout the season! Group classic ski lessons are offered daily at 10:30 am or 1:30 pm, private lessons are offered at noon, and clinics are offered periodically. All...
Durango City Council approves funding for city’s first-ever electric vehicle fast-charging station
Durango City Council approves funding for city’s first-ever electric vehicle fast-charging station DURANGO, Colo. – In its latest move to promote the local use of electric vehicles, Durango City Council yesterday approved $10,997 in funds for Durango’s first-ever electric vehicle DC fast-charging station. With a total cost of $306,578, this project will leverage funding from the Colorado Energy Office (CEO), La Plata Electric...
The 15 Most Charming Small Towns in Colorado
The 15 Most Charming Small Towns in Colorado We Might Just Move to Clean, crisp air, sparkling river canyons and snow-dusted Rocky Mountain vistas are just a few of the things that make Colorado truly unique and a favorite destination amongst domestic and international travelers. Without reservation, you should focus a trip around all this intense, jaw-dropping nature and corresponding outdoor activities, but you’re also likely to...
La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approves $21,400 in grants to local non-profits
La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approves $21,400 in grants to local non-profits DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approved a total of $21,400 in grant funding to local non-profit organizations at its meetings in December 2020 and January 2021. Annie’s Orphans, the Salvation Army’s Durango office, Archuleta Seniors, Inc., Fort Lewis College Engineering and Physics students, the Be Frank...
MERCURY is slipping RETROGRADE!
MERCURY is slipping RETROGRADE! The planet Mercury– which rules the mind, communication, business, & transportation– will go on another vacation and this one from 8:52 am, Jan 30th to 5:52 pm Feb 20th, 2021 It is time to move into plod mode and stay that way. It takes perseverance but you can do it! We can do it!! We can get through this! As author Al Manning DD, C.P.A. would say, “This too shall pass.” Actually, Mercury...
2021’s First ‘Wolf Moon’
2021’s First ‘Wolf Moon’ Is Coming — Here’s How and Where to Watch The full moon reaches its peak on Thursday, Jan. 28 The first full Moon of 2021 is just days away! On Thursday, Jan. 28, the “Wolf Moon” will reach its peak, taking over the night sky as the highest full Moon of the year, according to Forbes. Per The Old Famer’s Almanac, the January full Moon was named the “Wolf Moon” because...