Business

Cortez Cash helps lift the local economy

Cortez Cash helps lift the local economy

October 7, 2013

The Cortez Retail Enhancement Association has helped add more than $150,000 to the local economy over the last year. Aiding the area’s economic engine, CREA’s primary focus is on promoting…

Old, new Chamber members create Mancos activity

Old, new Chamber members create Mancos activity

September 17, 2013

Bobbi Black, coordinator for the Mancos Valley/Mesa Verde Country Balloon and Arts Festival came to the Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12. She gave updates…

Day Labor Center affords cash, hope

Day Labor Center affords cash, hope

September 12, 2013

After working the night shift, Ray Nephew proceeds to the Day Labor Center in Cortez every morning to help make ends meet. “It’s nice to be able to find odd…

Tourism numbers a  mixed bag

Tourism numbers a mixed bag

August 16, 2013

Visitors to the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez have inched up slightly up this year, but tourism at Mesa Verde National Park continued to decline. For the first half of…

New vets trained in latest technologies

New vets trained in latest technologies

August 5, 2013

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Hanni Horner and Lisa Gartland are new veterinarians at the Montezuma Ve There is a nationwide shortage of veterinarians, but Montezuma Veterinary Clinic, in Cortez, has managed to…

Riverfront Bar and Grill an oasis on the river

Riverfront Bar and Grill an oasis on the river

July 24, 2013

When the Hollywood Bar burned down last year, the community lost a gathering spot for pool, country music and strong drink. But across town, a mother and son have teamed…

Family Dollar store developers planning open house

Family Dollar store developers planning open house

June 18, 2013

Developers hoping to construct a Family Dollar store in Mancos are inviting residents to come see their plans. Representatives from T&N Properties are scheduled to host the open house at…

Skanska   dismisses   relocation  rumors

Skanska dismisses relocation rumors

June 10, 2013

A top official with one of the area’s largest employers dismissed rumors that jobs would be relocated out of Cortez. The Cortez Journal received undocumented information Friday that Skanska would…

State dinged on staff evals

State dinged on staff evals

June 3, 2013

DENVER – The state government needs to do a better job tracking its employees’ performance for their annual reviews, an audit released Monday said. The state’s various departments do their…

New owners

New owners

May 28, 2013

After remodeling, new owners Will Nelson, Leslie Power and Bob Nelson (not pictured) have re-opened the Grand Ave. Cafe in Mancos. The new menu includes home-cooked American and Mexican meals.…