Business
Women challenge hopefuls to close pay gap at University of Colorado Boulder GOP debate
Study: Women earn 80 cents on the dollar in Colorado
Penny Fieldson trades in trucking license for a hair and nails shop
Penny Fieldson trades in trucking license for hair and nails shop
Colorado attorney general sues to block carbon-pollution standard
Enviros accuse Coffman of games
Natural oils
Amid energy industry slump, local woman drops drill bits and starts High Desert Naturals
Mining reclamation requires funding
Water flows out of the American Tunnel in the Gladstone area north of Silverton where the Animas River Stakeholders Group wants to eliminate toxic waste from four closed mines.Jerry McBride/Durango…
Western Slope’s baby boomers create demand for young workers
Affordable housing, unemployment remain challenges
Input sought on projects for Montezuma, Dolores counties
The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado is updating the Dolores and Montezuma County Community Development Action Plans, and public comment is encouraged. The document is a list…
States sue over new clean air rules
WASHINGTON (AP) – States and industry groups dependent on fossil fuels began filing court challenges Friday to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A…
Health care website offers more help
Consumers will be able to start previewing next year’s health care premiums Sunday on the HealthCare.gov website. The website for the federal government’s health insurance will offer more information this…
Briefs
Avian flu outbreak hurts supply of eggs Higher egg prices at restaurants and grocery stores are here to stay for a while. An outbreak of avian flu in June triggered…
Mesa Verde’s historic visitor center needs tenant
Mesa Verde’s historic visitor center needs to pay for itself
Grocers launch effort to sell full-strength beer and wine
Initiative would allow stores to sell full-strength beer and wine
Family Dollar store coming back to Cortez
Cortez, Mancos stores opening in early 2016, spokesperson says
EPA: Water for Navajos was OK
In this Aug. 18, 2015, photo, Joe Ben Jr., Shiprock Chapter House Farm Board representative, tests the water from tanks at the Chief Hill location in Shiprock, N.M. The U.S.…