Business https://www.the-journal.com/feeds/business/ 2026-05-25 11:15:09 -0700 en-us https://www.the-journal.com/articles/single-gen-z-women-outpace-gen-z-men-to-homeownership-despite-overall-decline-in-first-time-buyers-2/ LOS ANGELES – Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home. They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation, while single Gen Z men represented ... 2026-05-20 02:56:43 -0700 92a2fae7-8cc1-46f9-8be7-ada273e97bec https://www.the-journal.com/articles/first-of-its-kind-law-to-create-artist-corporations-is-headed-to-the-governors-desk/ Colorado is set to become the first state to create a new kind of corporation option just for artists. An Artist Corporation, or A-Corp, is a type of limited liability company. It started as just an i... 2026-05-20 12:53:56 -0700 e810607a-4ba2-422b-a32e-7ce9fe058373 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/u-s-grocery-prices-rose-in-april-but-gas-spikes-werent-the-only-reason/ Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home rose 2.9% in April compared to ... 2026-05-14 11:02:05 -0700 096ed8c1-0a87-46b2-8b1c-a7b4670faf68 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/a-bill-to-stop-credit-card-companies-from-profiting-off-local-taxes-passes-the-state-legislature/ A proposal to reduce credit card swipe fees has whipped up a frothy, multi-million-dollar lobbying fight at the State Capitol this year, pitting the banking industry against retailers, restaurants and... 2026-05-11 12:54:04 -0700 181901f1-4e67-4889-94e2-982b974f3456 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/states-across-the-wildfire-prone-western-u-s-are-using-ai-for-early-detection/ On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then aler... 2026-05-04 01:49:49 -0700 5e036b83-bdc3-4871-8b91-976705db1182 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/hardware-showroom-and-coffee-shop-hybrid-opens-in-durango/ Sometimes, unusual pairings work out. In a unique move, Nathaniel Winkler, owner of Element Hardware, has shifted his previously fully online hardware business into a hybrid brick-and-mortar coffee s... 2026-04-11 05:00:00 -0700 5d5a6fc3-20ff-404e-902f-584476ec5f19 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-lawmakers-will-try-again-to-lower-homeowners-insurance-rates/ After a failed effort last session, Colorado lawmakers are making another attempt at bringing down the cost of homeowners insurance. In the last five years the average premium in the state has gone up... 2026-04-08 01:24:10 -0700 c781275a-0b99-4d15-b8a0-e5957ca96266 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/rivalry-between-two-agricultural-overtime-bills-settled-at-colorado-capitol/ What began as a showdown between two competing agricultural overtime pay bills at the Colorado Capitol may end with a simple tweak to current law after an amended bipartisan bill narrowly passed in th... 2026-03-30 01:23:40 -0700 96031123-0946-46d5-8536-95ab112be0d3 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/jurors-wade-through-daunting-evidence-in-high-stakes-meta-trial-about-risks-to-children/ Santa Fe, N.M. – A steady stream of testimony and evidence has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what social media conglomerate Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children... 2026-03-20 02:08:33 -0700 08339f55-1f01-43c7-bc0f-d3bab1e68306 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-is-launching-nft-art-for-its-150th-birthday/ Colorado plans to mark its 150th anniversary and the nation’s 250th birthday with many special events and celebrations. But one of them – a digital art auction – is raising some questions. Last month,... 2026-03-11 01:21:06 -0700 94e56f7b-8787-48c3-8383-f26c79f72c14 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/taxes-have-never-been-higher-for-colorado-vacationers-but-little-of-that-revenue-supports-tourism/ Colorado’s tourism industry is in a slump. Two years of slowing traffic and flat spending have left visitor-reliant businesses limping. This winter – with a snowpack looking to make the 2025-26 ski se... 2026-02-25 01:31:49 -0700 05d69571-7db9-4ee4-b297-864f486b5e96 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/surveillance-captive-audience-and-wholesale-pricing-are-in-colorado-democrats-cost-of-living-cross/ The end of the $10 stadium hot dog in Colorado may be near. Democrats in the Colorado legislature this year are trying to pass a package of bills that aim to rein in consumer prices by outlawing highe... 2026-01-28 01:49:09 -0700 eea3e854-7b8e-4d72-96c5-ac36e023fcb4 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/as-telluride-strike-enters-day-5-visitation-drops-and-nearby-resorts-salvage-holiday-ski-vacations/ Tom “Socko” Sokolowski has lived in Telluride for 54 years. “But I’ve only been patrolling for 53 years,” the 80-year-old said after a day of picketing with his fellow ski patrollers in front of the q... 2026-01-02 03:57:41 -0700 0e41ad5b-cd4f-459a-b45a-c02385ce06eb https://www.the-journal.com/articles/more-thrifting-and-fewer-returns-the-early-trends-that-defined-shoppingy/ Americans are still spending on gifts, but increasingly that shopping is happening at thrift and discount stores, according to Placer.ai. That’s likely forcing traditional retailers such as department... 2025-12-28 04:09:23 -0700 47857af1-5ca9-444a-b419-df8e2eacdbcb https://www.the-journal.com/articles/western-slope-farmers-and-ranchers-still-tallying-the-cost-of-summer-wildfires/ As a 70-foot wall of flames crested a nearby ridge, Janie VanWinkle knew it was time to go. “In that moment, we were absolutely terrified,” VanWinkle said. It was July 14, and she had been warned that... 2025-10-08 12:42:07 -0700 e0b9e079-92dd-4e1c-8ae7-7c12ab6f1a9c https://www.the-journal.com/articles/cortez-clinic-now-offering-prp-and-hormone-therapy/ A new clinic in Cortez is offering platelet-rich plasma injections and other regenerative treatments – and says it’s trying to do so at lower prices than regional competitors. Cortez Regenerative Heal... 2025-10-03 01:46:19 -0700 bb4a6bae-0c9c-4905-8d4e-f3ddfca5e00f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/mcdonalds-criticizes-u-s-restaurant-industry-for-uneven-wage-policies/ McDonald's is criticizing the restaurant industry for allowing tipped wages, which let managers pay servers less than the minimum wage as long as customer tips make up the difference. McDonald's Chair... 2025-09-07 02:46:53 -0700 2f03670f-b192-4dd9-b94f-4b69865e09d3 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/silver-bean-coffee-shop-a-family-dream-rooted-in-love-and-remembrance/ Silver Bean Coffee Shop is one of the longest-standing coffee shops in the Four Corners area. The shop, which is housed in a 1969 Airstream trailer on West Main Street, started serving coffee to the r... 2025-08-24 03:11:41 -0700 39b1d0e3-3cea-4794-b7ee-b7729d1f80e2 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/bitterblossom-games-moves-to-new-location-in-cortez/ Bitterblossom Games, a tabletop gaming and collectible card trading spot, has opened a larger location on West Main Street after a year of business in Cortez. The gaming business, founded by Aaron Cat... 2025-08-14 10:01:31 -0700 762f14f2-6459-4abf-ab13-73b6b333388f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/southwest-colorado-accelerator-program-for-entrepreneurs-gets-new-executive-director/ Heather Otter has been appointed as executive director for the startup mentorship nonprofit Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs. In August, Otter will take over SCAPE’s executive... 2025-07-11 01:40:53 -0700 9fe10787-bb3a-403e-80b3-b07f5b888d30 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/longtime-friends-team-up-to-build-fabrication-and-forge-business-in-historic-aztec/ Sometimes the bonds formed in childhood can become strong as steel. Such is the case with the two men opening Fab & Forge at 216 S. Main Ave. in Aztec. Alex Kennedy will be focusing on the fabrication... 2025-07-11 01:26:14 -0700 fa6e0967-d597-4bda-b3f6-33e7d3c64057 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/nederland-lays-out-plans-to-purchase-eldora-ski-area/ Nederland is closing in on purchasing a ski resort after Eldora’s current owner put it up for sale last year. The small mountain town west of Boulder signed a letter of intent to buy Eldora from POWDR... 2025-07-11 10:36:42 -0700 e492ef5d-50ab-4f5c-b7fe-a9a5737c66e2 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/new-les-schwab-tire-center-opens-in-cortez-with-community-celebration/ Les Schwab Tire Centers celebrated the grand opening of its new Cortez store on June 13, welcoming about 200 community members with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a tire donation to the Piñon Project and ... 2025-06-24 11:33:07 -0700 47c36637-10ff-454f-bb44-f61cdf41090c https://www.the-journal.com/articles/once-blighted-south-entrance-to-cortez-sees-new-gas-station/ Love’s Travel Stop is set to get a new neighbor in the once-blighted southern entrance to Cortez, gradually bringing developments to an area affected by environmental issues and dilapidated eyesores. ... 2025-06-18 07:58:20 -0700 4be896cb-5f88-4fd2-8b92-a63bac77b9d1 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/farmers-watch-trade-war-like-the-weather/ WAVERLY, Minn. – Minnesota farmer Dan Glessing isn't ready to get too upset over President Donald Trump's trade wars. Farm country voted heavily for Trump last November. Now Glessing and many other fa... 2025-06-07 05:22:28 -0700 a4684583-e056-4952-9781-5df63b7735ed https://www.the-journal.com/articles/air-traffic-controllers-in-denver-scrambled-to-use-backup-communications-during-an-outage/ Air traffic controllers in Denver lost communications with planes for 90 seconds earlier this week and had to scramble to use backup frequencies in the latest Federal Aviation Administration equipment... 2025-05-16 10:39:00 -0700 2766b540-c415-4596-9fbd-c21050a5752a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/durango-motor-co-breaks-ground-on-pre-owned-vehicle-lot/ Durango Motor Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new pre-owned vehicle lot and repair facility, marking a major dealership expansion. The new 23,000-square-foot facility, located at 120... 2025-05-08 07:49:32 -0700 2b02ea3e-8eb7-443d-abbe-41345829a92d https://www.the-journal.com/articles/eeoc-instructs-staff-to-sideline-all-new-transgender-discrimination-cases-employees-say/ The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold... 2025-04-18 04:57:10 -0700 07d29979-92a9-4dde-a085-b53688a14ae0 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/cortez-journal-reporter-earns-first-place-for-in-depth-report-on-loss-of-weed-program/ Cameryn Cass of The Journal in Cortez has earned a first-place award in the 2025 Top of the Rockies journalism contest for her in-depth report on how Montezuma County lost its noxious weed program, wh... 2025-04-16 11:12:49 -0700 43553f99-997e-4298-bc34-1104ceb0d36a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/trumps-tariffs-will-soon-make-cars-more-expensive-in-colorado/ Many customers at Emich Volkswagen in Denver have had one thing on their mind in recent weeks: tariffs. “It’s all the talk,” said Mike Daigle, a sales consultant at the dealership. “More and more peop... 2025-04-04 08:49:56 -0700 9c9a0fe9-cee1-4662-acac-a45ad1623b2b