Business (general) - The Journal

New Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Interim CEO wants to ‘make chocolate fun again’

Al Harper plans to move RMCF away from ‘corporate’ model, address financial woes

DATE: Jul 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Open to our heroes’: Mountain Range Fitness in Cortez offers free access to firefighters

Gym opening doors to crews battling blazes locally

DATE: Jun 30, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Longtime Mancos artist to sell southwestern paintings at Millie's

Lynne Clay spent years crafting paper earrings. Now she’s fulfilling childhood dreams with a paintbrush

DATE: Jun 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fenceline Cider announces change of ownership, charting new growth in Mancos

New proprietors say they will maintain cidery’s identity

DATE: Jun 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business

Parade of Homes returns to Durango under new leadership

Independent nonprofit formed following dissolution of Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jun 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a record and tinned-fish store has survived for three years in Del Norte

Hint: it’s not through record or fish sales

DATE: Jun 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Federal Reserve keeps rate unchanged, but nearly half of policymakers would support hike this year

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly ag...

DATE: Jun 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business

Visits to Colorado ski resorts collapsed in 2025-26 with the steepest annual decline in decades

It was the lowest showing for Colorado ski areas since 1991-92

DATE: Jun 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business

From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see U.S. consumers rethink their spending

NEW YORK – U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where, according to company executives a...

DATE: Jun 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business

Long-standing Cortez restaurant Once Upon A Sandwich sold

On Main Street, some things change and others remain the same

DATE: Jun 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

It’s not all about pay: Retaining Southwest Colorado’s workforce may mean adjusting to employee needs

‘Something’s not working, and yet we keep trying the same thing,’ business consultant says

DATE: Jun 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

WASHINGTON – The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business