As tariffs take effect, a new struggle for small town newspapers arises – the cost of paper

The copublisher of the World Journal in Walsenburg admits it’s a “grandiose name for a very little paper.” Still, the “world” for Brian Orr’s team of three staff reporters and a handful of f...

Southwest Colorado’s farmers adapt to rising prices

Inflation, war in Ukraine and the pandemic have led to increases in fertilizers, feed

Regional economic strategy targets housing, infrastructure goals

Report also addresses using natural lands to support economy

Middle class homebuyers squeezed out of La Plata County market

‘If we don’t have housing available ... we’re not going to be the community that we want’

$15.8 million in federal relief to land in La Plata County

Local governments undecided about how to spend money

Economic leaders seek ways to ease business restrictions

Program from Mesa County might mitigate economy-killing COVID-19 limits

Colorado business leaders are feeling more optimistic amid trade deals and federal economic policy

Faced with the fresh start of a new year, Colorado’s business community is feeling a bit rosier about the state’s economic prospects, according to a new survey from the Leeds School of Busin...

How many hotel rooms in Durango are too much?

475 more rooms expected to be built in next few years

Cortez, Durango consider impacts of higher minimum wage

Cortez chamber worries about job creation in rural Colorado

Economic outlook for La Plata County relatively stable

Gold King Mine’s economic impact may be small, but natural gas raises questions

Economic outlook for La Plata County relatively stable

Study downplays impact of Gold King spill, but highlights natural gas uncertainties

Ute tribes impact Colorado’s economy

S.W. Colo. Native Americans add $1.5 billion