Economy (general) - The Journal

International travel to La Plata County drops in first half of 2025

Durango official says tourism may be entering a ‘new normal’

DATE: Jul 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report claiming environmental policies steal billions from Colorado’s economy based on bad math, advocates say

Study by the conservative Common Sense Institute pegs everything from lost coal jobs to higher utility bills on state regulations

DATE: May 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Mar 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Inflation rising on high prices of food like meat and eggs

Costs ticking up in other areas, too, including medical care, recreation and apparel

DATE: Feb 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Region 9 receives state grant for broadband development

Funding will be used to connect Southwest Colorado to statewide network

DATE: Aug 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s inflation rate is falling faster than the U.S. average

A key inflation metric shows that growth in consumer prices in Colorado is cooling faster than the national average, state forecasters told lawmakers this past Thursday. Louis Pino, an econo...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coloradans want politicians to do something about cost of living

Residents from every political party, every region and just about every age group are feeling pressure from the economy

DATE: Jun 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory executives resign

Company plans to look for CEO and CFO who will be based close to Durango

DATE: May 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report: Inflation Reduction Act has led to more than 100,000 new jobs

Six projects in New Mexico will result in more than 2,500 new jobs

DATE: May 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Durango airport in need of new hangar space for private planes

Increased population, changing demographics driving demand

DATE: Apr 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado keeps quiet about faulty job data as federal agency calls out the erratic numbers

The jobs data that Colorado rolled out earlier in March should be based on official information but is still just a guess, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Colorado’s labor ...

DATE: Mar 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cost of living instills economic pessimism in Southwest Colorado residents

Economists break down what the state and county economies looked like in 2023

DATE: Jan 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News