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22 hrs ago | Windsor Tribune

State report: Weld County sales taxes fall in second quarter

Weld County consumers are living proof of the recession, as sales taxes collected for cars, building materials and restaurants contracted in the second quarter of the year.

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Related Topix: Weld County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Fort Collins, CO

Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Pagosa Springs SUN

Food preservation presentation at Extension

Food Preservation can be risky business! Some home canners across the nation continue to use unsafe and not recommended methods.

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Related Topix: Pagosa Springs, CO, Life, Food, Vegetables, Archuleta County, CO

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Pagosa Springs SUN

H1N1-related death reported in La Plata County

The death of a La Plata County female in her mid-20s was associated with H1N1 flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Montezuma County, CO

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Denver Post

La Plata weekly might win reprieve.

The Pine River Times, which announced last week that it was shutting down, has received interest from possible investors and buyers and will continue publishing.

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Related Topix: Journalism

Sun Nov 01, 2009

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Colo. elk institute facing critics

An elk reserve on state-owned property in southwest Colorado is getting critics who say the Elk Research Institute is more concerned with attracting wealthy hunters than saving elk from chronic wasting disease.

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Related Topix: Hesperus, CO, Colorado State University

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Denver Post

End comes for Bayfield, Berthoud newspapers

Two long-running weekly newspapers, the Pine River Times, based in Bayfield, and the Berthoud Recorder, are calling it quits.

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Related Topix: Bayfield, CO, Journalism

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Four Corners Business Journal

Business leaders discuss economy at summit

IGNACIO Members of public and private sectors gathered Oct. 14 for the 3rd Annual La Plata Economic Development Action Partnership, or LEAD, Economic Summit at Sky Ute Casino & Resort.

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Related Topix: Ignacio, CO

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Four Corners Business Journal

Enterprise Zones to be re-examined by state in upcoming legislative...

The Enterprise Zone Program, Colorado's main incentive for attracting businesses, will be re-evaluated this spring by the state's General Assembly as the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, or OEDIT, and the Economic Development Commission present recommendations on it.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Lewis, CO, Dolores, CO, Durango, CO

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Examiner.com

Transition to Clean Energy bumps along the road for natural gas

Transition to Clean Energy: bumps along the road for natural gas. Around the country states and local governments are mandating local utilities to purchase more renewable energy power.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Buffalo News

Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry

By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press Writer Updated: October 10, 2009, 10:00 AM / The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Mark Udall, Senator Mark Udall, Solar Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Alternative Energy, Global Warming

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Denver Post

Durango-La Plata airport reports record number of boardings.

The Durango-La Plata County Airport reported 14,552 passengers boarded commercial flights in September, a record for the month and a 12.5 percent increase from September 2008.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

Four Corners Business Journal

ARIZONA

Michael Malloy, of Chandler Ariz., recently was named regional vice president of the Desert Mountain region for KBS Capital Markets Group, an affiliate of KBS Capital Advisors and KBS Realty Advisors to help it maximize local broker/dealer and registered investment advisor relationships in anticipation of new product and sales growth.

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Tue Sep 29, 2009

Four Corners Business Journal

Airport Business Park project needs development-agreement approval...

DURANGO As the issue of future economic development in La Plata County comes up in civic and business circles, the question inevitably comes with it: Where will these businesses grow? One option that's been gaining momentum is the Airport Business Park off of County Road 309 the turnoff from Highway 172 that leads to the Durango-La Plata Airport.

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Related Topix: Durango, CO, Ignacio, CO, Bayfield, CO

Tue Sep 22, 2009

Four Corners Business Journal

Train Smoke Mitigation Task Force receives funding boon

DURANGO The Train Smoke Mitigation Task Force advanced in its goal of reducing coal emissions from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad when it recently received $22,000 from the Economic Development Administration to facilitate a design and engineering study for a scrubber recycle project.

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Related Topix: Durango, CO

Wed Sep 16, 2009

UPI

Ohio student on Colorado trip missing

A rescue worker says an Ohio student disappeared during a hike near Durango, Colo., this week.

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Related Topix: Durango, CO, Otterbein College

Mon Sep 14, 2009

WBNS-TV Columbus

Missing Hiker's Book Bag Found

Authorities in Colorado said Friday evening that the book bag belonging to a missing central Ohio hiker has been found.

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Sat Sep 12, 2009

WCMH-TV

Rescue Workers Find Body Of Missing Otterbein Student

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo.a 'Rescue workers have located the body of a hiker who had been missing since Tuesday in the Weminuche Wilderness northeast of Durango.

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Thu Sep 10, 2009

WCMH-TV

Local College Student Reported Missing During Hiking Trip

La Plata County, Colo.a 'Rescue workers in Colorado are searching for a Columbus college student who got lost while hiking in southwest Colorado Tuesday.

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Mon Sep 07, 2009

cbs4denver.com

La Plata County May Battle Weeds On Private Land

La Plata County officials are considering whether to start controlling weeds sprouting on an unfinished subdivision tied up in foreclosure.

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Sun Aug 30, 2009

Peak Oil

Preventing blackout

On July 25, La Plata County kicked off the visioning process for the update of its Comprehensive Plan with an all-day meeting, in which about 50 residents shared views about the past and present and devised story lines for the La Plata County of 2030.

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