September sales tax collections increased by 0.78 percent compared to last year’s figures, according to reports released Nov. 7 by Archuleta County Finance Director Chad Eaton.
Many of our businesses are in the throes of working on budgeting for 2025. One of the biggest line items for most businesses is payroll and benefits. Another big concern is employee retention and the task of constantly needing to train new people.
During a regular meeting held by the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Town of Pagosa Springs to split sales tax collections 50/50 between the town and county.
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) launched the EV Home Charge Grant program on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to save Colorado residents, primarily in rural communities, money on installing at-home electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
La Plata Electric Association Inc. (LPEA) and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. have successfully executed a term sheet as part of the two cooperatives’ contract termination negotiations.
On Nov. 5, the Pagosa Springs Town Council approved the first reading of an ordinance approving a contract to purchase riverfront property located at 1040 E. U.S. 160.
Sherpa Real Estate, a burgeoning real estate firm in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is pleased to announce its merger with Jim Smith Realty, the area’s oldest and largest real estate company, with over 37 years of service.
For over 20 years, Precision Autobody & Collision has established itself as a cornerstone of automotive repair in Pagosa Springs and the surrounding areas.
The Pagosa Springs chapter of Future Business Leaders of America will host a blood drive in the high school library on Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) Board of Directors continued to move forward with a potential sale of the Running Iron Ranch at its Oct. 30 meeting.
With the holidays barreling down upon us, oftentimes we get caught up in the busyness of the holidays, especially if you own a business.
With details about the plan to reconstruct a stretch of U.S. 160 in downtown Pagosa Springs still forthcoming, the Main Street Advisory Board is continuing to search for ways to amass support — and mitigate disruption — among businesses likely to be impacted by the project.
Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration (SBA), recently reminded small nonfarm businesses in 33 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, Colorado (including Archuleta County), Oklahoma, Texas and Utah of the Nov. 25 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury.
On Oct. 30, the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, announced 16 new recipients of the Tourism Marketing Grant to enhance tourism marketing initiatives across the state, including the Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board.
On Oct. 25, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small joined Colorado power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association in Westminster to announce nearly $2.5 billion in financing through USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program to lower electricity costs.
The Archuleta County Marijuana Update Citizens Advisory Committee recently picked up its discussion on possibly changing the county’s marijuana ordinance in regard to how much flower product sold in retail stores is required to be grown in the county.
Yes, the ads in print, social media and all other outlets are starting to tout the holidays. And that means shopping.
On Oct. 17, the Pagosa Springs Town Council heard an update from Development Director James Dickhoff on properties within town limits that are out of sequence with regard to their numbered addresses.
One program at the Chamber is coming to a close and another one will be opening up soon.
On Oct. 17, the Pagosa Springs Town Council voted 6-1 against the idea of re-striping Hot Springs Boulevard to accommodate on-street, parallel parking.