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Eagle and Pitkin county real estate sales topped $3 billion in 2020, and Summit topped $2 billion. Resort leaders say the trend could help balance visitation throughout the season.
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EAGLE In a recent call with leaders from ski towns in Colorado, Mike Kaplan, the president and CEO at Aspen Skiing Co., acknowledged the pandemic has had both winners and losers.
The people who lost out the most were in the service industry workforce, the leisure sector, which suffered devastating losses, especially in the resort towns that were built around the tourism industry.
The winner has been the real estate industry, which has had a record year in ski towns across the West.
In a recent call with leaders from ski towns in Colorado, Mike Kaplan, the president and CEO at Aspen Skiing Co, did not take pleasure in the statement, but acknowledged that the pandemic has had…
Skiers and riders board the Centennial Express Chair at Beaver Creek earlier this month. While neighboring counties are feeling the pinch from Level Red restrictions, Eagle County has managed to remain in the less-restrictive Level Orange during the critical holiday period for the local economy.
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Colorado mountain towns along Interstate 70 face a range of public health restrictions during a traditionally busy holiday time for visitors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Some counties are in the Level Orange, a high-risk category on the state’s COVID-19 dial, while some are in Level Red, a severe-risk category. Others are now operating in hybrids between the two.
Durango business owners air frustrations with COVID-19 restrictions
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City officials have adopted several measures to help businesses By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 6:54 PM Updated: Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 10:35 PM
Durango business owners air frustrations with COVID-19 restrictions Durango city councilors Thursday heard from frustrated small-business owners struggling to deal with losses from public health restrictions imposed in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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The Durango City Council heard from sometimes desperate restaurateurs dealing with lost business as Level Red restrictions banning in-person dining move beyond their first month in La Plata County.