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By Clayton Chaney Staff Writer On Dec. 15, at a work session held by the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC), the BoCC heard from Region 9 Economic Development Executive Director Laura Lewis Marchino in regard to a new Small Business Relief (SBR) program being introduced by the state. The state has made $35.15 million available to local businesses, with 10 percent of the program funds reserved for high-need counties with a population less than 100,000. The funds will only be awarded to counties that are in Level Red: Severe Risk of the state’s COVID-19 dial.  Small busine...

Durango business owners air frustrations with COVID-19 restrictions Durango, Colorado Currently Fri 2% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation 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...

Reply More than 3,300 people have died due to COVID-19 in Colorado since the pandemic began, according to public health data. (Shutterstock) Colorado has begun to see a decline in coronavirus case rates, according to the latest public health data. Between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon, 3,145 new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Colorado, according to public health data. As of Thursday, 300,414 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 1,998,476 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 16,704 people ha...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis: 'Now's not the time to break down' on COVID-19 precautions Sarah Kyle, Fort Collins Coloradoan Watch as local healthcare workers get Colorado's first COVID-19 vaccines Replay Video UP NEXT Coloradans successfully prevented a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases, and now Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials are urging them to do the same with Christmas and New Year's.  "Now's not the time to break down," Polis said during a Friday news conference on COVID-19 in the state. "If we can prevent a Christmas and New Year's spike, as ...

The Denver Post Mark Cerick, left, picks up online ordered meal at the restaurant Somebody People in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post Colorado public health officials this week unveiled a new program to let participating counties offer restaurants and other businesses a path to expand their capacities beyond the limits set by their county’s color level on the COVID-19 restriction dial. The new 5 Star State Certification Program “requires businesses certified through the program to implement safety measures beyond what is already required by public health o...