2021 Good Business Colorado Road Tour On October 25th, the team at Good Business Colorado joined Local First at Fort Lewis College's Center for Innovation for an interactive business mini-summit to help inform policy-makers ahead of the 2022 legislative session. Together, local business owners and economic development leaders spoke about their experience [...]
La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approves $36,965 in grants to local non-profits in Q3 2021 DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approved a total of $36,965 in grant funding to local non-profit organizations at its meetings in July, August, and September of 2021. Durango Food Bank, Bear Smart Durango, League of Women Voters, LASSO Horse Rescue, Pagosa Play Place, Silver Spruce [...]
ReHire with Resilience Workshop Hosted by GBC’s Resilient Restaurants in Collaboration with Local First & In the Weeds Monday, June 7, 2021 at Zia Taqueria The Issue: Restaurants are experiencing record-low application rates, compared to previous seasons, despite increased incentives. While labor trends have shown a steady retreat from demanding work cultures, [...]
Durango Creative District to host a new outdoor Art Market this summer Durango Art Market will be held outside at 11th Street Station on Sundays from 10am-2pm, beginning in early July The Durango Creative District is introducing a new Art Market that will take place on Sundays at 11th Street and Main Avenue, beginning [...]
Black Bear Carpet Cleaning & Repair 10 TOWN PLAZA #95 | DURANGO, CO 81301 blackbearclean.com| (970) 382-1344 | bbearcleaning@gmail.com Jeremy & Brooke Ham How long has your business been open and why did you choose to open it in La Plata County? Black Bear opened for business in [...]
SJBPH Announces “Shot and a Beer” Vaccine Offer in Partnership with Ska Brewing Free beer tokens will be available to residents age 21+ receiving COVID vaccination on Saturday, May 22nd Durango, Colo.: Thanks to the generous support of Ska Brewing Company, San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is announcing a “Shot and a Beer” [...]
Non-profit Organizations Play a Key Role in Setting Policies That Benefit our Community (This article was written for Local First's June 12, 2021 Herald Column) One of the most important roles of non-profit organizations is to advocate for overarching policies and goals on issues that impact the community. While promoting these policies, non-profit organizations [...]
2021 LPEA Board Election Announcing Local First's Support for LPEA Board Candidates 1/3 of La Plata Electric Association’s Board of Directors seats are up for election - which means prioritization of local, renewable energy is at stake. Local First's Board of Directors are encouraging support for the following candidates: Over the last decade, [...]
New Restaurant Revitalization Grant Program Webinar Hosted by Hickenlooper & the Colorado Restaurant Association Click Here to View Recording On Demand Colorado restaurants, breweries, food trucks & other businesses are invited to learn about applying for the new $28.6 billion COVID relief program Senator John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Restaurant [...]
Small Business Rising Brings Together Over 20 Independent Business Organizations To Call on Congress and the Administration to Reinvigorate Antitrust A new coalition of independent businesses is launching today to urge policymakers to rein in monopoly power and level the playing field that has long left them at a competitive disadvantage. For the first [...]
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