BUSINESS

By James Monteleone For the FCBJBLOOMFIELD At least 100 employees at the Bloomfield refinery will be laid off by mid-December after Western Refining, Inc.   Full Story

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By Debra Mayeux FCBJ EditorFARMINGTON San Juan County is experiencing a decent amount of business development and growth, despite the recent and future closings of Bloomfield's Western Refinery, El Paso Barbecue and Waldenbooks.   Full Story

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success stories in San Juan County By Debra Mayeux FCBJ editorFARMINGTON Celebrating success in business is what the San Juan College Enterprise Center did Nov.   Full Story

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LED grow light for indoor gardening By Christine Rasmussen Colorado correspondentPAGOSA SPRINGS Just more than a year ago, Leo Hayes started germinating an idea that had been floating around his head since his days as an automotive technologist an LED grow-light system.   Full Story

Business class offeredThe San Juan College Small Business Development Center will partner with Chris Hunter, principal of Cornerstone Business Solutions, to present "Smart Pricing for the Small Business," scheduled for 11 a.   Full Story

By Debra Mayeux FCBJ editorFARMINGTON Farmington will be less one bookstore come January as Waldenbooks in the Animas Valley Mall closes its doors in January 2010.   Full Story

Using information to expand your business By Christine Rasmussen Colorado correspondentWe're barely a decade into this millennium, yet there have been many changes in the business world because of technology.   Full Story

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By Christine Rasmussen Colorado correspondentDURANGO Mercy Regional Breast Care Center opened its doors to patients on Nov.   Full Story

By Christine Rasmussen Colorado correspondentPAGOSA SPRINGS - Self-published author, vegan chef and healthy-cooking instructor Quintessence "Tess" Challis, of Pagosa Springs, recently released a second edition of her wellness guide and recipe book, "Radiant Health, Inner Wealth.   Full Story

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Local businessman develops building blocks from cardboard By Debra Mayeux FCBJ editorFLORA VISTA Imagine living inside a cardboard box.   Full Story

DENVER—A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado's latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 6.  

NEW YORK » The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.   Full Story