To date, SCAPE has launched 43 companies which have raised $27 million in capital contributing to the creation of 200 local jobs…
Category: Business
Ska Fabricating Acquires GR-X Manufacturing
“Ska Fabricating’s roots lie in the craft beer market, and we’ve quickly grown from that foundation into other rigid packaging and can decorating lines…”
LPEA Round Up Foundation Approves $118,754 in Grants to Local Non-profits
Round Up Foundation grants are made possible, in part, by the generosity of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) members who choose to round up their electric bill…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Land inventory is way down as well. There are 218 vacant land properties available today. There were 432 available a year ago and 603 the year before that…
Questions Answered, About LPEA’s Supplier Negotiations
Crossover has multiple development partners that can deliver sizeable utility-scale wind and solar generation projects in the western region of Colorado…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Now for the latest real estate news. I’m beginning to sound like a broken record. Sales continue to slow down due to lack of inventory….
Grant Funding for Colorado Businesses ‘Disproportionately’ Impacted by COVID
The Disproportionately Impacted Business Grant provides funding to Colorado businesses that were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and did not receive meaningful access to federal loans and grants…
EDITORIAL: LPEA Considers a ‘Ménage à trois’ with Tri-State, Crossover Energy
“The partial contract option can be a win-win for La Plata and other coops, and Tri-State and the generation and transmission business model,” Mr. Bridges stated…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Buyers – if you see it and you like it, buy it now! I don’t expect prices to drop. I do not see a bubble…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Building costs are also way up. I just spoke to one of our local builders who told me his material costs have more than doubled over the last year…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Hopefully we will start to see some of the spec homes that were started this spring hit the market soon…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Some good news for buyers is that there’s been an increase in inventory. Two months ago, there were 63 homes available on the market, and today there are 125…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Like a snowball rolling downhill, the real estate market is only gaining steam…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
My initial question was, “How can sales be up if we don’t have anything to sell due to lack of inventory?”
ESSAY: A Plan to Re-Open the Liberty Theatre, Part Two
“And eventually, we’d also like to try to do movie festivals. I know Durango and Telluride have movie festivals. Why can’t we have something in Pagosa, as well?”
ESSAY: A Plan to Re-Open the Liberty Theatre, Part One
Last week, I had a pleasant Zoom conversation with two local business owners and community activists, Sherry Phillips and Evelyn Tennyson, about the historic Liberty Theatre…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Normally I include a Featured Home at the end of my monthly newsletter, but for the second month in a row, I don’t have any homes or condos available…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
So what does the future look like? I just pulled out my crystal ball and it’s telling me sales will be strong for the first part of the year…