The newest issue of the “Chaffee County Economic Development Update” has been mailed to approximately 900 businesses and organizations throughout the County.  The newsletter, provided by the Chaffee County Commissioners, includes articles on the status of economic development in the county, local sales tax figures, affordable housing, and the Small Business Development Center.
The newsletter is […]

Michael Callahan will address the topic of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (the field of technology and research related to the application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity) in Peru and the U.S. on Saturday, September 27 at the Orpheum Theatre in Buena Vista at the Sustainability Showcase & Celebration. He earned […]

The Chaffee County Visitor’s Bureau will focus on planning its 2009 budget at the next monthly board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. In the third floor meeting room of the Chaffee County Courthouse at 104 Crestone in Salida.
The public is encouraged to attend this meeting to learn about and comment on the Visitor’s […]

Las Manos Bed and Breakfast has been awarded the 2008 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Design in Buildings Award by the Colorado Renewable Energy Society. The photo shows Las Manos’ owners William McQueen and Colleen Finley with their Architect Pamm McFadden holding the plaque.
Find out more about Las Manos and this award here.

On Thursday, August 7th, US Senator Ken Salazar arrived at the Sangre De Cristo Electric’s Community Room in Buena Vista, Colorado, to a crowd wanting to hear how the Senator is going to fix the broken national health care system. He then spoke to a much larger crowd that had been […]

Jeff Crank the Candidate of Substance - Crank says hold me accountable for better leadership
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Jeff Crank, Republican candidate for Congress in Colorado’s Fifth Congressional District, today announced his plans for the first five pieces of legislation he will propose in Congress next year.
“We’ve discussed a lot of great ideas on this […]

CELEBRITY FLY FISHING EVENT: The Arkansas River Double Haul
September 12 and 13, 2008
The 2008 Arkansas River Double Haul, a celebrity fly fishing event, will be held in Salida, Colorado, on September 12 and 13, 2008.
The Double Haul will benefit the Rotary Clubs of Salida and Buena Vista, which fund local scholarships, grants to local charities […]

An expert in the utilization of the land use concept “Agriburbia,, which integrates food production as an integral element in the community design, social network and financial viability of the neighborhood, Quint Redmond will address the “Sustainability Showcase and Celebration” Sept 27 at the Orpheum Theatre in Buena Vista.
As a native Coloradan, he developed an […]

Judy Green, Community and Corporate Learning Manager
Colorado Mountain College
395-8419 ext. 2206 or 221-9842
DATE:  July 14, 2008
Randy Udall, former director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE)in western Colorado, and one of the nation’s leading activists in promoting energy sustainability will be the opening speaker at the “Sustainability Showcase & Celebration” in Buena Vista on […]

8 July 2008 (Buena Vista, CO) – Global Garage today announced a grand opening date of Monday, July 14, for the Global Café & Market, located within the Global Garage retail store at 222 Hwy 24 South in Buena Vista.
Global Café & Market is a planet-conscious organization serving reasonably-price yet gourmet, fresh-from-scratch soups, salads, breads, […]