In the News

Tino Sonora, professor of Economics and director of the Office of Business & Economic Research, contributed the economic overview for La Plata County in the University of Colorado's 2016 Colorado Economic Outlook report, including the assessment that August's Gold King Mine spill likely won’t have a long-term economic impact on the region.

FLC alumni Chuck Baltzer (Geology, '82), Chris Schauble (Journalism, '91), and Tara Trask (Psychology, '91) were featured in a round-up article about the College's successful alumni.

Director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen) has signed on to helm a biopic of alumna Ramona Pierson's (Psychology, '94) incredible life story.

Research done by Lorraine Taylor, assistant professor of Business Administration, and her students in a special research class, shows that marijuana legalization is having a minimal effect on local tourism.