Business

RE/MAX Agents Earn Hall Of Fame Award

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RE/MAXNews:

Paula Barclay, Cindia Hogan, and Tammy Lu Olinger were recently been presented with the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award. 

This award honors top producing realtors. In 2012, less than two percent of the nearly 90,000 RE/MAX affiliates worldwide earned this prestigious award.

“Paula, Cindia and Tammy Lu are outstanding realtors,” RE/MAX Qualifying Broker and local RE/MAX owner Kendra Henning said. “They have over 45 years of combined knowledge and experience, and have helped hundreds of buyers and sellers reach their real estate goals. They are very deserving of Read More

Pet Pangaea Named Sonny Brown Small Business of the Year

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Cyndi Wells with her 2013 Sonny Brown Small Business of the Year Award. Courtesy photo

ROTARY News:

Pet Pangaea owner Cyndi Wells accepted the 2013 Sonny Brown Small Business of the Year Award ffrom Rotary International District 5520 at a Rotary Club of Los Alamos meeting Tuesday, June 18.

The Los Alamos Club nominated Pet Pangaea for the District Award.

In 2005, Rotary’s Centennial Year, the Sonny Brown Business Award (SBBA) was established to honor Sonny Brown of El Paso, Rotary District 5520’s past governor, for his many years of service to Rotary International and District 5520 and for his Read More

Kokoman Hosts Weekly Wine Tasting

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Kokoman Fine Wine & Liquor, 34 Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque, has begun hosting a free wine tasting 4-7 p.m. every Saturday. From left, Floor Manager Steve Martinez, Sean Moore of National Distributing Company and Kokoman owner Keith Obermaier attend to the crowd that turned out last Saturday including folks from Los Alamos. Kokoman offers the largest selection of beer, wine and spirits in New Mexico with more than 3,500 wines, 800 beer choices, 120 single malt scotches, 225 types of vodka, 230 types of tequila, 136 types of rum and 20 varieties of keg beer. Photo by Carol A. Read More

USDA Celebrates National Small Business Week

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USDA Celebrates National Small Business Week

  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces $4.7 million in additional investment for rural small businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Small Business Week by highlighting USDA’s actions to help rural small businesses create jobs, get access to capital and spur economic growth.

He also announced the selection of recipients for USDA’s Rural Business Enterprise Grants. USDA remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty.

“Small businesses Read More

LACDC Plans Artist Market at White Rock Visitors Center

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LACDC News:

Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation is seeking interest from local artists and artisans to participate in an outdoor Artist Market at the White Rock Visitors Center, 115 N.M. 4. 

This market will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every other Saturday through Sept. 28.

For more information or to become a part of the market, contact Melanie Peña at 505-661-4807 or Melanie@losalamos.org or register for the market at: https:////www.chamberorganizer.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=LACC&evid=11017231.

LACDC believes that this market will offer a significant Read More

Tourism Association Offers Customer Service Seminar

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TANM News:

“New Mexico Spirit” is a community-based customer service-training program being offered in Los Alamos and to tourism destinations and attractions.

This statewide program will train employees on the virtues of great southwestern hospitality and will teach them how to provide memorable experiences for our guests.

The training will take place 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, June 21 at 335 Central Park Square (third floor of 135 Central Park Square) and is hosted by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. The cost is $5 for Chamber members and $15 for non-members. The deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, Read More

Azazo Rycyling Announces New Hours

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Business News:

Azazo Recycling, LLC has new hours. The business will be open until 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 7:50 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday. Monday and Tuesday will stay the same.

Azazo Recycling, LLC can be reached at 505-500-0569 or general@azazorecycling.com. The company’s new website will be available June 22 at azazorecycling.com. 

Stop by and bring your e-waste and non-ferrous materials to 3540 Orange St. #LV1, (behind Los Alamos High School.)

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Local Officials Participate in Smart Communities Summit in Tokyo

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From left, Yasuhiro Shimizu of NEDO, Dr. Abraham Ellis of Sandia Laboratories, Dr. Sotoshi Morozumi of NEDO, Greg Fisher of Los Alamos County, John Arrowsmith of the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, Shawna Cummins and Steve Cummins of the DPU and Kenichi Suzuki of NEDO. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith presenting a talk to an international crowd May 29 at the Smart Community Japan 2013 Summit held at the Tokyo Big Site. Courtesy photo

Deputy Utilities Manager Steve Cummins and Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith in front of the Tokyo Read More

Yang: Change – When is it a Metamorphic One…

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Change: When is it a metamorphic one? And when is it an inevitable evolutionary step?
By ELENA YANG

Whenever a new manager comes on board, she wants to make some “changes” to demonstrate that she is in charge and her ideas will bring something new and energize people under her changed structure.

Many a managers want to do this regardless whether changes are necessary. Yet, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” The joke for incoming manager/CEO is, “same tree, different monkey.” Real changes are of transformative nature where the core of being, be that an organization, a group, or Read More