Business

Los Alamos Coop Market Adopts Trail

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The Los Alamos Coop Market adopted a section of the Pueblo Canyon Trail including the bridge. From left, Tim Morrison, Shawn West, Matt Dreier, Cody Ulibarri, Whitney Dreier, Brit Foster and Cooper Holder install the trail adoption sign. Courtesy photo

Employees of the Los Alamos Coop Market spent Clean Up Los Alamos Day removing a massive amount of trash and debris from their newly adopted section of the Pueblo Canyon Trail. From left, Cody Ulibarri, Brit Foster, Matt Dreier, Shawn West, Whitney Dreier, Tim Morrison and Cooper Holder. Open Space Specialist Craig Martin said, “Great Read More

Yang: Am I Sorry For My Mistake? Well … Kind Of, Sort Of, Maybe; Let’s Discuss

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Am I Sorry For My Mistake? Well … kind of, sort of, maybe; let’s discuss.
Column by ELENA YANG

Some people really hate to own up their mistakes, and some mistakes seem to be more difficult for people to admit. 

There are many factors for such reluctance or avoidance. Here are a few obvious ones: A person’s position of power and reputation, the amount of time lapsed from initial decision to the revelation, the difficulty of isolating causality (i.e. Did my words cause all the trouble?), or the magnitude of sheer embarrassment … etc. 

For instance, managers are never wrong, neither are politicians Read More

Ruby K’s Bagel Café to host ‘Seven Strategies to Sell More in Los Alamos’

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Marketing expert Steve Roller will lead a discussion on improving sales Tuesday. Courtesy photo
 
By MANDY MARKSTEINER

At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 Steve Roller will lead a Ruby K’s Community Hour discussion about specific strategies Los Alamos businesses can use to sell more, and how Los Alamos can sell itself as a community.

Steve Roller is a web copywriter, travel writer and an expert on what motivates people to buy. His website is https:////www.webcontentcopywriting.com.

“In the summer of 1986, after my freshman year at UW-Madison, I had the wonderfully crazy job of selling educational Read More

Quality New Mexico Examiner Applications Due May 10

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QNM News:

Quality New Mexico is accepting applications for the 2013 Board of Examiners through May 10.

Examiners are volunteers who, working in teams, review applications submitted to the New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards program, administered by Quality New Mexico.

The awards program recognizes New Mexico business, government, education, health care and nonprofit organizations for their commitment, progress, or achievement in performance excellence. The program is modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, using the same Baldrige Criteria Read More

Quality New Mexico Accepting Award Applications

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QNM News:

Quality New Mexico is accepting applications for the 2013 NM Performance Excellence Awards. The awards, which will be awarded next spring, include:

  • Piñon Recognition, commitmentto performance excellence

  • Roadrunner Recognition, progress toward performance excellence

  • Zia Award for Performance Excellence, best-in-class results

Organizations wishing to participate in the awards program must send in an intent to apply form by May 10. The form is available at www.qualitynewmexico.org. The application is due July 12.

The New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards, modeled Read More

Money IQ: The 5 C’s of Mortgage Banking

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Money IQ
By ROBERT ORTEGA

The 5 C’s of Mortgage Banking

The five most important items when evaluating a mortgage loan application are described below: Characteristics, Capacity, Cash to Close, Character (credit) and Collateral.

Explaining the 5C’s in an understandable method is the most important tool to ensure a great customer experience.  

Characteristics

In mortgage lending characteristics are described as follows. It is the intent on every loan application to be able to describe the following.

1. What type of product is the customer applying for and knowing all of the requirements Read More

Youth Business Grants Available for Young Entrepreneurs

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LABAS News:

Los Alamos Business Assistance Services and the local community are sponsoring grants to young entrepreneurs.

Each applicant is required to write a mini-business plan, which is due May 16. Download the application at www.losalamosbusiness.com.

A committee of business advisors and business community leaders interview, select and mentor the candidates throughout the summer. David Jolly of Metzger’s said that what he enjoyed about being a mentor was “being able to spend some time with some of them, working with them on the importance of the business side of their business Read More

Physical Therapy Plus Celebrates 25 Years

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From left, Office Manager Michelle Pinkerton and Physical Therapy Plus owner Annette Weyrauch at their Los Alamos location. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Annette Weyrauch, MSPT, is celebrating 25 years of providing physical therapy services in Los Alamos.

Weyrauch owns Physical Therapy Plus, Inc. with locations in Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Pojoaque. She began her business working as the only physical therapist and has grown to employ seven physical therapists among her three offices.

Her Los Alamos office is open Tuesday through Friday and Read More

Perch Paperie to Hold Scrapbooking Day Event

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PERCH PAPERIE News:

In celebration of National Scrapbooking Day, May 4, Perch Paperie is now taking reservations for its National Scrapbook Day Event.

This Ladies’ Retreat will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Participants are not required to stay the entire time, but with the full agenda planned, just might want to stay!

Tickets are $30 and registration for the event includes snacks, lunch, drinks, giveaways, registration gift and techniques.

The Perch Paperie will be teaming up with Tonya Collins from Tonya’s Paperazzi to put on this fun all day event. This will take place next door Read More

Pajarito Greenhouse Opens 9 a.m. Sharp Wednesday!

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Dave Fox of Pajarito Greenhouse. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Pajarito Greenhouse in White Rock will open for the season at 9 a.m. sharp Wednesday, April 24.

There will be 234 combinations of plant species and colors packed into the greenhouse’s 3,600 square feet of display area.

“The Santa Fe Greenhouses closed over the winter so we are going to carry as many items as we possibly can to help take up the slack,” owner Dave Fox said. “We’re going to carry all of the popular vegetables including peppers, eggplant, Read More