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Small Business Saturday Profile: Village Arts

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Kathy Nebel with a masked friend inside Village Arts where preparations are underway for Small Business Saturday. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Feeding the creative spirit in Los Alamos since 1983, Village Arts has become a staple for most any creative project from the raw materials to getting the finished work presentable and up on the wall.

Village Arts, at 216 DP Road, takes pride in carrying fine arts and crafts supplies as well as school supplies and those hard to find specialty items. Most importantly, Village Arts takes pleasure in framing and preserving memories and masterpieces Read More

Small Business Saturday Profile: Bennett’s Fine Jewelry

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Owner Alison Bennett of Bennett’s Fine Jewelry at 107 Central Park Square. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Bennett’s Fine Jewelry at 107 Central Park Square carries designer jewelry and bridal fashions by Allison-Kaufman company as well as a line of engagement rings by Gabriel & Co. of New York. 

Locked display cases glitter with the reflected brilliance of the thousands of tiny faces of gems and diamonds set in silver, gold and platinum. What sets Bennett’s Fine Jewelry apart from the corporate chain jewelry stores becomes increasingly evident the longer you are inside the store. Read More

Keep It Co-op Food Drive Through Dec. 19

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CO+OP News

This week, local cooperative businesses, Little Forest Playschool, Los Alamos Co+op Market, Zia Credit Union, Del Norte Credit Union, Los Alamos Public Schools Credit Union and the Los Alamos Beer Co-op started a non-perishable food drive in order to help those in need.

The “Keep It Co-op” food drive runs through Dec.19. Donations are accepted at Little Forest Playschool, the Co+op and Zia Credit Union and will be distributed by Los Alamos food bank L.A. Cares and St. Martin de Porres Food Kitchen in Espanola.

Food Drive Donation Locations:

  • Little Forest Playschool
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QNM Presents Nine Performance Excellence Awards

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QNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Quality New Mexico’s (QNM) New Mexico Performance Excellence Award Program announces nine recognition recipients: six receiving Piñon Recognition and three receiving Roadrunner Recognition.

Quality New Mexico’s Performance Excellence program is designed to recognize New Mexico organizations that strive to be role models.

“I’m delighted to announce the 2014 New Mexico Performance Excellence Recognition Recipients” QNM President/CEO Julia Gabaldon said. “These organizations are striving for world class excellence and providing the best service Read More

County Officials Meet With Business Leaders To Discuss Road Construction Impacts

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From left, Dave Fox of CB FOX, David Jolly of Metzgers, County Councilor David Israelevitz, County Administrator Harry Burgess, Economic Vitality Administrator Greg Fisher and Public Works Director Philo Shelton met Friday in the County Administrator’s Conference Room to discuss upcoming road construction projects and what can be learned from the recent Central Avenue Improvements Project. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos business leaders Dave Fox of CB FOX and David Jolly of Metzgers met Friday morning with Read More

Alert: Blue Cross Blue Shield Computer Glitch Causes Multiple Withdrawals Of November Premium Payments

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Staff Report

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico has confirmed that a computer glitch has caused its billing system to withdraw multiple premium payments from customers in November.

It’s not clear if this glitch affects all customers but one customer in Los Alamos reported their monthly premium payment of $195.31 was withdrawn from their bank account four times so far this month including Nov. 11, Nov. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 16.

A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico representative apologized saying that a computer glitch has caused the error and the funds will be credited back to the Read More

Los Alamos Merchants Offer Big Incentives On Small Business Saturday Nov. 29

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BUSINESS News:

Dozens of small businesses and non-profits in Los Alamos and White Rock will offer specials and in-store events to celebrate Small Business Saturday Nov. 29 – a national initiative designed to support small businesses during the holiday season.

This year, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce will distribute Small Business Saturday Passports to as many as 40 participating merchants for shoppers to pickup and use as a guide to find other participating businesses. Between Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Dec. 7 (Winterfest), shoppers will be able to gather as many passport stamps Read More

Small Business Saturday Profile: Flowers By Gillian

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Gillian Sutton of Flowers by Gillian. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Flowers by Gillian is owned by Gillian Sutton, a longtime resident of Los Alamos.   

“I have over 20 years of floral design experience. I have plenty of flowers on hand to make you something fresh and unique,” Sutton said. “My website is www.flowersbygillian.net  where there are lots of pictures of my floral arrangements. I am an FTD Affiliate and can send flowers anywhere. I offer same day ordering and delivery anywhere in Los Alamos County. Give me a ring at 505.663.0012 or come by 3801 Suite Read More

Nik Seet Presents ‘Engineer To Entrepreneur’ At IEEE Meeting At Noon Wednesday

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Nik Seet

IEEE News:

Nik Seet is presenting the talk, “Engineer To Entrepreneur” about turning your engineering passion into a successful business.

Seet’s talk is at noon meeting Wednesday, to the Los Alamos Northern New Mexico IEEE Section and local Computer Society IEEE Group.

Seet is a local fixture in the Los Alamos entrepreneur community, and at Wednesday’s presentation he will talk about how he got his start as founder of Auditude and reveal the twists and turns he took while turning his engineering passion into a successful company, which was acquired by Adobe. Read More

Small Business Saturday Profile: Uli’s Fashions

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Uli’s owner Uli Campbell, right, and store manager Gretchen Johnson. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Uli’s at 800 Trinity Dr. is a women’s, men’s and children’s clothing boutique for people with discriminating and fanciful taste. Stop by to feel and try on the truly fabulous clothes available for sale. Why? It’s the only way to really see how cleverly well-designed they are.

Uli, herself, is renowned for her ability to dress specific body types and personal styles to their best look. If you are looking for exclusive, personal attention by the best of the best, call 505.986.0577 Read More