Business

LANB Promotes Monie Blum to Senior Vice President, Branch Operations

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Monie Hardwick Blum

SANTA FE – Los Alamos National Bank (LANB) has recently promoted Monie Hardwick Blum to the position of Senior Vice President, Branch Operations.

Blum has 33 years of banking experience and has been an employee of LANB for the last 19 years with an extensive resume that includes time spent in several areas including; Branch Operations, Human Resources, Consumer Lending and Mortgage Lending.

“LANB is fortunate to have Monie as part of our Senior Team,” COO Tim Doyle said. “Her extensive knowledge and expertise in various areas of banking and her great rapport with our customers Read More

The Rosebud Cafe Now Serving Up Healthy Fare in White Rock

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A crowd lined up to sample the fare at the Rosebud Café Wednesday morning. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Friends toast the opening of the Rosebud Café. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladialypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Rosebud Café is open in White Rock! The café opened Friday at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G. Owner Lana Crochet said the café has been busy in spite of the lack of a sign and opening with little fanfare.

The Rosebud Café is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 7 a.m. to noon Saturday.

The café’s menu includes organic, raw, whole grain, Read More

Santa Fe Imaging First in Region to Offer New Prostate MRI Cancer Detection Technology

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A patient prepares for screening with new, high-resolution MRI technology now offered at Santa Fe Imaging. Courtesy/Santa Fe Imagaing

MEDICAL News: 

SANTA FE—Santa Fe Imaging is the first facility in northern New Mexico to offer new, high-resolution MRI technology to aid in the battle against prostate cancer. Endorectal prostate MRI is a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the newest prostate coil technology and advanced computer aided detection (CAD) software.

“Endorectal prostate MRI exams give physicians and their patients struggling with a difficult prostate Read More

Funds Sought For Youth Business Grants

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LACDC News:

The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) is looking for businesses, individuals and organizations that can make a donation of any size, between $5 and $500, to benefit the Youth Business Grant Program. Youth ages 13-19 wishing to create a new business or build on one from a previous year are eligible for the program.

“We are promoting our local youth by creating young entrepreneurs; giving them an opportunity to experience, first hand and at a very young age, what it takes to start and grow a local business,” LACDC Executive Director Scott Randall said. “One hundred Read More

Yang: Viscerally Annoying, Cerebrally Dissatisfying – My Reaction to ‘The Triple Package,’ Part I

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Viscerally Annoying, Cerebrally Dissatisfying – My Reaction to “The Triple Package,” Part I
By ELENA Yang

Yet, there are facts and truths one cannot ignore in “The Triple Package: How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in America,” by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld. 

The authors are a married couple, and law professors at Yale; they both have established their academic standings, in addition to “international best seller” status from published novels/memoir. 

Their thesis in “The Triple Package” is fairly simple. In US, success favors groups that believe Read More

ADC Builders Hosts Grand Opening of Brand New Showroom on DP Road Saturday

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Alec Caspersen of ADC Builders in his brand new showroom on DP Road in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

ADC Builders will host a grand opening for its brand new showroom 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 22. Refreshments will be served. As part of the grand opening event, ADC is offering 25 percent off all DeWils cabinets ordered by April 15 and other showroom specials.

The business, at 212 DP Road, has been in this location for about 18 months. Owner Alec Caspersen wanted to add a showroom to his workspace in order to show off what ADC can do Read More

DOE Invests $17 Million in Small Businesses

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DOE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue U.S. leadership in clean energy innovation, the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded $17 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects to help small businesses in 13 states develop prototype technologies that could improve manufacturing energy efficiency, reduce the cost of installing clean energy projects, and generate electricity from renewable energy sources. 

These projects will include technologies such Read More

One-Stop Business Portal Bill Signed Into Law

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Senate Pro Tempore Mary Kay Papen

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 9 March 6 to create a one-stop online portal for New Mexico businesses.

The bill is sponsored by Senate Pro Tempore Mary Kay Papen, D-Dona Ana and co-sponsored by Rep. Luciano Varela, D-Santa Fe.

This legislation provides for the development of a free, user-friendly, searchable and public website that will allow businesses to simplify their online transactions with state agencies.

According to the bill, the one-stop business portal, which is predicted to be in full operation by July 2017, will provide Read More

AT&T Invests Nearly $225 Million to Enhance Local Networks in New Mexico

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Jerry Fuentes, president of AT&T Arizona and New Mexico

BUSINESS News:

ALBUQUERQUE—AT&T has invested nearly $225 million in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in New Mexico between 2010 through 2013, driving a wide range of upgrades to enhance speed, reliability, coverage and performance for residents and business customers.

Advancing its Project Velocity IP (VIP), an investment plan to expand and enhance its wireless and wired IP broadband networks, AT&T in 2013 made 285 network upgrades in New Mexico, including new cell sites, addition of wireless network Read More

Social Security Advisor Offers Crash Course in Benefits

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BUSINESS News:

Jesse Travis with Fusion Advisors in San Antonio, Tex. has achieved National Social Security Advisor (NSSA) certification from the National Social Security Association LLC in Cincinnati.

The certification allows Travis to counsel clients on the best way to claim Social Security benefits in order to optimize lifetime Social Security income and he will be visiting the Los Alamos area to conduct educational seminars on the topic March 21-22.

Travis specializes in retirement planning and educating clients and their families on how to plan and save for their future.

Jesse Travis Read More