Recipe for success in the SF restaurant biz has evolved

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BUSINESS
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MARKETING
Older shopping centers are attracting new
life, tenants during economic downturn 3
SANDIA
$500 for a patent, anyone? National laboratory
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BY STEVE GINSBERG | NMBW STAFF
STRATEGIES
J&J Technical Svcs.
reinvented itself 10
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Santa Fe is known for its fine dining
and steep menu prices, but the recipe for
restaurant success in the City Different
has changed.
The recession has ushered in a new
era of midpriced and budget-priced restaurants. Some of
the best performers during the past Michael O’Reilly,
three years have owner of Pranzo
been more moder- Italian Grill
ately priced venues, in Santa Fe,
and some higher- opened a new
priced restaurants upstairs restauhave opened sec- rant, Alto, this
ond venues with summer, serving
lower prices.
smaller portions
A few higher-end at lower prices.
establishments, including Max’s and
Amavi, closed during the downturn.
Still, the city’s anchor upscale foodie emporiums, The Compound Restaurant,
Coyote Cafe and Geronimo, survived
the recession and are showing better results in 2012. Santa Fe has been a gour-
FILE PHOTO
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Solar’s factory at Mesa del Sol. McCune
Solar Works plans to start producing solar
panels there under a license from Schott.
McCune Solar project
must contend with an
industry in turmoil
BY DAN MAYFIELD | NMBW STAFF
When McCune Solar Works announced
Sept. 17 that it was in final negotiations to assume production at the former Schott Solar facility at Mesa del Sol, it took some in the industry and the business community by surprise.
In June, Schott said it was closing its solar
panel manufacturing facility in Albuquerque
and laying off 200 people. Then Chuck Mc-
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Who’s expanded during the banking shakeout?
BY DENNIS DOMRZALSKI | NMBW STAFF
The rumblings under the foundation of the Albuquerque area’s banking industry began in September
2008, when the Federal Reserve Board
slapped a regulatory order on the
struggling First Community Bank, saying it needed to raise more capital and
shed bad real estate loans.
More regulatory orders followed for
First Community and other area banks.
Four years later, after the ground had
shifted and settled under the area’s
banks, old, familiar institutions are
gone and new ones have taken their
places. First Community and Charter
Bank, two of the state’s largest locallyowned banks, failed, as did the smaller
High Desert State Bank.
The shakeout left the area
with a larger presence of national and regional banks and
created an opportunity for some
of the state’s community banks
to enter the Albuquerque market.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank,
with $353 billion in assets, entered the New Mexico market when
it bought First Community from the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in
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Hal Bailey of Washington Federal
Bank says the company has tried to
fill the void left by Charter Bank in the
residential mortgage market.
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Recipe for success in the SF
restaurant biz has evolved
Focus on
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Blatt, Lisa ..........................................9
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Pozin, Ilya..........................................8
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Tarango, Nestor ............................21
Timmons, Jay ..................................9
Turner, Jeremy ................................6
Vaughan, Doug ................................4
Wagner, Judith................................4
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Sally
Adams
1
John
Freienmuth
5
Charter Bank ....................................1
ChipRewards Inc.............................8
Cor Realty Services ....................22
Costco .............................................22
Donrey Outdoor ...............................5
Evergreen Solar ............................21
Facebook ........................................12
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First Community Bank..................1
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First National Bank Texas .........22
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Google .............................................12
High Desert State Bank ...............1
Hightower Family Trust .................4
Incitor..................................................6
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Coyote Cafe ......................................1
Dick’s Sporting Goods ...............22
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Geronimo ...........................................1
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Amavi..................................................1
Affordable Solar ...........................21
Alliance Data Systems..................6
Amazon...........................................12
American Home ...........................22
Arnold & Porter...............................9
Array Technologies......................21
Atomic Grill....................................21
Atrisco Plaza ....................................3
Ball State University ......................9
Bank 1st .........................................22
Bank of the Rio Grande ............22
Base 5 Retail Partners..................3
Beal Financial Corp.....................22
BP Solar .........................................21
Brookline College .........................22
California Health and Longevity
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Carroll Strategies .........................13
Century Bank ................................22
Chapter II Lounge........................22
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Kmart ..................................................3
Kyocera ...........................................21
LG .....................................................21
LinkedIn ..........................................12
Los Alamos National Bank.......22
Los Alamos National
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Lotus Leaf Coatings .......................3
Main Bank......................................22
Max’s ..................................................1
Mayer Brown....................................9
McCune Solar Works ....................1
McCune Works.............................21
Mesa del Sol....................................1
NAIOP .................................................6
National Association of
Manufacturers..................................9
National Chamber Litigation
Center .................................................9
National Federation of
Independent Business...................9
Paradise Bakery ...........................22
Pasqual’s ........................................21
Petco................................................22
Plenish Inc........................................6
Power Network New Mexico ......6
Pranzo Italian Grill .......................21
Prizm Foundation.........................21
Pro’s Ranch Market ....................22
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Older retail centers landing a
starring role in redevelopment
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
■ October 2
Event: New Century Economy Summit
Time: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Host: NM Economic Development
Department
Contact: [email protected]
BY STEVE GINSBERG | NMBW STAFF
The Kmart at 4208 Central on Albuquerque’s Westside was so quiet Sept. 20
that a movie crew was shooting the feature
“50 to 1” in the middle of the store during
business hours without security guards.
The odds of the West Central Kmart
shopping center being redeveloped are far
better than 50 to one.
The retail redevelopment plot is simple.
New major shopping center construction
has virtually ground to a halt nationally
and locally. Infill retail is the trend, and
dated centers are getting dusted off and
rehabilitated. Drive Central Avenue from
the Rio Grande to the foot of the Sandias,
and at least half a dozen major intersections have shopping centers with vacant
anchors awaiting redevelopment.
Kmart’s lease at West Central expires in
2014, and the Santa Monica, Calif. family
that owns it has hired Base 5 Retail Partners to give it a new cast of retail characters.
Kino James, Base 5 founder, is heading
the project. He was instrumental, with Michael Armijo Butler, in releasing Atrisco
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■ October 3
Event: A Tale of Two Certifications
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Host: U.S. Green Building Council NM
Chapter
Contact: (505) 227-0474
Event: Green Drinks ABQ
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Host: New Mexico Green Chamber of
Commerce
Contact: (505) 916-1247
■ October 4
Event: Life Cycle of an Employee Series
Time: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Host: Human Resource Management
Association of New Mexico
Contact: [email protected]
Event: Spirit of Innovation Celebration
Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Host: Northern New Mexico Connect
Contact: (505) 228-7936
RANDY SINER | NMBW
Activity at this shopping center at 4208 Central Ave. could increase soon. The
family that owns the center has hired Base 5 Retail Partners to give it a new cast
of retail characters. Kmart’s lease at the center expires in 2014.
Sandia tech push means $500 patent options
BY DAN MAYFIELD | NMBW STAFF
Sandia National Laboratories is stepping up marketing of its patents and reducing the cost of patent
options in the hope that
more of the technology
developed in secret will
see the light of day.
From the tiniest nanomachines to giant Normandy barriers that stop
Allen
tanks, new ideas from
Sandia are posted online
nearly every week — and anybody with
$500 can now option a patent to produce
them.
Sandia has 1,200 declassified patents,
20 percent of which are licensed, said
Mark Allen, manager of the Intellectual
Property Management Alliances & Licensing Department at Sandia. For years,
Sandia’s patent stash has flown under the
radar.
“We’re looking for ways to be more impactful,” Allen said.
To do so, his office is having a fire sale
on patents, slashing the cost of a one-year
option on a patent from up to $10,000
to $500. The option gives the holder first
rights to use that technology for one year.
The Hedgehog Containment Removal
System, a new device that can clean contaminated water, was optioned at the
Sandia Research and Technology Showcase earlier this month. Sandia hasn’t dis-
closed who licensed the
technology.
Lawrence Chavez, CEO
of Lotus Leaf Coatings,
licensed the patent for his
company from both the
University of New Mexico and Sandia, where it
Chavez
was jointly developed.
“It’s a phenomenal thing. It needs to be
a simple process,” he said. “Most people
will option it, and then license it to use
it longer term. The tech is still owned by
Sandia and UNM. It’s about who has the
right to use it.”
One of the company founders helped
develop the Lotus Leaf coating, which reSEE SANDIA 22
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An Albuquerque title company headed
by former real estate tycoon Doug Vaughan
has filed to liquidate in bankruptcy as officials continue to unravel Vaughan’s Ponzi
scheme, which prosecutors said bilked
more than 600 investors out of $75 million.
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for
US Title LLC was filed Sept. 13, five days after the trustee in the bankruptcy case for
Vaughan’s real estate firm, The Vaughan
Co. Realtors Inc., filed a lawsuit against
US Title in state District Court in Albuquerque. The civil complaint alleged US
Title shared managers and board members
with Vaughan Co. Realtors, and that the
company knew or should have known that
Vaughan was involved in fraudulent activities.
Vaughan was US Title’s board chairman
and CEO, said the lawsuit, which seeks to
recover an undetermined amount of money from US Title.
Vaughan was sentenced Sept. 5 to 12
years in federal prison in connection with
the scheme, in which investors were given
promissory notes by Vaughan Co. Realtors
in return for their money. Original investors were paid off with funds that came
from later investors, prosecutors said.
Vaughan pleaded guilty Dec. 21 to wire
and mail fraud charges in connection with
the case.
So far, the trustee in the Vaughan Co. Realtors Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, filed in
February 2010, has recovered nearly $2.7
million from the company and investors,
according to the most recent monthly report in the case filed by bankruptcy trustee
Judith Wagner.
Wagner has filed 160 “clawback” cases
in an attempt to recover interest and other
monies that were improperly paid to investors during the course of the scheme, Wagner’s report said.
According to its bankruptcy petition,
US Title had $777,000 in assets and
$653,000 in liabilities. Of those assets,
$720,000 were in the form of an office
condo at 8300 Carmel NE in Albuquerque,
the petition said.
US Title’s largest shareholder, Charles
Thomas Hightower, who owns 21.3 percent of its shares, was also its largest creditor. The Hightower Family Trust is owed
$588,000 on the property, the bankruptcy
filing said.
In a telephone interview, Hightower said
he believed customers stayed away from
US Title after Vaughan was charged in connection with the Ponzi scheme.
Hightower, a former high school and college baseball coach, said he managed the
title company for Vaughan for about a year
after Vaughan was charged with bilking
investors. Vaughan founded the company,
he said.
“We were turning a profit every other
month when I was the manager, but clients started having problems with the title
company being attached to the Vaughan
situation,” Hightower said in a phone interview. “I was one of the first shareholders
in the title company. The entire stockholder
Recovery in the
Vaughan case: $2.7
million and counting
As of Aug. 31, the trustee in the Doug Vaughan
bankruptcy case had recovered $2.7 million from
Vaughan’s former company, Vaughan Co. Realtors
Inc., and from investors who received gains from
Vaughan’s fraud, according to trustee Judith Wagner’s most recent monthly report in the case.
Of that, nearly $1.4 million has been spent on professional fees — accounting and legal services — and
$230,000 on contract labor, the report said.
The report did not say whether any money has
been returned to those who invested with Vaughan.
Wagner declined to comment on details of the
case. - D.D.
group consisted of about 110 people, and
outside one or two of them they were all
real estate agents, so it had a built-in clientele.”
Hightower was also one of Vaughan
Co. Realtors’ largest investors. According
to a proposed settlement in the Vaughan
Co. Realtors bankruptcy between Hightower and Wagner, Hightower and the family trust “invested at least $2,286,480.87
into VCR’s [promissory] note program. The
Hightowers’ investments paid interest between 18 percent and 20 percent. Over the
life of their investments, the Hightowers
received at least $1,957,648 in transfers
from VCR.”
The Hightowers invested an additional
$714,799 with Vaughan Co. Realtors on
Dec. 15, 2009, the document said.
The proposed settlement seeks to recover
$14,000 from $19,924 that Hightower
received from VCR on Dec. 9, 2010.
Hightower said he hadn’t seen the settlement agreement, and that he believes he
has “settled everything” with the trustee.
He disputed the trustee’s assertion that he
had invested $2.3 million with Vaughan.
His investment was around $900,000,
Hightower said.
“It’s like you lend someone $100 and
a week from today he pays you back, and
you lend him another $100 and he pays
you back. In essence, it’s the same $100,”
Hightower said.
According to Wagner’s lawsuit against
US Title, by December 2009 Vaughan’s
real estate firm needed to generate $13
million a year in interest payments on the
$75 million investors had given the firm.
“The money paid into VCR’s note program was simply used to keep VCR operating and to enrich Vaughan, his associates
and others, including defendant [US Title],
until such time as the request for redemption in investments overwhelmed the flow
of new investments and caused the inevitable collapse of the Ponzi scheme,” Wagner’s lawsuit said.
US Title’s bankruptcy attorney, Dan
Behles, was out of town and could not be
reached for comment, his office said.
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EXECUTIVE profile
Sally Adams President, Clear Channel Outdoor New Mexico
BY RACHEL SAMS | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Sally Adams was working in automotive marketing,
traveling frequently, and wanted a job where she could
get off the road and spend more time with her daughter.
She heard about an opening at what was then Donrey
Outdoor, liked the company’s reputation and made the
leap in 1989.
In the years since, she says, outdoor marketing has become “a part of me.”
What does it take to be successful in outdoor advertising
in an economic downturn?
I think success at any time, whether you are in a recession or not, requires consistency, strong customer
service and creative collaboration with all shareholders,
focusing on successful outcomes.
I’d like to think we become part of our client’s plan
from a consultative basis. Affordability and creative impact are the keys to outdoor marketing and always have
been. I think we’ve done well as businesses look for more
efficient ways to spend their ad dollars. We have so many
more resources and quantitative information surrounding our media, and with digital, we can compete for all
the broadcast business quite effectively now.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Wow ... well, let me give you two. Personally, my
daughter. I realize she’s not my accomplishment, but I
helped. She has done so well with her choices and her
direction for herself within that life ... Professionally, I’d
like to think I had a role in building a company that isn’t
just a “sign” company. We are a family of outstanding
and diverse individuals who all add value to our team
and our continual success. As I look back on
the 23 years I have been here,, we have provided a great and healthy place
ce for many
people to spend their work life. That
makes me happy.
Who is your mentor?
My mentor is my husband
d
Ken. I worked with and for
him for many years before I
took over the Las Vegas, Nev.
and Albuquerque branches
as GM. I admire him for really
ly
looking at all sides of an issue, being patient, generous and teaching
aching
me that everyone matters regardless
ardless of
their background and their opinion. He
brings out the very best in me.
Sally Adams
President
Clear Channel Outdoor New Mexico
458 Industrial Blvd. NE, Albuquerque 87107
(505) 345-3589
Education: attended the University of New Mexico
Hobbies:
Hobb hiking, golfing, fly-fishing, camping ... doing it all in the
mountains.
Family: Ken Adams, husband; Tracey Horsley, 29-year-old
daughter, at CNM College of Nursing; best dog ever, Roxy
Hometown:
born in Santa Fe, moved to Albuquerque at age 2
H
met, who would it be and why?
Michelle Obama — she’s smart, funny, a
great mom and is in love with her husband.
g
I would love to discuss her plans regarding
healthy eating and exercise outcomes as they
h
relate to obesity and our children.
re
How could New Mexico become more busiH
nness-friendly?
New Mexico needs to understand the balance of larger corporate business and small
a
local business as it relates to job creation. In
Where do you get your best ideas?
eas?
lo
New ideas come from everyone
one at work.
our competitive geographic location, we need
both and we need to incentivize both to either
We all brainstorm all the time.
me. I love the
new ideas that youth come up
p with, espemove here or stay here.
The political divide in New Mexico and the miscially the ideas you hear at events
ents like TEDx.
understanding about big business is unfortunate,
I love creativity, especially when
en it harbors no
unders
those of us who work for business and love sotarnishing from what has or hasn’t worked
as thos
before. Sometimes ideas even come to me in
cial issues
issu need each other ... People tend to focus
what’s in their “bubble” and that’s all. Well, folks,
my dreams!
on what
we are all
a in the same bubble, and we need to start
What’s something you considerr a complete
listening and building compromise, as we are about
RANDY SINER | NMBW
to pierce that bubble with our jockeying for position
waste of time?
and credit.
Feeling sorry for yourself – life is about perspective.
If you could have dinner with one person you’ve never
Where everybody
knows your name.
When a community bank
gets to know you, great
things happen. Stop in and
let us get to know you.
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expedite PNM power
line
A ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission presents a setback for
PNM and investors hoping to tap into its
power lines, said Albuquerque attorney
Jeff Albright.
Albright, who represents a group of investors that want to tap into PNM lines,
said Wednesday the decision will likely
cause several more years of strife for PNM
and smaller power generation companies, which are trying to work together to
allow access to PNM’s transmission lines.
“We’re all looking at it and regrouping,” he said.
For several years, companies have
joined a waiting list of sorts to tap into
PNM’s transmission lines. The transmission lines, and the waiting list, are regulated by FERC. The Renewable Energy
Transmission Authority and the group
Power Network New Mexico are trying
to build a $350 million, 1,500-megawatt
transmission project that would tap into
PNM’s line at Rio Puerco and transfer
power to the Four Corners, where it could
be sold to customers.
But the RETA and Power Network project can’t proceed because the project isn’t
first in the queue to tap into PNM’s line.
PNM and RETA all asked for a waiver.
FERC said no, in a ruling on Sept. 20.
The new line is touted as a way small
power generating stations using renewable energy in eastern New Mexico would
be able to tap into PNM’s network.
“We are disappointed in the delay that
results from this decision, but are working to move this important project forward,” said Jeremy Turner, the executive
director of RETA, in a news release.
Jeff Mechenbier, PNM’s director of
transmission/distribution planning and
construction, said in the release, “We
need a fair and efficient process that supports the transmission development necessary for the delivery of renewable energy created in New Mexico.”
Personal income in New Mexico grew
at a rate of 0.4 percent in the second
quarter, putting the state in last place in
terms of personal income growth, the
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said
Tuesday.
The state’s personal income — all income from all sources to all residents
— grew to $72.5 billion from $72.3 billion in the first quarter. The growth rate
slowed from 1.1 percent in the first quarter.
The state saw earnings declines in
farming and in federal, state and local
government.
Nationally, personal income growth
slowed to 1 percent in the second quarter from 1.7 percent in the first quarter.
Growth slowed in 39 states and the District of Columbia, accelerated in 10 states
and was unchanged in Nevada, the BEA
said.
North Dakota had the highest growth
rate at 2.1 percent.
Wilson wants DoddFrank exemption for
small banks
Senate candidate Heather Wilson told
real estate executives Monday that making small community banks exempt from
Dodd-Frank banking legislation would
help stimulate New Mexico’s real estate
and construction business.
Speaking before a NAIOP luncheon,
the Republican former Congresswoman
said the complicated rules surrounding
Dodd-Frank have had a chilling effect on
smaller banks, which remain reluctant to
lend on residential and commercial real
estate projects.
“The bill contains over 400 new draft
regulations, and only 93 have been written. A community bank president in Portales told me, ‘There is not a lawyer in
Roosevelt County who can tell me how to
comply with these rules. I’m not a lawyer,
how do we comply with this?’ For every
time there is noncompliance they face
a $110,000 fine. For a small bank, every time they make a loan, they bet the
bank,” Wilson said. “It would be too difficult to completely repeal Dodd-Frank, but
banks below a certain market capitalization should be exempt.”
Wilson is running against Democratic
Congressman Martin Heinrich for the
Senate seat of retiring Democrat Jeff
Bingaman. She said the day Bingaman
resigned she was offered the best nonpolitical job of her career, vice president of
non-nuclear defense programs at Sandia
National Laboratories. She turned down
the job to run for the Senate.
Responding to a question from the au-
dience about Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney’s controversial
comments saying 47 percent of Americans “believe they are victims” entitled
to government support, Wilson said she
supports a safety net for Americans based
on her own experiences. Her father died
when she was young in a car accident,
and her family received a government
check.
However, Wilson said that relying on
government handouts is not the answer
to fixing the economy, and that she supports tax reductions on corporations and
a balanced budget to help the private sector grow the economy.
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Sacred Power Corp. of Albuquerque
recently signed a $4 million contract
with the U.S. Navy to provide solar
panels at nine bases around the country. Pictured are Sacred Power’s coowner and COO Odes Armijo-Caster
(left) and the company’s President and
CEO Dave Melton.
Sacred Power receives
$4M solar panel contract
with Navy
Sacred Power Corp. of Albuquerque recently signed a $4 million contract with
the U.S. Navy to provide solar panels at
nine bases around the country.
Sacred Power co-owner and COO Odes
Armijo-Caster said Monday the company
had signed the contract to build and install solar stations. Sacred Power, which
makes the SP line of patented solar stations, employs 50. The stations, similar
to carports, can be used to charge electric
vehicles.
“The Navy wants to utilize renewable
fueling stations,” Armijo-Caster said.
“They’re mandated to.”
The Navy has a fleet of electric cars, including the NAVFAC electric truck, which
has a range of 40 miles and top speed of
40 miles per hour.
The company will set up the 500-watt
stations at nine Navy bases, Armijo-Caster said, by the end of the year. The retail
prices for the solar charging stations are
$3,500 to $4,500 each.
Sacred Power representatives were on
hand Monday at a press conference celebrating National Electric Vehicle Plug-
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In Day. The Albuquerque event was organized by the Sierra Club. Sacred Power
brought a charging system the company
uses to power its Chevrolet Volt electric
car to the Downtown press conference.
U.S. Navy representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.
Three companies nab
JTIP funding
The Job Training Incentives Program
board on Monday approved $1,359,664
in job training funds. The money will aid
in creating 311 jobs in the state.
Alliance Data Systems in Rio Rancho
received the majority of the funds —
$1,330,968 — to create 308 jobs at its
Rio Rancho call center.
Alliance recently bought the Victoria’s
Secret call center in Rio Rancho.
Plenish Inc. of Taos was awarded
$14,440 to create two jobs at its manufacturing facility. The company makes
skin care and color cosmetic products.
In 2009, it secured the manufacturing
rights of Vapour Organic Beauty Inc.
Albuquerque’s
Incitor
received
$14,256 to create one job. Incitor, which
recently received more than $1 million in
venture capital funding, makes a biofuel
called Alestron. The company is planning
a manufacturing facility in Milan, New
Mexico, in 2013.
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The Great Recession wiped out lavish employee perks and incentives for the vast majority of American businesses, challenging
them to invent low-cost rewards that manage to attract, motivate and retain the best
employees.
By now, four years into the downturn,
most employees have grown accustomed to a
work life with fewer financial incentives and
perks, human resource consultants say. But
how do they really feel about getting modest
rewards and gifts, and do they actually work?
John Brubaker, a Maine-based human resource consultant, says such rewards can
work, but not all companies take the time to
design perks and incentives in the most effective ways. Postrecession reward systems
might cost less to implement, but they require
managers that engage with
employees in meaningful
ways and take time to create perks that foster the desired results.
Brubaker recommends
Brubaker
getting employees involved
in setting their own objectives and having a say in perks they’ll receive
when they reach their goals.
“Meet individually with them and find
out about what motivates them the most,”
Brubaker said. “Many are just as galvanized
or excited by incentives other than money. To
most, recognition is the most important, and
it doesn’t cost a dime.”
Brubaker says peer-to-peer recognition
is often very valued by employees, as are
“awards and perks that are personalized and
targeted.”
Many of his clients respond enthusiastically to cause-based incentives. That means
when sales reps or production teams meet
goals, they donate money to a charity or nonprofit they’ve agreed on in advance.
Liz Cosline, CEO of Philadelphia-based
From The Front Management, a company
that trains managers to engage productively
with employees, says management needs to
go beyond the notion of standard perks.
“It has been found that stand-alone perks
are not really effective in making a team or
keeping a team productive,” Cosline said.
“They are a nice gesture, and employees may
even feel good that the perks are there, but
they are not a driving force. Some perks are
useful in keeping employees satisfied, such as
free coffee or a discounted meal. Still, not all
employees will use these on a regular basis.
The most effective way to keep employees on
track and engaged is by having a manager
trained to support their teams, while mentoring them to reach the company goals as well
as their own.”
Ilya Pozin, a business columnist for Inc.
and Forbes magazines and serial entrepreneur, said an open and creative management
Top Tips:
1. Get employees involved in designing perks and incentives.
Meet individually with them to find out what motivates them.
2. Small rewards given often when working toward a goal are
more effective than large ones that take a long time to reach.
3. A stand-alone perk won’t be successful unless management
engages with and inspires employees frequently.
style is an often-overlooked perk.
“Make everyone a leader and give recognition and small awards,” Pozin said. “And
don’t be afraid to bypass the management
paradigm. When you take the project manager or supervisor out of the equation, you’re
empowering your staff and they’ll be much
happier and more loyal, which is the purpose
of a perk to begin with.”
In recent years, many companies have
embraced perks and incentives tied to health
and wellness outcomes, hoping to create
healthier, happier workers and bring health
care costs down. Experts say this approach
can be very successful or fail miserably, depending on how the program is designed.
“They need to be seen as meaningful to the
employee or they don’t work,” said Dr. Josh
Kaplow, an associate professor of psychology
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
and chief strategy officer at ChipRewards
Inc., which offers a catalog of rewards for
workers who meet health objectives.
The amount of interest in the incentive
must match the behavior desired. It also
needs to be given close in time to the achievement.
”This isn’t just my opinion, there’s solid
science behind these directives,” Kaplow
said. “There are many companies out [there]
that really don’t know about the importance
of letting employees pick incentives and rewards that are meaningful to them. The way
most people are [rewarded] is not optimal in
getting the most out of their behavior.”
Siobhan Palmer, chief operating officer at
California Health and Longevity Institute,
says many of the firm’s clients respond best
to monetary incentives tied to health and
medical expenditures. For example, if an employee reaches a weight loss goal or lowers
her cholesterol, she might earn cash, a gift
card or a day at the spa.
“Here at the California Health & Longevity
Institute, we believe in Kaizen — small steps
that lead to larger rewards,” Palmer said.
Web resources
From The Front Management
(fromthefrontmanagement.com)
ChipRewards Inc. (www.chiprewards.com)
California Health and Longevity Institute (www.chli.com)
WASHINGTON
BRIEFS
Many small businesses
think economy worsened
under Obama
BY KENT HOOVER | WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
More than half of small business owners
and small manufacturers think the economy is in worse shape now than it was three
years ago.
That’s according to a survey commissioned by the National Federation of Independent Business and the National Association of Manufacturers. The survey was
conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, a
Republican polling firm.
Nearly 70 percent of the 800 business
owners and executives surveyed say President Barack Obama’s policies are hurting
small businesses and small manufacturers.
Two-thirds said there’s too much economic uncertainty to grow their companies.
And 55 percent said they would not start
a business today, given what they know
now and the current economic climate.
Business owners cited health insurance
costs, government spending, and federal,
state and local taxes as the top challenges
facing their companies. Two-thirds of the
business owners who offer health insurance to their employees think health care
reform will increase their premiums. More
than 20 percent think they might have to
drop health coverage as a result.
NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner
and NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons
said the two organizations teamed up to do
this survey because their members share
similar concerns about taxes, regulations
and health care reform.
Both organizations are active in congressional races around the country, primarily
supporting Republican candidates.
Timmons said “fundamental changes”
to policies are needed to encourage U.S.
manufacturers to grow their businesses.
“Americans can make a step toward
making these changes in November,” Timmons said.
Supreme Court to
consider cases on class
actions, employment law
The U.S. Supreme Court gets down to
business in October.
Nearly half the cases to be considered
by the high court in its upcoming term involve business issues, ranging from classaction lawsuits to employment law.
There won’t be any decisions as dramatic
as this summer’s ruling upholding health
care reform, but the court does have a “robust business docket” ahead of it, said Lisa
Blatt, a partner at law firm Arnold & Porter.
Blatt and Arnold Pincus, a partner at law
firm Mayer Brown, reviewed the business
cases coming up for consideration by the
court at the National Chamber Litigation
Center’s annual Supreme Court media
briefing. The chamber has weighed in on
20 cases up for consideration in the court’s
new term.
Several cases involve rules for certifying
class-action lawsuits. That’s an important
issue for businesses because certification is
where “the whole war is won or lost,” Blatt
said. Once a lawsuit is certified as a class
action, there’s more pressure on businesses to settle the case. Class-action lawsuits
cost companies billions of dollars a year.
Last year, businesses won a major victory when the Supreme Court threw out a
class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart that
alleged the retailer discriminated against
female employees. The court, on a 5-4 decision, ruled the plaintiffs overly stretched
the definition of what constitutes a class
by trying to include as many as 1.5 million
Wal-Mart workers in the case.
That ruling could lead to a “sea change”
in how courts decide whether to certify a
case as a class action, Blatt said. In its coming term, the Supreme Court could impose
more limits on class-action lawsuits. In
one case involving Comcast, the issue is
whether courts should consider whether
expert testimony offered by the plaintiff is
admissible before deciding whether to certify a class action.
In the area of employment law, businesses might get clearer guidelines from the
Supreme Court about who qualifies as a
supervisor under the Fair Labor Standards
Act.
It will consider a lawsuit against Ball
State University filed by an employee who
alleged a fellow employee who oversaw
the person’s work created a racially hostile work environment. This “supervisor,”
however, didn’t have the power to fire, demote or discipline the offended employee,
the definition of supervisor adopted by a
lower court. The federal government disagrees with that definition, contending
a supervisor is anyone who can direct an
employee’s activities. Businesses are liable
for workplace harassment that’s committed by a supervisor, so it’s important to
know who a supervisor is.
Ex-presidential candidate
Tim Pawlenty to head
Financial Services
Roundtable
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty
didn’t last long as a presidential candidate,
but he got a nice consolation prize: The Financial Services Roundtable hired him as
its president and CEO.
The roundtable represents 100 large financial companies with nearly $93 trillion
in assets. It’s one of the best lobbying gigs
in Washington.
So it’s safe to say that Pawlenty, who
backed Mitt Romney for the Republican
presidential nomination after dropping his
own bid, won’t take a Cabinet position in
a Romney administration. He would have
been a likely candidate — after all, he reportedly was a finalist for the vice presidential spot on Romney’s ticket.
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SMART STRATEGIES
HOW I got
started
John Freienmuth Leader/CEO, J and J Technical Services
John Freienmuth
Leader/CEO
J and J Technical Services
(505) 896-2969
P.O. Box 15548, Rio Rancho 87174
Employees: 18 full-time, one part-time
Revenue: $2.5 million
Hiring? Yes, for computer help desk technicians and
senior computer engineers
through several professional organizations and
peer groups that I belong
to. Initially, I was mentored
by other business owners throughout the United
States who were operating
managed services companies. I visited many of their
locations and studied their
workflow and philosophy
of service delivery. Now I
am a leader in a regional
organization that shares
best practices in the managed services industry,
and I’m mentoring several
business leaders in other
parts of the country who
are building managed services practices. It’s great to
be able to pay it forward!
BY RACHEL SAMS | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
John Freienmuth started J and J Technical Services in 1996, focused on
hardware and software
sales and installation. J
and J’s revenue grew from
$250,000 the first year to
$8 million in 2005.
Freienmuth noticed a
shift in the business, with
clients interested not just
in products, but in advice.
Beginning in 2006, he
shifted the company from
a product and service provider to a managed services firm, offering unlimited
service for a flat monthly
rate.
What unique challenges
did you face in launching
this business model? How
did you handle them?
In 2008, J and J Technical Services completed the
business model transition
to managed services. We
committed to providing
only managed services.
We’ve become very specialized. Getting my staff to understand
and embrace the quantum change in the
approach of unlimited services from a
project and break-fix mentality was difficult. Several staff members were unable
to make the transition. A business model
change midrecession that included a
large reduction in revenue was painful,
to say the least.
We rolled back everything in order to
keep costs in line with the new revenue
the company was producing. Then — as
our client base grew — we built it back
up. Today the business is stronger than
ever, with a very bright future.
What was the biggest surprise that happened in the process of starting your
business?
I look at J and J Technical Services as if
I started it twice, once in 1996 as a product and project-centric business and then
again in 2006 as a managed services provider, or MSP.
One big surprise was seeing my clients
just light up with enthusiasm as I described the new model and service offering, the way they embraced the offering.
What did you do before starting this business?
I had held several leadership roles
in companies throughout my career. I
maintained “go/no go” launch-critical
equipment supporting the space shuttle
program at Kennedy Space Center. I held
the position of national service manager for a company that supported the IT
needs of all federal courts in the U.S.
How did you educate yourself about running a business?
I learned about managed services
How much did it cost to
start your business? How
did you finance it?
When J and J Technical
Services started in 1996, I
had $500 in the bank. It is
amazing what you can do
when you have to do it. The
only financing was small
RANDY SINER | NMBW
lines of credit from our distribution partners that we were able to
grow over time.
What’s your company’s revenue? How
much is it up or down from last year?
Our annual revenue is $2.5 million,
up 20 percent from last year, and we are
projecting an increase of more than 30
percent for 2013. It’s a very good feeling
to know that we are creating jobs in this
difficult business environment and these
challenging times.
Self-serving leaders
vs.
servant leaders
Ken
Blanchard
believes
corporate
America is in desperate need of a different
leadership model. And
I couldn’t agree more.
Ken is a walking
management encyclopedia. He’s written 50 BY HARVEY MACKAY
books with more than SPECIAL TO NMBW
90 contributing authors. His blockbuster
book, “The One Minute Manager,” has
sold 13 million copies around the world.
He has a practical, no-nonsense style
that I love.
Ken has been a good friend for years.
In fact, I owe a lot of my book writing
success to Ken. He’s the one who asked
me to write a book with him before I decided to write “Swim With the Sharks
Without Being Eaten Alive” back in
1988.
While most leaders think leadership is
in your head, Ken thinks effective leadership starts in the heart. Your heart
controls your motivation, your intent
and your leadership character.
I invited Ken to speak to my roundtable group of 30 CEOs. His memorable
message was that the No. 1 leadership
style around the world today is “seagull
management.”
He explained: “Managers might set
goals and then disappear until you
screw up. Then they fly in, make a lot of
noise, dump on everybody and fly out.
They think that’s great leadership.”
He compared what he calls self-serving leaders to servant leaders, and mentioned three main differences.
The first is feedback. If you’ve ever
tried to give negative feedback up the
hierarchy of a self-serving leadership
team, you know the difference. You get
destroyed.
Self-serving leaders thrive in critical
environments, whereas servant leaders
prefer supportive environments.
Ken said: “I travel around the world,
and I’ll say to people, ‘How do you know
whether you’re doing a good job?’ The
No. 1 response I still get is, ‘Nobody’s
yelled at me lately.’”
He went on to say that if he could only
teach one thing, it would be to develop
great relationships. He advised that to
develop great organizations, you have to
wander around and catch people doing
the right things and then praise them in
front of everyone.
The second major difference is that
self-serving leaders don’t want anyone
else to look really good, while servant
leaders really want to build leadership in
their group. They have no problem with
someone rising up. They don’t mind
sharing leadership.
My philosophy is you’d be amazed at
how much you can accomplish if you
don’t care who gets the credit. I also believe that three opinions are better than
two, and five are better than four.
The third difference is ego.
“Self-serving leaders are caught in
the trap that they think their self-worth
is a function of their performance plus
the opinion of others,” Ken said. “They
have this scorekeeping system. The only
way they can keep going is they’ve got
to get more. Their scorekeeping centers
around three things: accumulation of
wealth, recognition/power and status.”
Ken advises that there is nothing
wrong with accumulating money, getting recognized or having some power
and status.
“What’s wrong is if that’s who you
think you are, because then your selfworth is tied up there, and you’re going
to have to keep on performing,” he said.
“That’s why people have to keep on accumulating more and more and take
huge bonuses when that money could
be spent in other ways.”
Servant leaders define their self-worth
differently. They are comfortable in their
skin.
Ken cautions that this doesn’t mean
that they don’t have some weaknesses.
They know that their position is not a
given. Everything, from their job to possessions, is on loan and can be taken
away at a moment’s notice.
Our egos can interfere in two ways,
Ken cautions.
One is false pride, when you think
more of yourself than you should and
your main job is to promote yourself.
The other is self-doubt or fear, when you
think less of yourself than you should.
The antidote for fear and self-doubt is
pride and self-esteem, whereas the antidote for false pride is humility, which
Ken believes is another important characteristic of a leader.
“A lot of people have this image that
people who are humble are weak,” Ken
said. “People with humility don’t think
less of themselves, they just think about
themselves less. That’s really a powerful
thing.”
Mackay’s Moral: None of us
is as smart as all of us.
HARVEY MACKAY is author of the New
York Times No. 1 bestseller “Swim With
The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive.”
He can be reached through his website,
harveymackay.com, or by writing him at
MackayMitchell Envelope Co., 2100 Elm
St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414.
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MARKETING
So what’s a personal brand, and how do you build one?
BY GARY GEREW | SPECIAL TO NMBW
Running a business
used to be pretty simple.
Hire a good staff. Provide a good product at a
reasonable price. Keep
customers coming back.
At the end of the year, if it
all worked out, you could
show a profit.
Now it isn’t enough to
have happy customers.
They should “like” your
company’s
Facebook
page. Maybe you should
send out a tweet to tell
them what you’ve got in
stock.
And along with staff
development, you have to
develop your own brand.
“The biggest, most
important
marketing
change over the last two
years for businesses is
RANDY SINER | NMBW
the requirement for more
sophisticated customer Barbara Lemaire, CEO and chief strategist of Social Media Made Simple, says that everything a
management
online,” businessperson does contributes to creating her brand, including what she names her business.
said Jennifer Martin,
president and founder of
When there is negative news on you, you mess up, admit it and promise never to
Xynergy Inc., an Internet marketing firm
in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. “Customers or when whatever you did for yourself do it again.
Pay a professional when your time is
are expecting it — big time and on-time. All doesn’t seem to be producing the desired
worth more than the money it will take
businesses should be keeping data about results, it’s time to turn to a professional.
to get the job done right. Time and money
their customers and interactions with
have one thing in common — we spend
Barbara Lemaire
them, using that data to reach and cater to
one to get more of the other.
CEO and chief strategist
the customer’s individual preferences and
Social Media Made Simple
requests. Furthermore, information and
Jennifer Martin
communication should be fluid through a
President and founder
You are your brand.
variety of platforms: computer, mobile deXynergy Inc.
Everything you do and
vices and phones, email, mail and broadthe way you do it tells the
cast — both online and off.”
There are a plethora of
consumer what to exTo help find a way through the new
existing online tools that
world, we asked six marketing experts for pect. That includes naming your business.
can be plugged in and
their advice on creating an online pres- If possible, tell people what you do in the
used by businesses large
ence, avoiding common problems and how name of your business. I met these guys
to determine when you need more help who named their website design company and small. Many of these tools are very inusing Latin — I can’t remember the name. expensive. Zoho.com has a variety of tools
than a teenager can provide.
If they are that cryptic in naming their available.
For larger businesses, custom applicacompany, can you imagine what commuJoanie Griffin
nication with them may be like as they tions can be designed and built to work
President
with their internal systems seamlessly with
build your business website?
Griffin & Associates
The major pitfall when crafting your pro- external Internet customer management.
A company can rise above the rest by
When creating a per- file is composing it as if it is a business resonal brand, the main port. Write it as if you are meeting a person promoting a clear, consistent message and
thing to consider is what for the first time. You want to build rapport. promise in their website, email and social
you want people to take Tell them why you do what you do. Show media. Talk weekly online about your inaway about you. The message should be the joy you derive from your work. Write in dustry, company, service and product. And
database your customer information. Use
a conversational voice.
clear, concise and easy for people to get.
Do not expect marketing to achieve in- it in reaching out to them, upselling and
The most common pitfall is sounding
like everyone else. You can rise above the stant success — marketing is education of staying in touch.
For existing businesses with an estabcrowd: send out press releases on yourself, the public to a new concept, a new way of
have a great LinkedIn profile, have your doing something or a better way to accom- lished brand, the Internet has created a
Facebook page be consistent with your best plish a goal. This takes time online and off. higher expectation by customers for good,
Post good information daily; information is accurate and personalized customer comprofessional self and tweet regularly.
You combat a bad online image by put- the currency of the Internet. Answer ques- munication and management — especialting out tons of positive press. That way the tions, solve problems and occasionally tell ly via online customer data management
negative drops to the bottom of the stack. people what you are doing to help people and social media.
One of the biggest pitfalls we see is busiNo one goes past page three on Google like them.
Transparency and honesty are the only ness owners who choose communication
searches — if the negative moves to page
tools you need to keep your image clean. If and logo/color designs that appeal to themfour or beyond, odds are you’re safe.
5
Questions
with
Barbara Lemaire
CEO and chief strategist
Social Media Made Simple
BY GARY GEREW | SPECIAL TO NMBW
Q
What do you see being put online
that makes you cringe?
Using a misleading YouTube or article
title to get you to click a link just to find
an advertisement. Fake profiles that join
a group to promote a product — they
get the boot in my hosted groups. Games
on Facebook — please don’t invite me!
Posting 10 things in a row. My eyes
glaze over. Sometimes you wind up with
a double post — technology — it’s forgiven. Political rants and flamers — for
my own mental health I had to step back
from the fray and not participate in the
conversations — I can’t even read them.
Ugh!
Q
What do you expect will be the
next big thing in social media?
If I knew, I wouldn’t tell anyone until
I could make it happen myself. I like the
idea of the Google self-driving car and
Google Glass (a computer that can be
worn over the eye).
Q
Does it bother you if people check
their messages while talking to
you in person?
Only if it’s nonstop. When you own a
business, you need to be responsive to
clients. They expect you to have the technology to take care of business on the fly.
Q
When Kim Kardashian sends me
a rave review of some product via
Twitter, should I really believe she has
my interest at heart?
I really never thought of it that way.
She is a humanitarian after all. LOL —
no!
Q
Did you buy Facebook stock when
the company went public?
No, but I wish I still had my Amazon
stock!
selves and not to their target customers.
A business should look at their business
through a customer’s or prospect’s eyes as
the brand is defined. Objectivity should be
maintained and personal biases avoided.
A good branding professional has the
tools, education and experience to be able
to do the research and know the right elements that will appeal to those potential
customers.
James Korenchen
President
James Korenchen Public
Relations
Terri Jenkins
President and CEO
W3PR Inc.
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It is not the intent of this list to endorse the
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service. Some advertising agencies were unable
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NMBW: How has the advertising industry
changed in the past five years?
There is now an ever more important challenge
to mix traditional media with social media.
What are companies and advertisers doing to
utilize their traditional media to boost their
social media and vice versa?
The greatest advantage
of social media is to
create interaction and
harness loyalty. One
of the best ways to
direct people toward
social media is through
the means of creative
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Business name
Address
Top local executive
Phone
Web
Email
2011
capitalized
billings
Year founded
NM
employees
Specialties
Notable clients
1
Wilson Binkley Advertising & Marketing
575-524-8118
250 Cotorro Court, Las Cruces 88005
wilson-binkley.com
Robert L. Sharp, partner / creative director
[email protected]
$22,315,000
1994
13
automotive, financial, solar, government, furniture/retail
automotive, financial, solar, government, furniture/retail
2
McKee Wallwork Cleveland
1030 18th St. NW, Albuquerque 87104
Steve McKee, president
505-821-2999
mckeewallworkcleveland.com
[email protected]
$14,571,514
1997
25
integrated marketing, data visualization, media planning/buying,
online advertising
Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cliffs, Dion’s,
Kirtland Federal Credit Union, Tobacco Use Prevention and
Control Program
3
Cisneros Design Inc.
505-471-6699
2904 E. Rodeo Park Drive Suite 200, Santa Fe 87505
cisnerosdesign.com
Fred A. Cisneros, president
[email protected]
$14,247,720
1994
11
logo design, branding, print design,
Web design
Davis Funds, Selected Funds, Century Bank, Santa Fe
Community Foundation, Santa Fe School of Cooking
4
3 Advertising
505-293-2333
1550 Mercantile Ave. NE 2nd Floor, Albuquerque 87107
3advertising.com
Chris Moore, strategic director / partner
[email protected]
$11,605,000
2005
12
advertising, design
Presbyterian, Growth Energy, Beer Institute, POET, Land
Rover
5
Ad Venture Marketing
102 S. Canyon, Carlsbad 88220
Lajuana Martinez, president
806-637-0030
ad-venturemarketing.com
[email protected]
$3,602,000
2002
2
nonprofit, health care, specialty
publications
Artesia Chamber of Commerce, Artesia General Hospital,
Landsun Homes, Ruidoso Visitor Guide, Focus on Carlsbad
6
Agenda
505-888-5877
400 Gold Ave. SW Suite 1200, Albuquerque 87102
agenda-global.com
Douglas Turner, founding mem. / managing part. [email protected]
$3,150,000
1996
15
public affairs, grassroots, advocacy,
crisis communication, media,
issues management
BHP Billiton, New Mexico Gas Co., AT&T
7
HK Advertising Inc.
41 Bisbee Court Suite A-1, Santa Fe 87508
David C. Hayduk, president
505-988-9299
hkadv.com
[email protected]
$3,003,000
1982
5
advertising, branding
New Mexico Tourism Department, Dancing Eagle Casino,
city of Roswell, city of Carlsbad
8
Studio Hill Design Ltd.
417 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque 87102
Sandy Hill, president
505-242-8300
studiohilldesign.com
[email protected]
$3,000,000
1986
3
branding, corporate identity, website development, guerrilla marketing, graphic design
Hotel Parq Central, Paa-Ko Communities, Downtown Action
Team, New Mexico Business Weekly, Roger Cox Cos.
9
Ripe Inc.
Donna F. Romano, president
505-244-0359
ripeinc.com
[email protected]
$2,668,000
1998
4
brand design/strategy, marketing,
communications
ND
10
Elliott Marketing
1421 Main St., Clovis 88101
Kathy Elliott, president
575-762-0462
ellliottmkg.com
[email protected]
$2,600,000
2002
5
graphic design, signage, Web
design, public relations, media
strategy
Pat Woods for Senate, The Bank of Clovis, My Physician,
Clovis Family Healthcare
11
Synch Inc.
P.O. Box 37278, Albuquerque 87176
Debi L. Kline, vice president / creative director
505-998-2100
signalcreative.com
[email protected]
$2,437,480
1999
3
design, graphics, advertising
The Santa Fe Opera, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional
Medical Center, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
12
Marketing Solutions LLC
505-830-2224
9426 Indian School Road NE, Albuquerque 87112
marketingsolutionsnm.com
Laura Smigielski Garcia, president
[email protected]
$2,285,273
1991
5
marketing, advertising and public
relations for government, business
and retail
New Mexico DOT, Audi/Mercedes/Porsche of Albuquerque,
The Medical Resort at Fiesta Park, New Mexico Beef
Council, Larry H. Miller American Toyota
13
One Creative
505-889-9700
7510 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 201, Albuquerque 87109
onecreative.net
Wendy B. Spalsbury, principal / co-creative director
[email protected]
$1,600,000
2001
4
corporate identity, branding/direction, multimedia design/production,
social media strategy/management
Jaynes Corp., Introbotix, Edge Endo, Albuquerque Rescue
Mission, Lumpy’s Burgers
14
W3PR Inc.
5901-J Wyoming Blvd. #233, Albuquerque 87109
Terri Jenkins, president / CEO
505-821-9970
w3pr.com
[email protected]
$1,400,000
1995
3
search engine marketing/optimization/advertising, social media management, reputation management
TIAA/CREF Financial Services, New York Waterway,
Killington Ski Resort, Atari
15
Mudhouse
505-232-2120
1102 Mountain Road NW #103, Albuquerque 87102 mudhouseadvertising.com
Travis Driscoll, president
[email protected]
$1,334,000
2006
3
branding, advertising, marketing,
online marketing, websites
Bueno Foods, Holistic Management International, Ideal
Feet, Radiology Associates of New Mexico
16
XtraMark - Marketing & Xtra Stuff
835 Camino de la Tierra, Corrales 87048
Lori Shaw, results generator
505-897-8365
xtramark.com
[email protected]
$1,334,000
1998
1
branding, online/offline marketing,
website design, marketing communications
Coca-Cola Santa Fe, National Indian Council on Aging, New
Mexico Veterans’ Memorial, SignPlex, Rainbow Ryders
17
119 Dartmouth St. SE, Albuquerque 87106
Joan R. Griffin, president / CEO
505-764-4444
griffinassoc.com
[email protected]
$1,200,000
1990
10
marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, Web
Town of Taos, Kim Jew Photography, Los Alamos County,
Gerald Martin General Contractor, New Mexico Health
Insurance Alliance
18
Mulhern Advertising Inc.
505-897-8100
10110 Rio del Norte Court NW, Albuquerque 87184
mulhernadvertising.com
Ann Mulhern, president
[email protected]
$840,000
1985
8
Internet marketing, website
development/design, media buying,
social marketing, strategic planning
Montaño Acura, Ron Bell Injury Lawyers, Baca’s Trees,
Main Bank, Rizek Design & Remodeling
19
90 Degrees Agency
324 Adams St. SE, Albuquerque 87108
Bob Cornelius, CEO
505-217-9053
90degreesagency.com
[email protected]
$466,900
2011
2
radio, print, digital, marketing
strategy, branding
Americans for Prosperity, Ardua Strategies Inc., Upward
Motion Personal Training, Jeff Byrd for Congress, Airport
Parking
20
Aquila Ranieri & Co., dba Aquila Designs Inc. 505-681-0919
1512 Pacheco St. Suite C203, Santa Fe 87505
aquilaranieri.com
Aquila Stanley, creative director / president
[email protected]
$150,000
1994
2
logo/identity brand design, strategy
development, annual reports, brochures, packaging
Albuquerque Community Foundation, Bosque School,
Design District in Santa Fe, Merrion Oil & Gas, Bentley
School
21
Stunt: Varsity Marketing
610 Central Ave. SW #4G, Albuquerque 87102
Madison Clark, owner
505-818-8999
stuntvarsity.com
[email protected]
$50,000
2011
1
social media, branding, Web content, event promotions, Web design
Bailey’s on the Beach, Just Dine In, Napoli Coffee, Flower
Mound United Methodist Church, Vicki Foster Real Estate
22
Carroll Strategies
116 Central Ave. SW Suite 302, Albuquerque 87102
Tom Carroll, president
505-842-6600
carrollstrategies.net
[email protected]
ND
2008
7
advertising, branding, design, marketing, media
ND
23
Cooney, Watson and Associates Inc.
505-293-2000
2201 San Pedro Drive NE Bldg. 2, Albuquerque 87110
cooneywatson.com
Patti R. Watson, president
[email protected]
ND
1986
6
government, public service campaigns, water/natural resources,
professional services, health care
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority,
NM Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, Lewis
University-Albuquerque, NM 811, NM Department of Health
24
Esparza Advertising
423 Copper Ave. NW, Albuquerque 87102
Del M. Esparza, president
505-765-1505
esparzaadvertising.com
[email protected]
ND
2000
12
health care, gaming, education,
finance
Oppenheimer Funds, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New
Mexico, BMW, MINI, San Jacinto College
25
Impressions Advertising Inc.
322 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe 87501
Russ Rountree, president
505-988-1402
impressionsadv.com
[email protected]
ND
1985
5
branding/identity development,
planning, online/social marketing,
media management, PR
Santa Fe County tourism, Bureau of Land Management
(NM office), The Rothstein Law Firm, Maverick’s of Santa
Fe, Cyndi Hall Stylist
Your Business... IS Our Business.
Providing you with a richer set of prospects.
Brian Tankersley
Advertising Account Executive
505.348.8309 | [email protected]
Public
Relations
Firms
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participants or to imply that the size of an
organization necessarily infers the quality of its
service. Some public relations firms were unable
to reply to information requests by press time,
chose not to participate or did not disclose the
listing criteria. If your company wants to be
considered for inclusion on any lists, please
contact Damon Scott or visit bizjournals.com/
albuquerque/bol_survey to complete a nomination form.
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ND - not disclosed
--Ties are listed alphabetically.
--Nos. 14 through 18 are listed alphabetically.
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been edited for space.
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2011
billings
Business name
Address
Top local executive
Phone
Web
Email
PR % of total
business
Active
accounts
No. of
NM staff
Specialties / services
Some clients
1
Agenda
505-888-5877
agenda-global.com
Douglas Turner, founding member
[email protected]
$3,150,000
85%
30
25
public affairs, grassroots, advocacy,
crisis communication, media, issues
management
BHP Billiton, New Mexico Gas Co., AT&T
2
Vox Optima LLC
505 14th St. NW, Albuquerque 87104
Merritt Hamilton Allen, owner / exec. director
505-286-1755
voxoptima.com
[email protected]
$2,800,000
75%
14
20
executive counsel, crisis/issue management, media training, print/video production, digital media content production
Naval Sea Systems Command, United States Fleet
Forces Command, Defense Acquisition University
3
James Korenchen Public Relations
505-797-6671
9400 Holly Ave. NE Bldg. 2 #202, Albuquerque 87122
jameskorenchen.com
James Korenchen, president
[email protected]
$1,200,000
100%
15
12
public relations
TripAdvisor.com, UNM Cancer Center, Gathering
of Nations
4
The Garrity Group Public Relations
4110 Wolcott Ave. NE Suite B, Albuquerque 87109
Tom Garrity, president
505-898-8689
garritypr.com
[email protected]
$750,000
100%
20
6
media relations, issue/crisis management, public affairs, social media, community relations
Comcast/Xfinity, Albuquerque International Balloon
Fiesta, Sandia National Laboratories
5
Sixfold Media
186 Mariquita St., Corrales 87048
Jeanne Kuriyan, partner
505-897-7100
sixfoldmedia.com
[email protected]
$625,000
100%
6
5
public relations, online strategies, social
media, brand management, media
relations
TriCore Reference Laboratories, MX.com,
Medimetrix
6
119 Dartmouth St. SE, Albuquerque 87106
Joan R. Griffin, president / CEO
505-764-4444
griffinassoc.com
[email protected]
$600,000
30%
66
10
business-to-business public relations,
crisis communications, social media,
reputation management
town of Taos, Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque Bernalillo
County Water Utility Authority
7
Breakthru Communications LLC
3824 Corrales Road, Corrales 87048
Barbara Kline, president
505-899-8578
breakthrucom.com
[email protected]
$245,000
50%
5
4
strategic communications counsel, PR/
advertising for traditional/new media,
website dev., social media planning
Belden Inc., Resources for Excellence,
Southwestern Wine Guy
8
HK Advertising Inc.
41 Bisbee Court Suite A-1, Santa Fe 87508
David C. Hayduk, president
505-988-9299
hkadv.com
[email protected]
$100,000
10%
4
1
corporate/community issues
La Fonda Hotel
9
The Waite Co.
Whitney Waite, president
505-433-3498
waitecompany.com
[email protected]
$100,000
95%
8
6
public relations, media relations, business development, new media, political
consulting
Ferrate Treatment Technologies Inc., CSI Aviation
Services Inc., NAI Maestas and Ward Commercial
Real Estate
10
Desert Sky Communications
505-294-1976
13401 Circulo Largo NE, Albuquerque 87112
desertskycommunications.com
Jane S. Blume, owner / principal
[email protected]
$70,000
90%
6
3
media relations, social media, newsletters, corporate identity, advertising
Institute of Management Consultants USA, Atkinson
& Kelsey P.A., Big Fish Marketing
11
Marketing Solutions LLC
505-830-2224
9426 Indian School Road NE, Albuquerque 87112
marketingsolutionsnm.com
Laura Smigielski Garcia, president
[email protected]
$63,000
10%
10
5
community relations, new product introductions, news conference coordination,
news releases, crisis public relations
The Medical Resort at Fiesta Park, Audi/Mercedes/
Porsche of Albuquerque, New Mexico Museum of
Natural History
12
Janice Morrow Marketing & PR
128 Morrow Road, Capulin 88414
Janice Morrow, creative director
505-307-1188
NA
[email protected]
$40,000
50%
6
1
public relations, marketing services
nonprofits, government agencies, small businesses
13
90 Degrees Agency
324 Adams St. SE, Albuquerque 87108
Bob Cornelius, CEO
505-217-9053
90degreesagency.com
[email protected]
$30,000
30%
10
2
corporate communications, media relations, media training, reputation management, crisis management
Santa Fe Fashion Week, Battle of the Badges 911
Bowl, Jeff Byrd for Congress
14
Carroll Strategies
116 Central Ave. SW Suite 302, Albuquerque 87102
Tom Carroll, president
505-842-6600
carrollstrategies.net
[email protected]
ND
80%
17
7
crisis management, government/media
relations, media training, marketing,
branding
ND
15
Cooney, Watson and Associates Inc.
505-293-2000
2201 San Pedro Drive NE Bldg. 2, #100, Albuquerque 87110 cooneywatson.com
Patti R. Watson, president
[email protected]
ND
62%
20
6
placement of feature articles, news
conf./special events, comm. outreach,
placement of opinion/editorial pieces
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility
Authority, New Mexico 811, Lewis UniversityAlbuquerque
16
Marshall Plan LLC
246 Camino Tres Arroyos, Santa Fe 87507
Jennifer B. Marshall, owner
505-231-1776
jmarshallplan.com
[email protected]
ND
100%
10
4
press releases, newspaper/magazine
article placement, radio/print interviews,
marketing consultation
Seamless Medical Systems, The Harwood Museum
of Art, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
17
Renegade Advertising
Peter Spokus, managing director
505-842-9522
renegadv.com
[email protected]
ND
13%
5
12
public relations
Sandia Resort and Casino, Galles & Davis Motor
Co., Premier Motorcars, Jenny Craig
18
Schultz Communications
8205 Spain Road NE Suite 201, Albuquerque 87109
Randall Schultz, president
505-822-8222
schultzpr.com
[email protected]
ND
80%
8
2
consumer products, home and garden,
business services
Summit Responsible Solutions, High Country
Gardens, Michael Armstrong Law
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■ ACCOUNTING
Tracy Temple and
Gabriel Cruz
Employer: REDW LLC
Position: staff accountants
Department: audit and
consulting
Summary: Temple and
Cruz are new hires.
Temple (first picture)
has experience in the
tax-related industry. She
earned her bachelor’s
degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting.
Temple is pursuing her
master’s degree in busi-
ness administration with
a concentration in finance
from New Mexico Highlands University. Cruz
has a master’s degree in
business administration
with a concentration in
accounting and a bachelor’s degree in business
administration with a
concentration in financial
management from the
University of New Mexico.
Cruz is also a notary
public, licensed and
bonded in New Mexico.
specialist and general
manager to partner training facilitator and general
manager. Her new duties
include development and
implementation of the
channel partner training
program.
■ ACHIEVEMENTS
Jake Dopson
Employer: Pulakos CPAs
PC
Position: senior manager, assurance
Department: accounting
and finance
Summary: Dopson received a promotion from
manager of assurance
to senior manager of
assurance. Dopson has
been with the firm since
2007. He is responsible
for planning and managing audits, reviews and
compilations for the
firm’s private, public and
nonprofit clients. He has
Cynthia Long
Employer: Allen Systems
Group
Position: partner training
facilitator and general
manager
Summary: Long
received a promotion
from internal support
nine years of experience
in the industry. He earned
his bachelor’s degree in
business administration
from the Anderson School
of Management at the
University of New Mexico.
He is a member of the
New Mexico Society of
Certified Public Accountants and the American
Institute of Certified
Public Accountants. He
also volunteers with the
American Youth Soccer
Organization.
First National Bank. He
has 26 years of experience in the industry as
a construction lender,
commercial lender and
mortgage lender. Wells
earned his bachelor’s degrees from Chadron State
College and is a graduate
of the Western States
School of Banking.
SPOTLIGHT
■ HEALTH CARE
Rogers works in the Los Alamos and
Albuquerque areas and was honored
at the RANM celebration luncheon
during RANM’s annual fall conference
Sept. 14 at the Albuquerque Marriott.
■ BANKING
Michael Wells
Employer: Sunrise Bank
of Albuquerque
Position: senior credit
analyst
Summary: Wells is a
new hire. He previously
worked for Charter Bank,
First Security Bank and
Realtors, such as director, treasurer,
president-elect and president.
Patricia Rogers
Realtor
Realtors Association
of New Mexico
Summary: Rogers received the 2012
Realtor of the Year award from the
Realtors Association of New Mexico.
Rogers began her career in Los
Alamos in 1978. She held several
positions on the Los Alamos Board of
Christina Lovato
Employer: Presbyterian
Medical Group
Position: M.D., endocrinologist
Department: medical
and science
Summary: Lovato is
a new hire. She works
at the Rio Rancho
location for Presbyterian
Medical Group. Lovato
completed her residency
at the University of New
MexicoHealth Sciences
Center and worked as
a primary care chief
resident for internal medicine. Lovato earned both
her bachelor’s degree in
biology and her medical
degree from UNM. She is
board certified in internal
medicine and has a special interest in diabetes,
thyroid disorders and
Her first position was as a volunteer
lobbyist, where she worked in the
Roundhouse to lobby on Realtor
issues.
Rogers also worked at the national
level as the National Association of
Realtors’ federal political coordinator
for New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman.
She has also been named best federal
political coordinator in the U.S. by
NAR.
Richard Randals also received an
award at the conference. He received
the Peggy Comeau leadership award
for loyalty and contributions to RANM.
osteoporosis.
Arthur Palochak
Employer: Enterhealth
Position: referral relations manager
Department: marketing
Summary: Palochak is
a new hire. He will help
develop and maintain
relationships with existing
referral sources and
identify new potential
sources. Enterhealth is
an addiction treatment
company based in Dallas.
Due to increased client
referrals in the New
Mexico area, the company
wanted to increase its
presence in New Mexico.
Palochak will be located
in the Santa Fe area.
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A N I N F O R M ATI O N A R S E N A L O F P U B LI C R E C O R D S TH AT YO U C A N U S E R I G HT N O W
■THIS WEEK
Bankruptcies
18
BANKRUPTCIES
Building Permits/Commercial
18
District of New Mexico
Albuquerque Division
Building Permits/Residential
18
Judgments/Lawsuits
18
Liens
18
New Business Licenses
19
New Corporations
19
Real Estate Transactions/Commercial
18
Tax Liens
18
■HOW IT WOR KS
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you find the latest legal transactions so you can grow
your business.
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real estate or vending machines, landscaping or
networking, you can glean valuable information and a
competitive edge by reading BizLeads.
Find out who’s new in town, who’s selling land,
who’s going under, what neighborhoods are hot.
We’ve pulled records from the county clerks’
offices of New Mexico’s largest population centers:
Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Doña Ana Counties.
This information is also available via e-mail,
diskette or printed report and includes phone numbers. Please call American City Business Leads at
877-593-4157 for more information on pricing and
availablility.
■ BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7
A “straight” bankruptcy involving an appointed trustee
to sell all assets by auction or other means to pay
creditors and trustees fees.
Chapter 11
A process which allows a business to gain temporary
relief from paying debts in order to reorganize. The
debtor remains in control of the business during the
bankruptcy, and the business continues to function.
Chapter 13
A bankruptcy plan available to individuals whose
income is sufficiently stable to enable the individual
to make payments under a plan to a trustee who
disburses the funds to creditors.
■ Real Estate Transactions: The transfer of real
estate as provided by the County Clerk. Information
includes buyer, seller, address, property description.
■ Building Permits: Newly issued permits collected
from the planning commission of each county. It
includes the contractors, owner of the property and
type and size of the project.
■ Tax Liens: Encumbrances placed on property as
a claim for payment of a tax liability. We list both state
and federal tax liens.
■ Mechanics’ Liens: A lien against buildings or
other structures, to contractors, laborers or suppliers
of materials used in their construction or repair. A
mechanic’s lien gives contractors priority over other
creditors in case of liquidation.
■ Judgments/ Lawsuits: The plaintiff and the defendant are listed, as well as the amount of judgment, if
determined.
■ Building Permits: Permits granted by the city or
county to build.
■ New Business Licenses/ New Corporations:
Newly licensed or incorporated businesses.
Albuquerque 87191,
Lots 3/4 Block 1 Del
Mar Terrace, $130,000,
Book/Page 2012094920,
09/13/12. (mortgage)
Chapter 7
US Title LLC, 8300
Carmel N.E. Suite 303,
Albuquerque 87122;
Assets, $777,133; Debts,
$653,094; Major Creditor,
Charles Hightower CoTrustee/Hightower Living
Trust, $588,000; Attorney,
Daniel J. Behles; case
#12-13428, 09/13/12.
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS
- COMMERCIAL
Bernalillo County
Catherine and Phillip
Caples to DVI Group
LLC, 5117 Northern
Trail N.W., Albuquerque
87120, Lot 23 Block 24
East End Addition, Book/
Page 2012093063,
09/10/12.
Julio Lira to Surge Inc.,
P.O. Box 3580, Edgewood 87015, Lots 1-4
Block 2 City Realty Company’s Addition No. 2,
Book/Page 2012093067,
09/10/12.
June Hatten to Pat J.
Sewvel Properties LLC,
4709 Skyway Court S.W.,
Albuquerque 87105, Lot
12 Block 11 B&R Addition, $105,000, Book/
Page 2012093208,
River Horse Investments LP to Chesh
Enterprises Inc., 2811
Indian School Road N.E.,
10-P1 Tulane Townhouses, Book/Page
2012093991, 09/11/12.
Wright and Kari
Zimmerly to Matheu
Ventures LLC, 14 Morning Sun Road, Placitas
87043, Lot 102 Western
Shadows at Ventana
Ranch, Book/Page
2012094410, 09/12/12.
JTH LLC to Eight Gradys
Family LLC, 4131 Barbara Loop S.E. Suite 2-D,
Rio Rancho 87124, Lot 5
Block 1 Juan Tabo Hills,
$426,860, Book/Page
2012094690, 09/13/12.
(mortgage)
Carlos Martinez to
Franklin Management Corp., 333 Lomas
Blvd. N.E., Albuquerque
87102, Lot 14 Block 8
Inez Addition, Book/Page
2012094888, 09/13/12.
James Griffin to Lenzer
Enterprises LLC, 11709
Elena Drive N.E., Albuquerque 87122, Lot 4-P1
Block 3 Quivera Estates,
Book/Page 2012094898,
09/13/12.
Lenzer Enterprises LLC
to Nazish LLC, 8504
Waterford Place N.E.,
4-P1 Quivera Estates,
Book/Page 2012094899,
09/13/12.
Florecita Hogsett to
Select Home Ventures
LLC, P.O. Box 16068,
Santa Fe County
Commercial Center
@ 599 Inc. to Tierra
Contenta Village Plaza
LLLP, 4155 Montgomery
87109, Certain parcel of
undeveloped land in Tierra
Contenta Subd. Phase
2-B in Sec. 14 16 08,
Book/Page 1680556,
09/05/12.
John Mead Howells to
School for Advanced
Research, P.O. Box
2188, Santa Fe 87504,
Lot 70A-72A DeVargas
Development Co. Subdivision No. 1, $1,000,000,
Book/Page 1680763,
Horace White Howells
and Ivy SymonsHowells to School for
Advanced Research,
P.O. Box 2188, Santa
Fe 87504, Lot 70A-72A
DeVargas Development
Co. Subdivision No. 1,
$1,000,000, Book/Page
1680764, 09/07/12.
(mortgage)
Edward Stockman
Howells and Patricia
M. Healy-Howells to
School for Advanced
Research, P.O. Box
2188, Santa Fe 87504,
Lot 70A-72A DeVargas
Development Co. Subdivision No. 1, $1,000,000,
Book/Page 1680765,
John H. Odell Associates Inc. to Century
Bank, P.O. Box 1507,
Santa Fe 87504, Lot 165
Oshara Village Subd.,
Book/Page 1681196,
09/12/12.
Robert B. Tyler II to
Persimmon Woods
Inc., P.O. Box 4529,
Tulsa, Okla. 74159, Lot 62
Las Lomas, Book/Page
1681382, 09/13/12.
Francoise Saville
Trustee to 223B Santa
Fe Avenue LLC, P.O. Box
1861, Santa Fe 87504,
Unit B Aspens Condominiums, $180,000, Book/
Page 1681671, 09/17/12.
(mortgage)
FEDERAL TAX
LIENS
S. Saint Francis Drive,
Santa Fe 87501, $50,297,
(941), Book/Page
1681563, 09/17/12.
Solid Construction Inc.,
P.O. Box 29720, Santa
Fe 87592, $46,784,
(940/941), Book/Page
1681565, 09/17/12.
Victory Baking Co. Inc./
Chocolate Maven Bakery & Cafe, 821 W. San
Mateo Road, Santa Fe
87505, $43,149, (941),
Book/Page 1681578,
09/17/12.
Victory Baking Co.
Inc., 821 W. San Mateo
Road, Santa Fe 87505,
$59,009, (941), Book/
Page 1681579, 09/17/12.
RELEASES OF
FEDERAL TAX
LIENS
Santa Fe County
Powerskills Training
& Development Inc.,
1224 1/2 Cerro Gordo
$10,060, (940/941),
Book/Page 1681562,
09/17/12.
Property Management
de Santa Fe LLC, 228
Bernalillo County
Claimant: Ferguson Enterprises Inc., Contractor: Mick Rich Contractors
Inc., $6,078, Owner: EPA
Foothills LLC, on property
at 11145 Menaul Blvd.
N.E., Albuquerque 87112,
Book/Page 2012094562,
09/12/12.
Santa Fe County
Claimant: Beaty
Construction Co. Inc.,
Contractor: Sarcon
Construction Corp. General Contractor, $38,677,
Owner: St. John’s
College, on property at
1160 Camino de Cruz
Blanca, Santa Fe 87505,
Book/Page 1681282,
09/13/12.
Santa Fe County
Gene Palmeri/
Acme Mechanical,
19 Los Pinos Road,
Santa Fe 87507, $5,175,
(940/941), Book/Page
1680905, 09/10/12.
STATE TAX LIENS
Bernalillo County
American Facility Support Services, 3800
Hawkins St. N.E. Suite
A, Albuquerque 87109,
$56,030, (Sales and Use),
Book/Page 2012094436,
09/12/12.
TRANSCRIPTS
OF JUDGMENT
Bernalillo County
Ahern Rentals Inc.
vs. Complete Concrete and Excavating
LLC, $12,971, plaintiff,
case #CV 2012 5525,
09/11/12.
Santa Fe County
John L. Rust/Donna
G. Rust Trustees vs.
Meems-Santa Fe LP,
$2,752,604, plaintiff,
case #CV2009 03356,
09/10/12.
Santa Fe County
Hoback Inc., 406 Old
Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe
87501, $42,680, (Sales
and Use), Book/Page
1680616, 09/06/12.
NEW CIVIL
LAWSUITS
Bernalillo County
Purchasing Services
Group, 31 Camerada
Book/Page 1680875,
09/10/12.
C&M Builders LLC,
27425 W. Frontage
Book/Page 1680884,
09/10/12.
D’Angelicio Enterprises Inc., 2791 Agua
Fria, Santa Fe 87507,
Book/Page 1681313,
09/13/12.
Bernalillo County
New Mexico Car Care,
4400 Hawkins St. N.E.
Suite C, Albuquerque
87109, $12,923, (941),
Book/Page 2012094390,
09/12/12.
MECHANICS’
LIENS
Koreen C. and John
Giovenco dba Doggie’s Day Out, P.O. Box
2977, Edgewood 87015,
Book/Page 1681452,
09/14/12.
Firefly Lighting Inc.,
17715-C US 84-285,
Santa Fe 87501,
Book/Page 1681780,
09/18/12.
Onebeacon Insurance
Co./Ruben Saavedra
(involuntary plaintiff)
vs. Love’s Travel Stops
and Country Stores,
subrogation, case #CV 12
8288, 09/07/12.
Charles Walker DDS
vs. R. Joe Cannon MD,
trade practices act, case
#CV 12 8291, 09/09/12.
Ricardo Nunez vs.
Goodwill Industries of
New Mexico, tort-personal injury non-auto, case
#CV 12 8298, 09/10/12.
Daniel King vs. Government Employees Insurance Co., tort-personal
injury auto, case #CV 12
8299, 09/10/12.
Dina Sanchez/Amanda
Conroy/Alex Sanchez
et al. vs. Board of Regents of The University
of New Mexico, wrongful
death-auto, case #CV 12
8310, 09/10/12.
Lexington Insurance
Co./State of New
Mexico/Regents of
The University of New
Mexico vs. TMM Business Records Storage
Inc./Red Mountain JV,
breach of contract, case
#CV 12 8312, 09/10/12.
Doris Williams vs.
Board of Regents of
Mexico/Luke Lester,
damages, case #CV 12
8317, 09/10/12.
James McCoy/Teri McCoy vs. Ardent Health
Services/Ardent Health
Services LLC/Lovelace
Health System Inc.,
medical malpractice, case
#CV 12 8328, 09/10/12.
Lois Jean Kirwin vs.
Board of Regents of
Mexico, medical malpractice, case #CV 12 8360,
09/11/12.
Peak Management
Inc./Team Mac LLC
vs. New Life Homes 5
(NLH5), breach of contract, case #CV 12 8371,
09/12/12.
Rachel Higgins (Personal Representative)
vs. Paloma Blanca
Health Care Associates LLC/Alpha Health
Care Properties LLC/
Shoreline Healthcare
Management LLC et
al., wrongful death nonauto, case #CV 12 8392,
09/12/12.
Katrina Saucedo vs.
Enchantment Fences
LLC/Candace Ahern,
tort-personal injury auto,
case #CV 12 8404,
09/13/12.
Michael Locicero vs.
Young America Insurance Co./Fred Loya
Insurance Co., bad
faith, case #CV 12 8425,
09/13/12.
Christina Harrison vs.
Vis-Com Inc./Joaquin
Garcia, tort-personal
injury auto, case #CV 12
8430, 09/13/12.
Sofia S. Hernandez/
Xochil Hernandez vs.
Whitener Law Firm PA,
breach of contract, case
#CV 12 8463, 09/14/12.
Berta Putelli vs. Sunbridge Healthcare LLC
et al., tort-personal injury
non-auto, case #CV 12
8465, 09/14/12.
Yolanda Alderete
(Personal Representative)/Inez Alderete/Iris
Alderete et al. vs. Floyd
Pacheco DPM/NM Orthopaedics/Ortholink
Physicians Corp. et al.,
medical malpractice, case
#CV 12 8474, 09/14/12.
John M. Stephens/
Linda Stephens vs.
Lovelace Health System Inc./San Sanchez
et al., tort-personal injury
non-auto, case #CV 12
8479, 09/14/12.
Betty Brooks vs. WalMart Stores East Inc./
Wal-Mart Stores Inc./
Claims Management
Inc. et al., tort-personal
injury non-auto, case #CV
12 8480, 09/14/12.
Lorial Gray vs. JEM
Properties Inc./Joel
Marks/James Hawks
Sr. et al., tort-personal
12 8490, 09/14/12.
Vanessa Garcia vs.
Board of Regents of
Mexico/University of
New Mexico Hospital,
tort-personal injury auto,
case #CV 12 8504,
09/14/12.
Santa Fe County
Cecilia Gutierrez vs.
Kroger, tort-personal
12 2480, 09/10/12.
Anne Hawes vs. The
Hartford/Victoria Fire &
Casualty Co., declaratory
relief, case #CV 12 2481,
09/10/12.
American Facility Support Service Inc. vs.
Adequate Enterprises
LLC/Joseph Vaughn/
Cynthia Colano, breach
of contract, case #CV 12
2518, 09/13/12.
Caroline Ravenfox vs.
Robert Weisz PhD/
George R. Greer PhD/
The Milton H. Erickson
Institute of New Mexico
et al., medical malpractice, case #CV 12 2538,
09/14/12.
BUILDING
PERMITS COMMERCIAL
City of Rio Rancho
Platinum Builders
Corp., commercial
alteration at 2400 Unser
Blvd. S.E., (remodel),
$189,016, 08/03/12.
City of Santa Fe
J.G. Rehders General
Contractor, commercial
alteration at 133 W. Water
St., (interior renovation),
$400,000, 07/18/12.
James Barb Construction, commercial
alteration at 8380 Cerrillos Road No. 116, Vanilla
Box (remodel), $70,000,
07/19/12.
Santa Fe Trail Builders, commercial addition
at 215 E. Palace Ave.,
(second story), $269,107,
07/20/12.
BUILDING
PERMITS RESIDENTIAL
City of Albuquerque
DRH Southwest Construction Inc., singlefamily residence at 9615
Entrada Vista Ave. N.W.,
Prima Entrada Lot 28,
$162,037, 2,607 square
feet, 09/11/12.
$162,037, 2,607 square
feet, 09/11/12.
$144,918, 2,399 square
feet, 09/11/12.
DRH Southwest
Construction Inc.,
single-family residence at
801 Mirasol Court N.W.,
$152,324, 2,400 square
feet, 09/11/12.
Stillbrooke Homes,
single-family residence at
905 Teagan Court N.E.,
Silver Leaf Lot 19-P1,
$144,627, 2,197 square
feet, 09/14/12.
TQM LLC, single-family
residence at 723 Jaconita
Place S.W., Stinson Park
Lot 19-P7, $150,755,
2,353 square feet,
09/12/12.
City of Rio Rancho
Moon Shadow Drive N.E.,
$145,778, 2,169 square
feet, 08/07/12.
$145,778, 2,169 square
feet, 08/07/12.
1 Cabezon, $239,133,
3,558 square feet,
08/01/12.
City of Santa Fe
Borrego Construction
Inc., single-family residence at 453 Calle Volver,
$140,000, 07/23/12.
Daniels Construction LLC, single-family
residence at 124 Cantera
Circle, $300,000,
07/24/12.
Madera Builders, singlefamily residence addition
at 717 Camino Ocaso Del
Sol No. A, (guest house),
$120,000, 07/19/12.
Prull & Associates Inc.,
single-family residence
addition at 808 Camino
Del Monte Sol, (kitchen
and bathroom), $650,000,
07/23/12.
Pulte Development of
New Mexico, single-family residence at 5908 Terra
De Coral St., $114,811,
07/18/12.
NEW BUSINESS
LICENSES
$115,265, 1,715 square
feet, 08/07/12.
City of Albuquerque
Pulte Development
New Mexico, singlefamily residence at 252
El Camino Loop N.W.,
Lot 171 Block 8 Camino
Cross, $113,921, 1,695
square feet, 08/10/12.
Monthan Creative
Designs, 5420 Mariposa N.W., Albuquerque
87120, art, greeting cards.
Pulte Development
Valle Alto Drive N.E., Lot 1
Block 1 Loma Colorado,
$333,429, 4,961 square
feet, 08/14/12.
Pulte Development
Valle Alto Drive N.E., Lot 2
$273,612, 4,071 square
feet, 08/14/12.
Pulte Development
Violeta Circle S.E., Lot
4 Block 10 Cabezon,
$168,630, 2,509 square
feet, 08/01/12.
Pulte Development
50 Block 1 Cabezon,
$168,630, 2,509 square
feet, 08/01/12.
Pulte Development
53 Block 1 Cabezon,
$168,630, 2,509 square
feet, 08/01/12.
Pulte Development
Palo Alto Drive N.E., Lot 6
$238,932, 3,555 square
feet, 08/01/12.
Stillbrooke Homes Inc.,
at 2820 Picea Lane S.E.,
$230,530, 3,430 square
feet, 08/07/12.
Stillbrooke Homes Inc.,
at 2709 Vista De Colinas
Place S.E., Lot 4 Block
New Mexico Pets Alive,
680 Haines N.W., Albuquerque 87102, animal
welfare.
Multi Arts and Crafts,
3103 Sierra Drive N.E.,
Albuquerque 87110, arts
and crafts.
Old Skool Auto Repair,
8117 Central Ave. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87121, auto
repair.
Performance Auto
Sales Inc., 6010 Lomas
87110, auto sales.
One-Stop PDI LLC,
5224 Second St. N.W.
Suite B, Albuquerque
87107, automotive repair.
Miss Charlie Bean, 215
Chula Vista Place N.E.,
Albuquerque 87108, baby
bedding.
Desi Garcia Investigation, 812 Sandy Drive
N.W., Albuquerque
87120, background
investigation.
CRW Consulting, 12312
Lexington Ave. N.E., Albuquerque 87112, business
consulting.
PW Consulting, 4911
Calle De Luna N.E., Albuquerque 87111, business
contract consulting.
Premiere Restoration, 7701 Briar Ridge
Ave. N.W., Albuquerque
87114, carpet cleaning.
Carpet Fierro LLC, 31
Cottonwood Lane Suite B,
Los Lunas 87031, carpet
installation.
Cricket Wireless Kiosk
1, 6600 Menaul Blvd.
cell phone sales.
Cricket Wireless Kiosk
2, 6600 Menaul Blvd.
cell phone sales.
Select Path Inc., 2312
Central Ave. S.E., Albuquerque 87106, cellular
sales.
Fusion Distribution,
3121 Cardenas Drive
chips.
JNMS Flores, 547 Texas
cleaning homes.
My House Is Clean,
700 Eubank Blvd. S.E.
Apt. 1424, Albuquerque
87123, cleaning homes.
Sunny’s Dress Shop,
5005 Menaul Blvd. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87110,
clothing retail.
Lily’s LLC, 4905 Calle De
Carino St. N.E., Albuquerque 87111, coffee kiosk.
JRAK Construction
LLC, 2714 Granada
Road S.W., Albuquerque
87105, construction.
Timus Inc., 5520 Midway
Park Place N.E., Albuquerque 87109, construction
management.
iiNSTAR, 37 Camino
Circular, Tijeras 87059,
consulting.
EMNR Associates LLC,
900 Dartmouth Drive
consulting services.
John D. Navarro Delivery, 713 Smith Ave.
S.E., Albuquerque 87102,
delivery.
Ducks Processing
Service, 1430 Broadway
S.E. Suite C, Albuquerque
87102, delivery of legal
documents.
Simply the Best Services, 4321 Ellison St.
N.E. Suite C, Albuquerque
87109, delivery service.
Marie Sandoval, 6719
Mayhill Court N.W., Albuquerque 87120, dental
assisting.
Pediatric Behavioral
Medicine Inc., 608 S.
Gold Ave., Deming
88030, doctors office,
children.
Med Ex Paramedical
LLC, 4004 Carlisle Blvd.
N.E. Suite S, Albuquerque
87107, drug testing.
Choice 1 Electric LLC,
9610-B Guadalupe
Trail N.W., Albuquerque
87114, electrical contractor.
D33 Electric, 4943
Whisper Wind St. N.W.,
Albuquerque 87120,
electrical service.
Bison Electricial, 6
Phillip Drive, Los Lunas
87031, electrical services.
American Pilot Cars,
433 Vermont St. N.E., Albuquerque 87108, escort
oversize loads.
Lash Out Loud Extensions by Miranda, 3620
Wyoming Blvd. N.E., Albuquerque 87111, eyelash
extentions.
John R. Vigil MD LLC,
10753 Prospect Ave. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87112, family practice.
Shield Contracting,
10001 Trevino Loop N.W.,
Albuquerque 87114,
flood/fire/water.
Burgers Dogs Wings,
6211 Fourth St. N.W.
Suite 110, Albuquerque
87107, food service.
querque 87114, lawn
care.
Pollito Con Papas,
6105 Gibson Blvd. S.E.,
Albuquerque 871084955, food service.
Yearout Vehicle Ownership and Leasing LLC,
1380 Rio Rancho Blvd.
lease of vehicles.
Tortas Mi Pueblo,
244 Atrisco Drive S.W.,
Albuquerque 87105, food
truck.
Steward Builders LP,
931 Upper Denton Road,
Weatherford, Texas
76085, general contractor.
Clem Family Dentistry,
10555 Montgomery Blvd.
N.E. Suite 160, Albuquerque 87111, general
dentist.
Masumi Shibata
Design, 505 Second St.
S.W. Unit 1, Albuquerque
87102, graphic design.
Applied Force LLC,
8333 Comanche Road
group fitness networking.
Turquoise Trail Essentials, 4200 Bogan Ave.
lip balm, lotions.
Nexrev, 601 Development Drive, Plano, Texas
75074, low-voltage wiring.
The Magic of Michael
St. Lyon, 10348 Cueva
Del Oso N.E., Albuquerque 87111, magician.
Judi Miller, 7101 Welton
Drive N.E., Albuquerque
87109, mailings/phone
calls.
Marketing Essentials,
10400 Oso Ridge Place
N.W., Albuquerque
87114, marketing.
Monduality Guitars
LLC, 10809 Cobalt
Drive N.W., Albuquerque
87114, handy craft.
Local Reputation
Builders, 6303 Indian
School Road N.E. Suite
310, Albuquerque 87110,
marketing online.
Heritage Fix It, 4008
Lafayette Drive N.E.,
Albuquerque 87107,
handyman.
Joseph S. Zamora
Massage, 7604 Gwin
87121, massage.
Gear LLC, 404 San
Felipe N.W., Albuquerque
87104, retail clothing
store.
Seminole Retail Energy
Services LLC, 11005
Spain Road N.E. Suite 17,
Albuquerque 87111, retail
natural gas.
Schushop, 11500
San Rafael Ave. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87122, retail
sales of shoes.
Roofing Direct, 2901
Juan Tabo Blvd. N.E. Suite
roofing.
D. Saenz Roofing LLC,
733-B Tyler Road N.E.,
Albuquerque 87113,
roofing.
Heaven Scent Catering,
Albuquerque 87112,
server, cater food.
Instant Shoe and Boot
Repair, 11701 Menaul
Blvd. N.E. Suite H,
Albuquerque 87112, shoe
repair.
The Music Lounge Rehearsal Studios, 1412
55th St. N.W., Albuquerque 87105, space rental
for musician.
T&N Lawn and Handy
Services, 300 Charleston
St. N.E. Apt. 1, Albuquerque 87108, handyman.
Renee M. Baca, 3707
Tower Road S.W., Albuquerque 87121, massage
therapy.
Andrea Carrejo SLP,
4101 Ojos Negros Road
N.W., Albuquerque
87120, speech pathologist.
Felix Urban, 13300
Monarch Drive N.E.,
Albuquerque 87123,
handyman work.
Stages by Laura Lee,
3828 Cheraz Road N.E.,
Albuquerque 87111, musical entertainment.
ERW Enterprise LLC,
155 Bosque Farms Blvd.,
Bosque Farms 87068,
stucco, gutter.
Theresa Strassburger
CNP LLC, 4212 Marquette Ave. N.E., Albuquerque 87108, health
counseling.
High Desert Trading
Co., 6001 Imperata St.
N.E. No. 1424, Albuquerque 87111, Native
American jewelry.
nStone Corp., 6001 Indian School Road N.E. Suite
technical consulting.
Quantum Health Systems, 7309 Countrywood
Ave. N.W., Albuquerque
87120, herbal.
LUB Luv Ur Body Nutrition, 5300 Sequoia N.W.,
Albuquerque 87121,
Herbalife sales.
Home Design Repair,
3301 Monroe St. N.E., Albuquerque 87110, home
design and repair.
Swift Remodeling,
5936 Carlos Rey Circle
S.W., Albuquerque 87121,
home remodeling.
Oasis, 8319 Central Ave.
N.E. Suite D, Albuquerque
87108, ice cream.
La Michuacana, 801 Old
Coors S.W., Albuquerque
87105, ice cream shop.
Tim McCarthy, 8517 Las
Camas Road N.E., Albuquerque 87111, internet.
Clean Image Maintenance Service, 10433
Montgomery Blvd. N.E.
87111, janitorial.
Big T Enterprises,
10722 Claremont Ave.
janitorial.
Lopez and Velasquez
Enterprises LLC, 302
Española St. N.E., Albuquerque 87108, janitorial
services.
Rawhide Revolution,
1715 Fifth St. N.W., Albuquerque 87102, jewelry
sales.
Nick and Nathan’s
Lawn Service, 10900
Estribo St. N.W., Albu-
Cornali Legal Nurse
Consulting LLC, 12013
Irish Mist Road N.E., Albuquerque 87122, nurse
consulting.
The Fit Shop, 2705 Juan
Tabo Blvd. N.E., Albuquerque 87112, nutrition
classes.
Gourd Gifts by Judie,
11009 Hagen Road N.E.,
Albuquerque 87111,
painted gourds.
Express LLC, 101 98th
St. N.W. Suite 103, Albuquerque 87121, pawn and
cash for gold.
Fit Me Fitness, 6700
Cantata St. N.W. Suite
2904, Albuquerque
87114, personal training.
Aspect Designs by
Fotoken, 1809 Smarty
Jones St. S.E., Albuquerque 87123, photography.
The Busy Bee Home
Management, 9313
Menaul Blvd. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87112,
placement agency.
Be and De Cleaning Service, 36 San
Domingo, Laguna 87026,
post clean-up.
Central Root Music
Group, 113 Jefferson St.
recording studio.
Buffet King, 5410 Academy Road N.E., Albuquerque 87109, restaurant.
True Sushi Co. LLC
dba True Sushi, 3115
San Mateo Blvd. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87110,
restaurant.
Bryn Naranjo, 2729 Truman St. N.E., Albuquerque
87110, therapist.
Meredith Smith, 8933
Guadalupe Trail N.W.,
Albuquerque 87114,
therapist.
La Noria Granite, 2546
Devita Road S.W., Albuquerque 87105, tile.
Joe Smoke Shoppe,
2529 San Mateo Blvd.
tobacco products.
TLC Ride, 2430 Rice
St. N.W., Albuquerque
87104, transporting
people.
Dana Gohr, 2800 Indian
Farm Lane N.W., Albuquerque 87107, website
and database design.
Chess Craft LLC, 3009
Tahiti St. N.E., Albuquerque 87111, website for
playing chess.
NEW
CORPORATIONS
State of New Mexico
Rudreb LLC, 455 N.
Main St., Belen 87002,
07/30/12.
D’s Cannoli’s LLC, 842
Camino Don Jacobo, Bernalillo 87004, 07/31/12.
Charlie B. Traincon LLC,
71 County Road 7, Edgewood 87015, 07/27/12.
Cheaperz LLC, 29
Tumbleweed Drive, Moriarty 87035, 07/27/12.
Justicia Digna LLC,
523 Central Ave. S.E.,
Albuquerque 87043,
07/25/12.
Envin LLC, 32 Heights
Court, Sandia Park 87047,
07/25/12.
19
que 87107, 07/31/12.
Ideal Management LLC,
2300 Candelaria Road
N.E. No. 14, Albuquerque
87107, 07/26/12.
Art and Toya Kaplan
Family Foundation, 17
Hogan Court, Sandia Park
87047, 07/26/12.
Monarch-Wake Consulting Group LLC, 320
Osuna Road N.E. Suite
G-4, Albuquerque 87107,
07/26/12.
CFS Design & Distribution LLC, 56 Sandia
Crest Road, Sandia Park
87047, 07/30/12.
Southwest Renovations Elite LLC, 3318
Girard N.E., Albuquerque
87107, 07/26/12.
Bright Valley Enterprises LLC, 116 Doolittle
Road, Corrales 87048,
07/25/12.
News Imaging Inc.,
4343 Pan American Freeway, Albuquerque 87107,
07/26/12.
Holy Guacamole LLC,
394 Dixon Road, Corrales
87048, 07/31/12.
Keep It Simple Suites
LLC, 457 Washington
07/27/12.
Penner Research Services LLC, 85 Steeplechase Drive, Tijeras
87059, 07/26/12.
T3 Consulting LLC,
85 Steeplechase Drive,
Tijeras 87059, 07/26/12.
Ministerios Fuente De
Refugio, 1004 Third
87102, 07/26/12.
Premier Collision
Center LLC, 1004 Third
87102, 07/26/12.
Pascetti Claremont
LLC, 215 Gold Ave. S.W.
87102, 07/26/12.
Pascetti Edith LLC, 215
Gold Ave. S.W. Suite
07/26/12.
Madrid Operations
Inc., 507 Fifth St. N.W.,
Albuquerque 87102,
07/30/12.
Legendscope LLC, 1501
Indian School Road N.E.,
Albuquerque 87102,
07/30/12.
Rainbow Bird LLC, 417
Silver Ave. S.E., Albuquerque 87102, 07/27/12.
The Network Center
LLC, 201 Third St. N.W.,
Albuquerque 87102,
07/31/12.
Evergreen Rio Grande
LLC, 1401 Central Ave.
N.W., Albuquerque
87104, 07/27/12.
A&R Construction LLC,
2704 Bryan Court S.W.,
Albuquerque 87105,
07/27/12.
Tiwa Electric LLC, 2005
Cottontail Place S.W.,
Albuquerque 87105,
07/31/12.
Masters of Wood
Floors LLC, 1105 Tijeras
Ave. N.E., Albuquerque
87106, 07/31/12.
Altus Wealth Management LLC, 3041 Mackland Ave. N.E., Albuquerque 87106, 07/25/12.
Sonido Productions
LLC, 1601 Lafayette Drive
07/30/12.
Yokai Enterprises LLC,
3333 Santa Clara S.E.,
Albuquerque 87106,
07/30/12.
Big Barn Fitness LLC,
320 Osuna Road N.E.
Suite G-4, Albuquerque
87107, 07/31/12.
Functions @ LLC, 6666
Fourth St. N.W., Albuquer-
Castle Gold LLC, 4801
Lang Ave. N.E. Suite 110,
Albuquerque 87109,
07/31/12.
El Potrero Management
LLC, 4801 Lang Ave. N.E.
87109, 07/31/12.
Red Savina Review,
4801 Lang Ave. N.E. Suite
07/31/12.
Nate and D LLC, 4801
Lang Ave. N.E., Albuquerque 87109, 07/25/12.
The Athlete’s Playground LLC, 4801 Lang
Ave. N.E. Suite 110,
Albuquerque 87109,
07/31/12.
Blue World Consulting
LLC, 4801 Lang Ave. N.E.
87109, 07/30/12.
ABQ DNA Testing LLC,
4600 Lincoln Road N.W.,
Albuquerque 87109,
07/26/12.
Vim LLC, 4811 Hardware
Drive N.E., Albuquerque
87109, 07/26/12.
The Furniture Shack
LLC, 4601 Tierra Encantada Court N.E., Albuquerque 87109, 07/27/12.
AABA LLC, 4801 Lang
Ave. N.E. Suite 110,
Albuquerque 87109,
07/27/12.
ABQ Marketing Group
Inc., 6917 Montgomery
87109, 07/27/12.
801 Louisiana SE LLC,
7409 Arroyo Del Oso Ave.
07/27/12.
5345 Wyoming LLC,
2632 Mesilla St. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87110,
07/25/12.
HappyFeetHealth US
LLC, 4117 Menaul Blvd.,
Albuquerque 87110,
07/31/12.
New Mexico Inventory Liquidators LLC,
Albuquerque 87110,
07/25/12.
Assos LLC, 6565 Americas Parkway N.E. Suite
07/25/12.
Villas De Toscana
Homeowners’ Association Inc., 6565 Americas
Parkway N.E., Albuquerque 87110, 07/26/12.
D-Dae LLC, 4809
Ponderosa Ave. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87110,
07/27/12.
Lucas Emerson Lautman LLC, 4904 General
Hodges N.E., Albuquerque 87111, 07/31/12.
Antonio’s Artistic
Hair Center LLC, 8520
Montgomery Blvd. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87111,
07/31/12.
SJRS LLC, 10151
Montgomery N.E. Building
07/30/12.
Borgatta Decors LLC,
3900 Juan Tabo N.E.,
Albuquerque 87111,
07/30/12.
Dream Investment
Group LLC, 3900 Juan
Tabo N.E., Albuquerque
87111, 07/26/12.
Creative Services & Solutions LLC, 3900 Juan
Tabo N.E., Albuquerque
87111, 07/30/12.
Ameriland Properties
LLC, 4901 Piedra St.
07/26/12.
Equityshare LLC, 3900
Juan Tabo N.E., Albuquerque 87111, 07/30/12.
Bright Auto Wholesale
LLC, 3909 Inca St. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87111,
07/27/12.
Chess Craft LLC, 3009
Tahiti St. N.E., Albuquerque 87111, 07/27/12.
MKW Ventures Property Management One
LLC, 4100 Inca St. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87111,
07/27/12.
CVZS LLC, 8500 Menaul
87112, 07/30/12.
Taylor Crossing LLC,
10701 Lomas N.E. Suite
07/27/12.
Sandia IT LLC, 613 Vineyard Road N.E., Albuquerque 87113, 07/25/12.
Sanatana Dharma Millennium LLC, 8100-4A
Wyoming Blvd. N.E. No.
07/25/12.
Aryn Enterprises LLC,
10312 Leymon Court
N.W., Albuquerque
87114, 07/27/12.
Bella Casa Realty Services LLC, 1044 Borrego
Creek N.W., Albuquerque
87114, 07/27/12.
ABQ Bollywood LLC,
8715 Oakcrest Place
N.W., Albuquerque
87114, 07/31/12.
NR Solar Array Project
One LLC, 4250 Baxter
Court, Albuquerque
87114, 07/27/12.
Winconnect LLC, 10101
La Paz Drive, Albuquerque
87114, 07/30/12.
Grab N’ Go Video LLC,
1132 Arroyo Lupine Circle
07/25/12.
JC & SY LLC, 6701
Campfire Lane N.W.,
Albuquerque 87120,
07/31/12.
DCC Holdings LLC,
4824 Tres Gracias N.W.,
Albuquerque 87120,
07/26/12.
Vigor LLC, 5022 Cordoniz St. N.W., Albuquerque 87120, 07/30/12.
Miranda’s Delivery
LLC, 10752 Cenote
The more you run
Frequency works. It helps
your ads,
establish credibility, as you gain
the better
the advantage of repetition and
they work.
substantial cost savings.
87121, 07/30/12.
Moka Beauty Salon
LLC, 719 Thoroughbred
Drive S.W., Albuquerque
87121, 07/30/12.
Karari LLC, 8300 Carmel
Ave., Albuquerque 87122,
07/27/12.
Casa Bianchi LLC,
9901 Datura Trail N.E.,
Albuquerque 87122,
07/26/12.
Danto Psychiatric Services LLC, 14204 Turner
Court N.E., Albuquerque
87123, 07/27/12.
Blue Planet Transportation LLC, 11600 Terracita
Lane S.E., Albuquerque
87123, 07/26/12.
Rio Grande IT Consulting LLC, 11224
Campo Del Sol Ave. N.E.,
Albuquerque 87123,
07/30/12.
Arch Insurance Solutions Inc., 123 E. Marcy
St., Santa Fe 87501,
07/25/12.
Carrington College Inc.,
123 E. Marcy St., Santa
Fe 87501, 07/27/12.
MPG Operations LLC,
125 Lincoln Ave., Santa
Fe 87501, 07/31/12.
Old School Services
LLC, 123 E. Marcy St.,
Santa Fe 87501,
07/25/12.
Futurenet Security
Solutions LLC, 123 E.
Marcy St., Santa Fe
87501, 07/27/12.
TGA Cross Insurance
Inc., 123 E. Marcy
07/25/12.
ment Inc., 1012 Marquez
Place, Santa Fe 87505,
07/30/12.
W Services Group
LLC, 1012 Marquez
07/30/12.
American Sign
Language Services
Corp., 1701 Old Pecos
Trail, Santa Fe 87505,
07/30/12.
Goldenwest Medical
Services LLC, 1701 Old
Pecos Trail, Santa Fe
87505, 07/30/12.
Healthcare Resource
Group Inc., 1701 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe 87505,
07/30/12.
New Mexico Spine
LLC, 1701 Old Pecos
07/30/12.
Permontes Group
Inc., 1701 Old Pecos
07/30/12.
Healing Pixels LLC, 328
Fourth Ave. N.E., Rio Rancho 87124, 07/25/12.
Martin/Martin Inc., 123
E. Marcy St., Santa Fe
87501, 07/27/12.
Mitchell Construction LLC, 337 Seventh
Ave., Rio Rancho 87124,
07/27/12.
Quality Appraisal LLC,
123 E. Marcy St., Santa
Fe 87501, 07/25/12.
Quest Resource
Management Group
LLC, 1701 Old Pecos
07/30/12.
Core Performance
Center LLC, 125 Lincoln
Ave., Santa Fe 87501,
07/27/12.
Tina’s Teachings LLC,
2210 Miguel Chavez No.
423, Santa Fe 87505,
07/30/12.
VR Home Solutions
Inc., 123 E. Marcy
07/25/12.
Wolf Investment
Management LLC, 1012
Marquez Place, Santa Fe
87505, 07/31/12.
Estrada Carpet Cleaning LLC, 125 Lincoln
07/27/12.
Kassner Investments LLC, 111 Calle
Paisano, Santa Fe 87505,
07/31/12.
Huff LLC, 4101 Barbara
Loop S.E. Suite C, Rio
Rancho 87124, 07/26/12.
JHR Dental LLC, 770
Broadmoor Blvd. S.E., Rio
Rancho 87124, 07/26/12.
Autobahn Station LLC,
716 Rosa St., Farmington
87401, 07/26/12.
Efficiency Enterprises
LLC, 16 County Road
5016, Bloomfield 87413,
07/30/12.
Indigenous Innovations
LLC, Navajo Route 504
No. 451, Fruitland 87416,
07/25/12.
Charles Lee Foundation, No. 6 Road 6211,
Kirtland 87417, 07/25/12.
Oceanconnection LLC,
1234 E. Marcy St. Suite
201, Santa Fe 87501,
07/26/12.
Moon Transformational
Coaching LLC, 209 Corona St., Santa Fe 87501,
07/25/12.
Griffitts Trucking LLC,
125 Lincoln Ave., Santa
Fe 87505, 07/31/12.
MBS Dev. Inc., 125
Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe
87501, 07/27/12.
Darren Douglas Lee
LLC, 126 La Placita
Circle, Santa Fe 87505,
07/31/12.
Magical Trust Services
LLC, 223 N. Guadalupe
St. No. 229, Santa Fe
87501, 07/25/12.
The Questcom Group
Inc., 1701 Old Pecos
07/31/12.
Fe 87507, 07/26/12.
St., Las Cruces 88001,
07/25/12.
Yes Productions
LLC, 1331-A S. Sierra
Azul, Santa Fe 87507,
07/30/12.
CG Blue Sky LLC, 318
W. Organ, Las Cruces
88005, 07/27/12.
CSEP LLC, 3600 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe 87507,
07/30/12.
LGJ316 LLC, 381 W. Organ, Las Cruces 88005,
07/27/12.
Martinez Agency LLC,
4622 Sunset Ridge, Santa Fe 87507, 07/31/12.
Landcraft LLC, 2025
Chisholm Trail, Las Cruces
88005, 07/26/12.
Cruz Ventures LLC,
7020 Valentine Loop, Santa Fe 87507, 07/31/12.
B Quick Logistics Inc.,
2240 Laguna Drive, Las
Cruces 88005, 07/26/12.
San Q South LLC, 3740
Zafarano Drive, Santa Fe
87507, 07/25/12.
Grupo Musical Corazones Rotos LLC, 2200
Holiday Ave. Space 263,
Las Cruces 88005,
07/25/12.
We Savvy LLC, 3200 El
Trebol Court, Santa Fe
87507, 07/27/12.
Indion New Markets
LLC, 79 Arroyo Hondo
07/31/12.
Paul O’Connor Works
LLC, 101 Coyote Loop,
Arroyo Hondo 87513,
07/30/12.
Lorelei Properties
LLC, 106 Sutton Place,
Taos Ski Valley 87525,
07/27/12.
Laine Properties LLC,
76 Eototo Road, El Prado
87529, 07/26/12.
J. Watkins LLC, 206 S.
Coronado Ave., Española
87532, 07/30/12.
Wave Financial
Partners Inc., 206 S.
87532, 07/30/12.
Praxis 3 PC, 206 S.
87532, 07/31/12.
Viking Fishing & Oil
Tools LLC, 206 S.
87532, 07/25/12.
EF&I Services Corp.,
206 S. Coronado
Ave., Española 87532,
07/27/12.
Sphere Mama LLC,
2819-A Villa St., Los Alamos 87544, 07/31/12.
Big Dawg and Pups
Inc., 3615 W. Picacho
Ave., Las Cruces 88007,
07/25/12.
State Farm Agent Preston Williams LLC, 2861
Meriweather, Las Cruces
88007, 07/27/12.
Brown & Brown Holdings LLC, 4038 Skyline
Drive, Las Cruces 88007,
07/27/12.
Sarash LLC, 341 Keathley Drive, Las Cruces
88007, 07/30/12.
Alicia’s Restaurant LLC,
201 W. McGaffey, Roswell 88201, 07/31/12.
Consumer Alliance
USA, 400 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Roswell 88201,
07/31/12.
DARU Inc., 2609 S.
Main, Roswell 88203,
07/26/12.
JAAB Investments
LLC, 1819 N. Turner St.
Suite G, Hobbs 88204,
07/24/12.
RR Bar Ranch LLC,
2001 Bullock, Artesia
88210, 07/31/12.
Rhino Express LLC, 208
S. 19th, Artesia 88210,
07/31/12.
Xtreme Equipment
Rental LLC, R-575 N.
26th St., Artesia 88210,
07/27/12.
Joe’s Electric & Cooling LLC, 4501 Mimosa
St., Carlsbad 88220,
07/31/12.
Kenagy’s Queen Store
& RV Park LLC, 3842
Queen Highway, Carlsbad
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RECIPE: Less pricey restaurants have been best performers, while business slowly returns to upscale spots
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mand’s destination because of its affluent
homeowners and tourist clientele, who
often pair art, wine and fine food in their
travels and lifestyle.
One of the few new sights on the fine
dining scene during the recession was The
Palace Restaurant and Saloon. Texas technology consultant David Bigby invested
heavily to bring the venerable Palace back
in 2011 after it closed a decade ago. In
August, Bigby promoted sous chef Ryan
Gabel to run The Palace’s kitchen.
Michael O’Reilly, owner of Pranzo Italian
Grill at 540 Montezuma Ave., altered his
menu and created a new upstairs restaurant, Alto, this summer that serves smaller
portions at lower prices. The changes have
had an impact.
“Alto gave us 25 to 30 percent of our
revenue right off the bat, and this really
told us something. The customer wants
value,” O’Reilly said. “Our suppliers told us
the high-end restaurants in Santa Fe were
down 7 percent in August, but the restaurants with entrees between $7 and $12
are up 30 percent. Everybody is looking at
their wallets, and you have to listen to the
customer.”
Another new restaurant is Taberna La
Boca, opened by chef James Campbell Caruso. Taberna La Boca held its grand opening Sept. 22. Pricing starts at $4 for tapas
in the 42-seat restaurant located at 125
Lincoln Avenue. Caruso’s first restaurant,
the 50-seat La Boca, has been busy the
past three years, and he has said he wanted
a space for the overflow. Few entrees at La
Boca exceed $20.
Both Coyote Cafe and The Compound
have lower-priced brethren. The Compound’s owner Mark Kiffin opened Zacatecas, a tapas/tequila bar in Albuquerque’s
Nob Hill, earlier this year. Coyote Cafe has
operated its lower-priced rooftop Coyote
Cantina above its more formal restaurant
at 132 West Water St. for nearly a decade.
Geronimo has not changed its lineup
and remains true to its upscale culinary
quest, although its owners considered a
lower-priced alternative.
“We love French food and had a space for
a French bistro concept, but couldn’t get
the deal done and now that idea is on the
back burner,” said Chris Harvey, Geronimo’s managing partner. “After 22 years,
we have not lost focus or altered the concept. We have cut inefficiencies but have
kept quality.”
Harvey described the period from late
2008 to 2009 as “the end of fine dining in
Santa Fe,” but said business has gradually
improved. He said 2012 has been up more
than 5 percent after a solid gain in 2011.
The recession’s impact can be seen in the
number of restaurants for sale. Michael
Greene, owner of brokerage Sam Goldenberg & Associates, has seven restaurants
for sale, including Tomme and Atomic
Grill. Tomme was originally listed for
$165,000, but the price is now $139,000,
according to Goldenberg’s website. Atomic
Grill has one of the best locations in the
City Different, sitting on the historic Plaza,
and is priced at $295,000.
The highest sale price Greene has listed
RANDY SINER | NMBW
Michael O’Reilly, owner of Pranzo Italian Grill in Santa Fe, tweaked his menu
and created a new upstairs restaurant, Alto, that serves smaller portions at
lower prices. He says customers are driving the trend toward lower prices.
is for $495,000. The restaurant, which
has cash flow of $173,000, is not listed by
name.
Greene said some owners are selling because they are tired from the grind of running a restaurant during a recession or
don’t have the capital to make the necessary cosmetic improvements in ultracompetitive Santa Fe.
“The less pricey restaurants were the
most recession-proof. Places like The
Shed, The Pantry, Tia Sophia’s and Cafe
Pasqual’s all have the common denominators of good food, good service and a strong
local following,“ Greene said. “Fine dining
had the most difficult time, but 2012 is a
better year and they are starting to make
money again.”
SOLAR: ‘A really big shakeout time’ for the industry, as supply exceeds demand and product prices fall
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Cune stepped in and said his design and
research and development firm, McCune
Works, planned to start producing the
panels at the facility under a license from
Schott.
“It’s really shocking,” said Junko Movellan, a senior analyst at Solarbuzz, which
tracks the solar industry. “That’s really
weird.”
Movellan, who has worked for Kyocera,
said the industry is in bad shape. Solar has
been hurt by reduced incentives, especially
in Europe. Supply exceeds demand for panels as inexpensive panels are imported from
Asia.
“This is a really big shakeout time,” she
said. “This is a make or break year. There
are too many players at this point.”
Evergreen Solar failed in 2011, as did BP
Solar. Last week, Suntech Power Holdings
of China, the largest panel maker in the
world, warned investors it could be delisted
from the New York Stock Exchange because its share price has dropped below $1.
“There’s a glut of solar panels,” said
Wendy Beach, communications director
at Array Technologies of Albuquerque,
which makes solar tracking equipment.
So far, McCune has been tight-lipped
about his business model.
“We don’t talk about business plans,” he
said. “We’re a private company with investors, but we don’t disclose our sources of
funding. We know what we’re up against.”
FILE PHOTO
The huge former Schott Solar manufacturing facility in Albuquerque has been
dormant since June, when the company laid off its 200 workers in the Duke City.
Schott spokesman Matthew Kraft said
the company can’t comment on what will
happen to the Albuquerque plant, or confirm a deal.
McCune will have to raise millions of dollars to meet its goals. It’s planning to hire
130 people, with hopes of attracting many
former Schott employees at an average salary of $50,000. That’s a $6.5 million payroll.
The biggest challenges, McCune acknowledged, are still ahead. The company
will need to establish a supply chain, including the solar cells used to make the
panels.
“We are retaining a key team and we’re
feeling very good about ramping up quickly,” he said.
McCune also said the company is planning on using U.S.-made solar cells, which
are available through several distributors,
but are about 10 to 15 percent more expensive than similar cells produced in Asia.
Some in the local economic development
community weren’t familiar with McCune
Works until its announcement of its plans
for the Schott facility.
McCune is best known for his work with
the nonprofit Prizm Foundation, which
does job training and consulting. Prizm’s
2009 tax reports show it had about
$105,000 in revenue.
Any conversation with McCune inevitably turns to the environment, or human
suffering.
In 2010, McCune went on a hunger
strike to protest the distribution of funds to
Haiti. He called for a boycott of the American Red Cross, the Clinton Foundation,
Catholic Relief Services and others.
“I did that for a while. I got stupid. It
didn’t do anything,” he said.
He’ll also talk at length about the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, melting of
the polar ice caps and other environmental
concerns.
He’s betting on solar to fix the world’s
problems.
But the inventory now, said Nestor
Tarango, director of sales at Affordable Solar in Albuquerque, is 10 times what the
demand is.
“You have to have either an incredible
product, or bring something to the table,”
Tarango said.
“Schott had a diversified position. Their
product is still warranted. But for undiversified companies, they’re one-trick ponies.”
Compounding that, Tarango said, is the
fact that the market is incredibly price sensitive. A full system to power a home can
cost about $12,000 to $40,000.
Schott panels were usually the most expensive that Affordable, a wholesaler, sold,
Tarango said.
McCune says he’s already contacted
wholesalers about carrying his panels.
“Will the local market demand them?
I don’t know,” Tarango said. “There’s a
chance. When you have such stiff competition from LG and Sharp and Kyocera, and
large consumer brands — names people
know — will the buy local idea win?”
BANKING: Bigger national, regional bank presence; some locals expanded, too SANDIA: Stepping up
FROM PAGE 1
January 2011.
Washington Federal, based in Seattle,
expanded its presence when it acquired
the remains of Charter from Beal Financial
Corp., which had purchased Charter from
the FDIC in January 2010.
First American Bank in Artesia bought
High Desert, acquiring its two Albuquerque-area branches. It has since opened two
more branches in the area.
Los Alamos National Bank, Century
Bank in Santa Fe and Bank of the Rio
Grande in Las Cruces opened or expanded
offices in the Albuquerque area. First National Bank Texas and its subsidiary, First
Convenience Bank, entered the New Mexico and Albuquerque markets by opening
branches in Walmart stores.
Charter was the area’s largest mortgage
lender. Washington Federal, with $13.4
billion in assets, bought Charter’s six
branches, including one in Santa Fe, and
$253 million in deposits from Beal. Ninety
percent of Washington Federal’s business
comes from residential mortgages, said Senior Vice President Hal Bailey.
“We have tried to fill in [the void left by
Charter]. We now have 16 branches in the
state, and although the overall economy
in Albuquerque is struggling, our deposits are continuing to grow, especially in
checking,” Bailey said.
The bank, Bailey added, helps fill Charter’s niche because it doesn’t sell its mortgages to third parties, and it makes most of
its money on mortgage loans, not on fees.
U.S. Bank kept First Community’s senior
management team in place. U.S. Bank offers services that First Community didn’t,
including wealth management, foreign exchange, municipal bonds and syndicated
loans, said bank Regional President Paul
DiPaola. The bank will open a new branch
in Las Cruces by the end of the year, and
is looking to add three branches in the Albuquerque area in the next three years, he
added.
In addition, U.S. Bank is rebuilding its
mortgage lending unit in New Mexico. Under First Community, the unit employed
12. That dropped to two when First Community started to struggle, and is back up
to 10, said U.S. Bank Community Relations
Executive Pat Dee.
“We can do pretty much anything our
customers want and need,” Dee said.
Los Alamos National Bank, with $1.5
billion in assets, expanded its presence in
Albuquerque in October 2011 by turning
a loan production office into a full-service
branch. The bank has about $300 million
in loans in the area, said Chairman and
CEO Bill Enloe.
“We would like to be more aggressive in
the growth area, but we are waiting for the
economy to improve before we do much.
Unfortunately, New Mexico has not seen
any growth to speak of, and we are hoping
that changes over the next 12 months,”
Enloe said.
Century Bank has a branch in Albuquerque and is scheduled to open one in Rio
Rancho by the end of the year.
“We see another location or two in Albuquerque or Rio Rancho, and we want to
solidify our base along the Rio Grande corridor,” said Chairman and COO Chip Chippeaux. “One of the lessons we have learned
[in the recession] is the importance of diversification of geography and of assets,
meaning loans.”
Century, with $500 million in assets,
wants to diversify beyond the high-end
residential mortgage business in the Santa
Fe area, Chippeaux added.
Bank of the Rio Grande opened a loan
production office in Albuquerque’s Old
Check out the changes
on the bank scene in the
ABQ area since 2009 ...
Plaza, a once moribund center across the
street from the West Central Kmart that
roared back to life after Pro’s Ranch Market opened its first New Mexico store there
in 2010. Ross Dress for Less, a national
discounter, was among the new tenants,
which include Brookline College. With
Pro’s attracting a large audience from the
surrounding area’s majority Hispanic population, the center is 95 percent leased.
James said traffic generated at Atrisco
Plaza will spill over to West Central’s Kmart.
He hopes to find five tenants to replace the
109,000-square-foot Kmart. James said
older Kmart and Sears stores are ideal to
carve into smaller spaces because they are
220 feet deep. Big-box stores like Walmart
and Costco are much harder to readapt because they have 330-foot depths.
Kmarts and older Sears stores are on
long-term leases that have very low rents.
Landlords are eager for leases to expire in
order to find new tenants that can draw
bigger crowds and pay higher rents, James
added. “For years the trend for retailers and
developers was to look at a city’s outskirts,
where the path of residential growth was
headed. Now the trend is density. Find locations where there is population and job
growth. It’s too big a gamble to build something new on the outskirts today,” James
said. “Tenants in the market today are not
going to pay the kind of rents that a developer needs who buys the dirt and does new
construction. Anywhere in Albuquerque
where there is an old Kmart or Sears is a
possibility for redevelopment.”
It’s a lot less expensive to remodel existing space than to build new, but there are
examples of both in the redevelopment
of the Duke City’s older centers. The largest retail redevelopment in the state is at
Winrock Town Center. It has been delayed,
partially because developer Goodman Realty Group chose to do new construction
instead of readapting the enclosed mall,
which eventually will be torn down.
That’s not the case at Cottonwood Commons on the Westside, where Dick’s Sporting Goods refilled part of a former Walmart
and part of a former American Home store.
James
has
recently
signed
a
36,000-square-foot soft goods retailer that
will co-anchor the center, but wouldn’t
divulge the name. Another 9,200-square-
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foot store, soon to be announced, will go
next to Petco there. The new stores will
bring Cottonwood Commons to 95 percent
occupancy. Paradise Bakery is building a
new restaurant in the parking lot there.
Another retail redevelopment is occurring at the busy intersection of Wyoming
and Menaul. Walmart opened a store just
south in a Weingarten Realty Investorsowned center, and the corner retail property, owned by Paul Bronstein, is being
redeveloped. A property where a Village
Inn, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores and
Chapter II Lounge are clustered sits nearby.
Brian Johnson of Cor Realty Services has
been hired to find additional tenants for
that property.
“We are looking to sign a 24,000-squarefoot junior anchor, and we have two pads
available for a restaurant and a bank.
There will be 35,000 square feet of new
construction. We also have a strip center in
the Northeast Heights that we are redeveloping as well,” Johnson said.
Cor, an Arizona brokerage, recently entered the Duke City market.
pels water, at Sandia and UNM. When the
company starts selling its coating, Sandia
and UNM will share a license fee.
Allen, who has run Sandia’s licensing
program for four years, said his department has increased its marketing efforts
dramatically, creating marketing sheets
for its most promising tech. It also hired a
Web developer to design an easily-searchable database of the tech, so that if you’re
looking up a way to separate live E. coli
bacteria, the Insulating Dielectrophoresis
patent will pop up. The patents are broken
into nine groups, such as Homeland Security and Bioscience.
“We go across the labs and ID the patents, and we try to deploy the IP through
relationships in the economy,” Allen said.
“This is a contact sport. It takes time.”
The goal is to license the patents to create new companies and jobs, hopefully in
New Mexico.
Sandia gets licensing fees from companies that use the patents. Every time a
product is sold or used, Sandia gets a fee.
Sandia doesn’t disclose patent revenue.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, too,
has its Technology Transfer Division,
which works to spin off innovative ideas
into companies. LANL breaks down what
its technology transfer division has available in several ways, including some technologies that can rapidly be turned into
products. Like Sandia, it creates marketing packets on some of its more promising
ideas.
Previously, Sandia relied on outside
partners, such as Technology Ventures
Corp., to market its patents.
“It wasn’t a huge priority [for Sandia]
and we said we’ll do it for you,” said Steve
Cook, special projects manager at TVC.
Cook developed the Whiteboard, which
contains patents and other intellectual
property available from most of the federal labs.
“[The labs] had the data online, but it
was not optimized for searching,” Cook
said.
The effort to leverage patents into products that return a profit has worked for
UNM’s STC.UNM. The nonprofit, said
Elizabeth J. Kuuttila, president and CEO,
generates nearly $3 million annually for
the school and the scientists that generated the patents. The STC has 404 available
technologies posted on its site.
For several years, the STC has worked to
develop marketing tools for its technology.
“We try to provide some market information so that someone reading it might
see the business opportunity,” Kuuttila
said. “Then we purchase commercial databases of company contacts, we find
good matches and we send out these
summaries ... I think it’s a great move for
Sandia, and all the national labs, to become more proactive in their marketing.
They’re resulting in a lot of commercial
applications.
“It’s building a pipeline. It’s a little bit of
building a rainforest in the desert.”
Gone:
Charter Bank
First Community Bank
High Desert State Bank
Going:
Bank 1st (being acquired by Main
Bank)
New entrants to the market:
U.S. Bank
First American Bank
Bank of the Rio Grande
First Convenience Bank (First
National Bank Texas)
Expanded presence:
Washington Federal
Los Alamos National Bank
Century Bank
Main Bank (pending purchase of
Bank 1st) - D.D.
Town area early in the year and will open
a full-service branch by year’s end. Its officials have said they hope to grow to a $2.5
to $3.5 billion regional community bank.
The shakeout affected smaller banks
as well. Bank 1st, which had been under
federal regulatory orders, agreed to be
purchased by Main Bank. If approved by
federal regulators, the deal would create a
business bank with $142 million in assets.
CENTERS: Landlords eager to upgrade older properties with fresh tenant mix
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tech transfer marketing
VIEWPOINT
Small businesses suffer as political rhetoric heats up
We’re coming in to
the election’s home
stretch, and depending
on which poll you like,
either the president is
leading or the challenger is.
The reality is, the
American
electorate BY STEPHAN HELGESEN
is almost evenly split GUEST OPINION
along ideological lines.
That split has been catastrophic for our country and especially the
legislative branch, which has dug in its Republican and Democrat heels for the better part of four years, releasing them only
briefly to steamroll a few unpopular bills
through.
I understand how compromise might
frighten a congressman or senator — “first
you negotiate away your position until it’s
unrecognizable, and then you’re left to the
mercy of your constituents.” But to the rest
of us, especially those of us in business,
compromise looks like a strategy worth
embracing, as long as the compromises
aren’t synonymous with total capitulation. We do it every day in the real world of
the marketplace.
These days, a bill must conform to rigid
ideology, or it won’t even get to the floor
for debate. Case in point: President Barack
Obama’s administration’s tax proposal
that “millionaires and billionaires” (anyone earning more than $250,000) ought
to be taxed more.
This drives the opposition crazy, not only
because it’s contrary to their view of rational economic thought, but because the nomenclature is all wrong. Instead of saying
millionaires and billionaires, the president
should be forced to use the correct term,
quartermillionaires, because that’s the
group that would be the most severely affected by such a tax increase. I won’t even
go into the whole argument of what a fair
share is, but last time I checked, our Constitution didn’t say, “From each according to
his ability to each according to his needs.”
That interpretation of fairness was made
by a radical fellow named Karl Marx in his
criticism of the German Social Democratic
Movement in 1875.
Our political logjam has been building for
decades, and it’s not all the Obama administration’s fault, though the White House
does act as if the Republicans’ opposition
to its policies is totally to blame. Truth is,
the administration still hasn’t understood
that that’s what oppositions do: they oppose policies and laws that go against their
core beliefs. That said, the president’s proposal to raise taxes on the small business
class should be opposed for the real harm
it would do, disincentivizing hundreds of
thousands of small businesspeople from
hiring or expanding their businesses.
There comes a time when men and women of goodwill must sit down by the well of
ideas and drink the water together. There’s
only one problem with that ... somebody’s
always poisoning said well with derisive
statements that make it impossible to even
prime the pump in a bipartisan fashion.
Maybe people in power feel their mandates (the president’s was 52 percent of the
vote in 2008) give them a political license
to beat up on the opposition and still expect
them to willingly come back for more. If
that is true, they ought to have their political licenses revoked, because no human
being responds positively to ridicule or vilification. Not Republicans, not Democrats,
not independents.
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Are you donating to a
political party or candidate
this year?
I haven’t
decided
5%
Our voting habits mystify me. We want
our leaders to be like us, but smarter, more
experienced and more capable of steering this enormous ship of state away from
dangerous shoals. But instead of voting for
those candidates, we are often swayed by
oratory and populist promises. We choose
likeability over decisiveness. Is that really
how we expect to extricate ourselves from
the fiscal quicksand we call our economy?
Maybe if this were an election for high
school class president, it would be okay to
vote for the most likeable candidate, but
this is an election for the leader of the free
world, and that bar must be set higher.
No one would choose a plumber to fix a
leaky sink because of his empathy for our
flooded kitchen. Neither should we elect
any president on the basis of a winning
smile or a song repertoire. Harry Truman
and Richard Nixon played the piano, but
that’s not why Americans asked them to
serve as commander-in-chief.
Perhaps we ought to divide the office into
two functions: a ceremonial president and
a working president. That way we could
feel all warm and fuzzy inside when our
ceremonial president did us proud at state
dinners, Easter egg hunts on the White
House lawn and other official functions.
And we would sleep well at night knowing our working president was burning the
midnight oil, making difficult decisions on
our behalf.
Perhaps we ought to take our cue from
Albert Einstein, who said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results.”
STEPHAN HELGESEN is a former U.S. diplomat
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would never give money to a candidate, no matter
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• I can contribute at least the price of a nice dinner
out. Our candidates are so outdone by the filthy rich
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year that I feel as I am going to asphyxiate on all
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to this generally useless and wasteful process. I
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amendment!
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Johnson. Get the android app for GJ and spread
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