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WalletHub Study: 2017’s Best Places To Flip Houses

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WALLETHUB News:
 
With more than 126,000 house-flipping investors in 2016 – the highest rate since 2007 – and an average gross profit of nearly $63,000, also a new ceiling since 2000, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2017’s Best Places to Flip Houses.

To help serious real-estate investors find the best markets to list their flipped properties, WalletHub’s data team compared the 150 largest U.S. cities across 22 key metrics. The data set ranges from median purchase price to average full home remodeling costs to housing-market health index.

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Supreme Court Asked To Prevent Email Providers From Hiding Crime Evidence On Overseas Servers

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas has joined a bipartisan coalition of 33 states and Puerto Rico to support the U.S. Department of Justice’s request in United States v. Microsoft, that the U.S. Supreme Court decide whether email service providers can shield evidence of a crime from law enforcement by storing data outside the United States.

“New Mexico’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force does critical work protecting our children and we hope that the Supreme Court agrees with our law enforcement coalition so that work is not jeopardized,” Attorney Read More

Scenes From Business After Hours At Exit Realty

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From left, broker Lance Eaton, his mom Pam Eaton-Scott and broker David Horpedahl and their entire team greeted community members Thursday evening during the Chamber of Commerce hosted Business After Hours at Exit Realty Advantage NM, 1615 Central Ave., suite 100. Guests learned more about Exit Realty, networked and shared tasty hors d’oeuvres from Hot Rocks Java Cafe. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Broker Lance Eaton, left, with Los Alamos County Council Chair David Izraelevitz, Thursday evening at Business After Hours at Exit Realty in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Read More

Pueblo Canyon Inn Hosts First Wedding Event

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Pueblo Canyon Inn at 199 San Ildefonso Road in Los Alamos hosted its first wedding Saturday. Aspen Elementary School Teacher Andrea Nicole Gutierrez and William Schlee were married in front of 150 guests at the picturesque outdoor ceremony. For information about Pueblo Canyon Inn, click here. Courtesy/Elizabeth Allen

Scene from Saturday’s wedding ceremony at Pueblo Canyon Inn. Courtesy/Elizabeth Allen

Wedding guests were treated to Hawaiian shaved ice following Saturday’s outdoor ceremony at Pueblo Canyon Inn. Courtesy/Elizabeth Allen Read More

Council Approves $325,000 LEDA Loan For UbiQD

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Dr. Hunter McDaniel, CEO and founder of UbiQD, a local technology company, points out his colleagues in the audience during Tuesday night’s regular County Council meeting. Council approved for UbiQD to receive a $325,000 LEDA loan to help with the purchase of the building it occupies  at 134 East Gate Dr.  Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY 

Los Alamos Daily Post 

kirsten@ladailypost.com

 

UbiQD, a local startup company, received financial assistance from the Los Alamos County Council to purchase the building it is currently Read More

FBI: Man Wearing College Baseball Cap Robs Bank In Albuquerque … Flees Scene On Bicycle

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FBI News:
 
A man wearing a brown or green University of New Mexico Lobos baseball cap fled on a bicycle after robbing a bank Wednesday in Albuquerque.
 
The suspect is described as a white male in his 40s or 50s, approximately 6′ tall, with a slender or medium build. He had a mustache and wore sunglasses, a brown or green University of New Mexico Lobos baseball cap, gray hooded sweatshirt with dark blue sleeves and khaki pants. He also carried a backpack.
 
At approximately 3:04 p.m., the suspect walked into the Wells Fargo bank at 1406 Bridge Blvd. SW. He presented a demand
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NMED Hosts Six Public Meetings Statewide To Discuss $18 Million In Volkswagen Settlement Funds

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NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ―The New Mexico Environment Department will conduct public outreach meetings Aug. 14-24, on the $18 million Volkswagen settlement funds in Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Roswell, Albuquerque, Farmington and Gallup.
 
At these meetings, representatives of the Environment Department will provide more details on the VW settlement and solicit public input.
 
The NMED will guide the creation of New Mexico’s Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) and with public input, determine how the funds will be distributed across various future projects to reduce the level
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Smith’s Marketplace Pharmacist Katherine Fry Nominated For Kroger Community Service Award

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A woman on a mission. Smith’s Pharmacist Katherine Fry will visit Haiti in September with the help of Kroger for her 6th mission trip. She was recently nominated for a national award and selected as the highlighted story for District 6. Courtesy photo
 
Mothers in Haiti carry infants far and sometimes wait hours to receive the most basic of care for their children. The life-saving efforts are assisted by local Heroine Dr. Katherine Fry and donations from Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
 
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

Dr. Katherine Fry can always be seen at the Smith’s Pharmacy Read More

DOE Issues RFI For Hanford 222-S Lab Contract

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The U.S. Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, D.C. Courtesy/DOE

DOE News:

CINCINNATI — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center today issued a Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI).

The RFI is seeking interested parties with specialized capabilities necessary to successfully perform all or a portion of the elements of scope for a potential upcoming competitive DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) procurement for the 222-S Laboratory Analytical Management and Services at the DOE Office of River Protection

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