Business

Fusion Cafe Replaces Coffee Booth!

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Coffee Booth owner Brian Booth, center, closed down his restaurant Sept. 30 and turned the keys to the building in Mari Mac Plaza over to Miracle and Chuck Miller who have opened the Fusion Cafe and Coffee Roasters Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Chuck Miller and his wife Miracle Miller of Los Alamos are the owner/operators of the brand new “Fusion Cafe and Coffee Roasters” restaurant in Mari Mac Plaza. The Miller’s purchased the former “Coffee Booth” from Brian Booth who said it was time Read More

Community Invited to Hilltop Spa Open House

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Hilltop Spa’s reception area. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

Join the staff of Hilltop Spa for margaritas, appetizers, door prizes and special savings at their open house 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24.

The Hilltop Spa remains directly adjacent to the now vacant Hilltop House Hotel at 400 Trinity Dr. To spotlight new ownership of the Spa, the Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony during the event.

The Hilltop Spa offers a full range of spa services including facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, spray tanning and waxing. The spa also offers a full range of salon services, Read More

Yang: Something Creative

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Something Creative
By ELENA YANG

The MacArthur Foundation recently announced its 2013 Fellows (link below), so I have “creativity” on my brain. Again. Around the time of the announcement, the “Room for Debate” Op-Ed in the New York Times (link below) had several panelists pen their opinions on “Is Creativity Endangered?” Nothing terribly new, and there were no earth-shatteringly creative perspectives in these op-ed pieces, but a little synthesis of my favorite points, combining some other perspectives, can at least provide some food for thought.

When we mention “creative people,” we tend Read More

UNM-LA SBDC Offers Business Skills Workshops

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UNM-LA SBDC News:

The Los Alamos Branch of the Small Business Development Center is conducting three seminars in October to help small business owners and entrepreneurs improve their business skills.

Effective Techniques for Working with People
Oct. 22, 3-5 p.m., room 214, UNM-LA campus.

Topics to be covered will include:

  • How to work with those younger/older people that you don’t understand/don’t understand you.
  • What workers are really looking for in a job.
  • Three secrets to leadership that will make everyone’s life easier, whether or not they’re a leader.
  • More effective
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RE/MAX of Los Alamos Real Estate Round Table: Answering the Most Common Questions

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RE/MAX of Los Alamos Real Estate Round Table:
Answering the Most Common Questions

Fall has arrived! The air is crisp, the leaves are changing color, and 2014 will be here before we know it. This month we’ll answer the most common real estate questions we get from clients and friends.

Q: How’s the market? 

A: Generally speaking, the 2013 market has been solid. We’ve sold more homes faster than we did during the same period in 2011 or 2012:

Number of Homes Sold Jan. 1 – Sept. 30

2011

2012

2013

156

137

166

Days on Market Until Sold Jan. 1 – Sept. 30

2011

2012

2013

158

148

136

 

 

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Finalists Selected for Los Alamos Business Recycler of the Year

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COUNTY News:

At the Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) meeting Thursday, Oct. 17, the three finalists for the Los Alamos Business Recycler of the Year were selected.

The ESB was presented with nine businesses that were nominated by the community. The nine businesses nominated were:
 

  • Chapel Apartments
     
  • CB FOX
     
  • Enterprise Computing Systems
     
  • Jemez House Thrift Store
     
  • Los Alamos Cooperative Market
     
  • Los Alamos Daily Post
     
  • Los Alamos Lock and Key
     
  • Los Alamos Monitor
     
  • The United Church Thrift Shop

“We had nine great businesses nominated Read More

Tour This Weekend’s Top Open Houses!

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REAL ESTATE News:

Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!

The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.

Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.

Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!

Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More

Co+op Invites Community to Help Clean Trails

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Los Alamos Co+op Market Board of Directors from left, Cecile Hemez, Karen Kendall, Melinda Fuller, Ed Santiago, Gale Zander-Barlow, Nancy Savoia, Tracy McFarland, County Open Space Specialist Craig Martin and newly appointed Co+op Board Member David Fellenz during the trail dedication celebrating the Board’s adoption of the Canyon Rim Trail directly across from the Co+op Market. Courtesy photo

CO+OP News:

The Co+op invites community members to help clean up its adopted trails Saturday, Oct. 26. There are two trail clean-up projects to choose from:

  • 9-10:30 a.m. – Canyon Rim Trail Clean-up.
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LANB Announces New Vice President of Commercial Loans

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LANB News:

SANTA FE – Los Alamos National Bank (LANB) has recently hired Michael Padilla, a 25-year banking industry professional, as Vice President of Commercial Loans.

“I am proud to join LANB in supporting local businesses and strengthening the local economy.  We offer commercial loans and are eager to visit with our customers about new opportunities to realize their business goals and help them make their dreams a reality,” Padilla said. “I look forward to working with LANB in making this community financially prosperous and a healthy place to live and work.” 

Padilla, a native Read More

Money IQ: Why Do I Need Title Insurance?

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Money IQ

Why Do I Need Title Insurance?
By KARL HJELVIK

There is a common question asked of almost every mortgage lender, whether it be a purchase or a refinance. That question is; “why do I need Title Insurance?” To answer that question you first need to understand what title insurance is. Title insurance is an insurance policy or contract issued by a title company to protect the owner as well as the lender against a loss that may arise by reason of a defect in the ownership interest in real property. 

In addition, the title insurance company agrees to defend you or the lender in court if there is

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