USDA RD In New Mexico Promotes Longtime Employee Ray Melton To Rural Business Program Director
Ray Melton
USDA Rural Development News:
ALBUQUERQUE – USDA Rural Development State Director Arthur A. Garcia has promoted longtime USDA RD employee Ray Melton as the agency’s rural business program director.
Melton oversees 13 business programs administered by USDA Rural Development. All of the programs were created to expand economic opportunities in rural communities of less than 50,000 residents.
“I have committed my life in the lending industry and at USDA Rural Development to provide the rural residents of New Mexico the best possible financing opportunities to expand their rural Read More
Forbes And Statista Name Del Norte Credit Union Best-In-State Credit Union For Second Year In A Row
DNCU CEO/President Chuck Valenti
DNCU News:
- The best banks and credit unions in every state were chosen based on an independent survey from 25,000 U.S. citizens
SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative has received national recognition for outstanding services for a second year by the Best-In-State independent survey conducted by Forbes and Statista.
The banks and credit unions with the highest scores in the following five categories were recognized:
- Trust;
- Terms and conditions;
- Branch services;
- Digital services; and
- Financial advice.
These Read More
America’s Largest Seed Fund In Albuquerque Aug. 14
By JUSTIN CROSSIE,RDC Announces Three Funds For Economic Growth
RDC News:- Micro-Loan Fund;
- Technology & Manufacturing Fund; and
- Tribal Diversity Fund.
These funds fill a unique niche, allowing small businesses that lack collateral for debt financing to receive funding support without giving away any ownership of the company.
Letter To The Editor: Report On Shopping Off The Hill
MARION L. STELTSAbout a month ago, I posted a letter about Smith’s monopoly on the Hill, their high prices for groceries and gasoline, and their deteriorating service (link). I suggested that the only way to get their attention was to shop off the Hill to hurt them financially.
I have been taking my own advice and I wish to report on the experience.
I have been driving one morning a week to Espanola to shop at Walmart and Food Town. Prices are mostly lower than Smith’s at both institutions. For one example, a dozen of extra-large eggs is $0.69 at Walmart compared to $2.20 at Smith’s, is quite Read More
DNCU Gives $4,500 To Española Nonprofits In Fun Way
From left, Ambrose Barros with Hoy Recovery Program, Jessica Garcia with Tewa Women United, Rio Arriba County HHS Director Lauren Reichelt, Roger Montoya with New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness and DNCU Communications Specialist Diego Muno. Courtesy/DNCUUdall, Heinrich Announce $2 Million To New Mexico Small Businesses To Support Scientific Innovation
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U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that two New Mexico businesses were awarded $2,100,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) to support research and development and advance innovation.
Mesa Photonics LLC and Woodruff Scientific Inc., both based in Santa Fe, were awarded $1,100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The funding will allow Mesa Photonics to develop high precision instruments Read More
Los Alamos Farmer’s Market Runs Trial Saturday Markets Through September
Fresh vegetables at the Los Alamos Farmer’s Market, which has added trial Saturday markets to complement the traditional Thursday markets … and if well attended, there may be discussion of a permanent schedule to reflect the second market day. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Super fresh greens at the Farmer’s Market. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos MainStreet News:
The Los Alamos Farmer’s Market is introducing a trial Saturday market in the Justice Center Parking Lot through this September, complementing the traditional Read More
McQuiston: Can You Afford An Unexpected Sewer Line Replacement?
By ALLEN MCQUISTONThe Jemez Agency
The drains and toilets in your house start to back up. Nothing seems to be draining so you call the plumber. When the plumber arrives, he inserts a snake with a camera on the end, into your main sewer line from the basement to the city street to see what is going on.
The plumber has bad news. The camera shows that your main sewer pipe has collapsed in several places, has tree root invasions, and the entire line needs to be replaced. The main sewer pipe is buried very deep in the front yard. At first, you hope that the sewer utility company will just come out Read More
CB FOX Celebrates 40 Years Of Business In Los Alamos!
During a visit Tuesday at the Los Alamos Daily Post, from left, Andy Fox and his parents Anne and Dave Fox reminisce about the 40-year history of CB FOX. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
CB FOX is celebrating 40 years of business in Los Alamos with a big party, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 and the entire community is invited to attend.
The celebration will include free hot dogs and brats “as long as they last”, cotton candy of which donations support Chamisa athletes, henna tattoos, and music by Trouble Cliff Jazz Ensemble
