New Mexico Business Weekly Special Editions

Profile of Manuel Lujan Agencies for the Healthiest Employers 2012 publication, spotlighting outstanding workplace wellness programs in New Mexico.

I contributed 45 profiles for the New Mexico Powerbook 2003, interviewing leading business and political figures, and young entrepreneurs for the ’40 under 40′ section.

Commercial Real Estate: Taos

Commercial spaces lure business away from Taos Plaza

Lynne White looks very settled in her Taos office. Offering consulting services to artists and galleries, Brody & White Consulting Inc., moved into the bright and airy space last September, and the 1,500-square-foot office, studded with clients’ work, creates exactly the homey feel that White spent two months hunting for.

But White, like many other Taos business owners, is keeping a careful eye on developments in the town’s commercial real estate market. Full article by Tania Casselle on Taos Commercial Real Estate at New Mexico Business Weekly.

Anyone for a bottle of Three-Buck Chuck?

As the doors opened at Trader Joe’s first New Mexico store on August 16, a crowd of Santa Fe shoppers lined up eager to stock their shelves. The opening, however, also met with the sighs of a few Santa Feans — some with retail stores of their own — who said they’d be happier keeping local business local.

Read the full Anyone for a bottle of Three-Buck Chuck? article on Trader Joe’s at New Mexico Business Weekly online.

A Profitable Connection

A Profitable Connection by Tania Casselle

When Video Casa owner Judith Witten opened her second DVD rental store in Taos, she had no idea what a performance it would be to integrate two outlets – and the experience wasn’t at all entertaining.

The challenge of connecting branches ‘divided’ by DSL and wireless bit into profits on her annual gross revenues of $700,000, ate up her 20 employees’ time, and inconvenienced her customers. As it happened, the Taos Sheriff’s department was attempting to solve a similar riddle. “My guy talked to their guy,” says Witten…

Read the full article for New Mexico Business Weekly online.