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Although Adrian Chavez, Sr., did not intend to start a security business, it is more than clear that he’s on the right path. Chavez created Lobo Protective Services in 2017 after someone approached him while he was a security guard working at another company, saying she noticed his work ethic and integrity. …
October 31 — The Loan Fund has made a record $5.6 million in loans and lines of credit and an additional $1 million loan so far in the last half of 2023 to New Mexicans creating an RV business, expanding trash services or counseling services in rural areas and small …
He started growing in his garage about 12 years ago. It was an interest he developed in high school after he went vegan and he was trying to get more protein in his diet without eating so many beans. “Beans get old really fast,” said Estevan Hernandez, owner of New Mexico …
Chris and Krystal Chavez always wanted to own a business but weren’t sure what to go into. Chris, a former truck driver, wanted to work for himself but wanted to have flexible hours. During the pandemic, the couple started candle making and thought that might be a new venue to …
It’s a total hands-on approach to home building for Albuquerque couple Kenny DeLapp and Esther Frederickson. After building their own adobe home, the pair decided in February 2020 to create their own business. Albuquerque Joinery, LLC, incorporates one of the state’s longtime traditions of creating houses with adobe bricks. DeLapp …
It was a desire to have their own private practice and bring much-needed collaborative services to Belen, a small town of 7,400 about 30 miles south of Albuquerque. Jennifer Tafoya-Trujillo, M.S., PA-C, who grew up in Belen, and Cassandra Otero, PA-C, who grew up in Los Lunas, both were in …
