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Written by Staff Writer
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It started as a simple thing.
Buy a foreclosure, park some capital, hope it’s a safe investment and learn how to manage a shopping center.
No big deal, right?
That’s what the new owners of La Tienda thought when they first envisioned purchasing the center formerly known as The Village at Eldorado.
But, as one of the owners, Steve Ewers, likes to say, “There’s New York time, Santa Fe time and then there’s La Tienda time.” Thirty minutes after the transaction was completed and the ownership of the property transferred, Ewers got his first phone call from a party interested in leasing space.
Since that day, the phone hasn’t stopped ringing, and the e-mails have been pouring in. Some of the calls were from businesses looking to develop or expand into Eldorado. The majority were from Eldorado community members anxious for news, wanting to give input and passing on heartfelt congratulations.
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Written by Brad Buck
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A little strip of businesses call Cielo Court their home.
Where, you say?
Cielo Court — it’s tucked away behind Cerrillos Road.
James Gonzales, who runs Creative Florist, wants to spread the word about the small shopping plaza.
He tried to tell someone recently about it. The person said, “I know where you are — you’re off St. Michael’s.”
Wrong.
Gonzales operates a business next to Merrilee DeVore, who runs Hidden Treasures.
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Written by Brad Buck
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You might notice we devoted considerable space in this issue to jobs and job creation.
This stemmed from reports in recent months of steadily increasing unemployment rates: 10.3 percent nationwide, 7.7 percent in New Mexico and 6.8 percent in Santa Fe.
I don’t want to take away from anyone who works in the area of economic development around here — I’m sure they all work hard.
But (you knew there was a “but” coming) I found it astonishing that no one could give me numbers of people they helped put to work. Granted, chambers, economic development agencies and local government don’t put people to work in the private sector.
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