D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
April
2009
Business Exposure
Page: 2You dirty dawg, you! Better call Julez Mobile Grooming, the new mobile animal grooming business owned by Julie Door. Call Door — she'll come to your door and clean up Fido's act! Silver City, 313-4386.
And give that dawg a bone! Linda Flippo has opened Knick Knack Paddywhack (get it?), an eBay sales business. Silver City, 388-3700.
Michael Cox has opened Go Greener Handyman Services, based in Silver City, offering a variety of environmentally friendly products and services, including Lo- and VOC-free painting, solar outdoor lighting, rainwater harvesting systems, green landscaping, green light bulb change-out, green kitchen and bath design, green chef private parties, wooden window restoration and more. 654-0835.
Dave Murphy, owner of Music Express of Silver City and Safford, Ariz., is now offering WiPower wireless Internet service, selling through both of his Music Express locations. Speeds of 256Kpbs to 1.5Mbps are available for $35.95-$79.95, Murphy says, and towers going up now are spreading the service's reach around the Silver City community. Additionally, Murphy says, VOIP will be offered this month. Murphy adds that he's been selling the Internet service in Safford for 10 years. "This isn't a new rodeo for us. We've got beaucoup satisfied customers in Safford, and the service is well established," Murphy says. "I'm excited to be bringing it to Silver City now." 388-9405.
Got bugs? In your computer set-up, that is. Mario Aralsoa has opened Southwest Systems and Consulting, offering IT consulting. Silver City, 534-4861.
Blanca Carpenter has opened the Hanover-based Carpenters MHS, affixing mobile-home skirting on new set-up, as well as foundation repair. 538-8407.
He's not making this up. . . or, actually, he is! David Hernandez has opened Top Shop, a new Silver City-based business producing fabricated countertops. 534-0679.
Abraham Gonzalez has opened Silver City Medical Supply, a full-service supplier of durable medical goods, including oxygen, CPAPs, beds, walkers, wheelchairs, bathroom items and more.
Martha Sanchez has opened a Farmer's Insurance office at 100 Wyatt Drive in Las Cruces. 527-9889.
Gisela Spencer has started Krystal Kottage, a new online book publishing business. 956-9822.
Bigger and Better
The Restorative Justice Community Center of Southwestern New Mexico (RJCC), which has utilized the talents of many volunteers over the years, recently hired one part-time employee, two contractors and two interns, thanks to funding by the district attorney. Restorative justice mediation services involve face-to-face mediations between victims, family and community members. 534-0336.
Steinborn GMAC has acquired Emerick Real Estate of Mesilla. Emerick president Anna Emerick-Biad says she chose to merge with Steinborn because it is a market leader in southern New Mexico. John L. Hummer, owner/broker with Steinborn, said the companies have been "healthy and friendly competitors" over the years, and acknowledged Emerick as one of the top three real estate brokerages in Las Cruces. Emerick-Biad will serve as qualifying broker in the company's Mesilla office. 647-0123, 523-2850.
Counter to much of the downsizing in the auto industry, Bravo Chevrolet Cadillac Hummer in Las Cruces held a grand reopening ceremony last month to celebrate its newly renovated facility at 1601 S. Main St. 527-3800, www.bravochevrolet.com
After closing briefly for a remodel last month, the Coach House Gifts store in the Mesilla Valley Mall has reopened with expanded offerings of Hallmark merchandise, including bolstered card lines. 700 S. Telshor Blvd. #1410, 522-4257.
Dona Ana Community College has opened its new dental clinic on campus at 3400 S. Espina St. Under construction for almost a year, the new clinic has 12 chairs. In addition to a dental program, DACC now has a dental hygiene program as well.
He's Ba-a-a-ack!
After a lengthy stay in the hospital forced him to close his business, Tim Weber has reopened Xi'an Antiques, a museum-like place stuffed with art and artifacts from China, Tibet and Japan. Not unlike a curator, Weber has seemingly endless knowledge about his unique wares. His little downtown Deming shop boasts one of the largest collections in the US of northern Buddhist objects. 109 E. Spruce St. 546-9223.
Ready for Their Close-up
Cineport 10, Allen Theatres' new, 10-screen movie theater at the Mesilla Valley Mall, has opened. The location boasts a restaurant, the Launch Pad Cafe. Vice president of operation Russell Allen says the project cost several million dollars, and the new venue will employ 35 to 40 workers in the movie theater and another 30 in the restaurant. www.allentheatresinc.com
On the Move
After citations from the fire marshal for being too crowded and having inadequate emergency exits, Silver City's White Elephant has moved to 1330 N. Hudson St., the former home of Thunder Creek Quilts. Owned and operated for 25 years by Beatrice Escamirra, the Elephant sells clothing, small household goods, furniture and more at deep discount. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Coming Soon
Savers a sizable for-profit company that operates thrift stores benefiting non-profits and charities, will open a location on North Main Street in Las Cruces, near the Wells Fargo Bank and Dollar General store. Construction is underway on the 18,000-square-foot building, and a spokesperson from the company's Bellevue, Wash., home office confirms the outlet should be open by early September, employing between 35 and 50 workers. There are more than 200 Savers stores in the US and Canada, including two in Albuquerque, two in El Paso and two in Tucson. www.savers.com
Bank Bonanza
Citizens Bank plans to open its newest Las Cruces branch in the Telshor Crossing development, at the corner of University Avenue and Telshor Boulevard, in June. Construction is slightly ahead of schedule, according to bank president Justin Harper. The building should be completed in May and open the next month. Earlier this year, the company opened a branch on Picacho Avenue. It opened a loan production office in T or C last year, its first location outside the Las Cruces area. The bank operates branches at 2841 N. Main St., 505 S. Main St. and 2551 E. Lohman Ave.
First Savings Bank has expanded with a new location at 2804 N. Telshor Blvd. The company has 23 locations in six states, including six in New Mexico. Its main branch is in Beresford, SD. www.firstsavingsbanks.com
Going, going, gone. . .
The Sportsman's Warehouse store at 200 N. Telshor Blvd. in Las Cruces is closing, throwing its 50 employees out of work, and all of its merchandise will be liquidated, store officials said. A statement on the company's Web site says Sportsman's Warehouse has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and that it hopes to keep open 29 stores. www.sportsmanswarehouse.com
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