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 The
Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the inaugural
Ruidoso Business to Business Expo on Thursday, April 3rd, at
the Ruidoso Convention Center. The event will be held in
conjunction with Eastern New Mexico University, and the 2008
Economic Development Summit. Chamber representative Rachel
Weber said this event will allow Ruidoso businesses,
attractions, and organizations to showcase themselves to
other local businesses, as well as the general public, and
is being held in response to a request from the Chamber
Membership to support such an event, according to a 2007
Chamber Membership Survey.
The Expo will be a five hour event, from 12pm to 5pm on
Thursday, with a special Business After Hours event hosted
by Real Estate Roundup from 5pm to 7pm. “This event
is one of the initiatives requested by our Membership in the
2007 Membership Survey,” said Rachel Weber, Membership and
Special Events Coordinator for the Chamber. “We want to give
our local business owners a chance to showcase their
businesses and network with other service providers, as well
as to expose their businesses to the general public and
encourage local spending,” she added. The event will be open
to the public with free admission, and in addition to the
tradeshow featuring local businesses, will feature door
prizes, giveaways, and items for sale. The ENMU sponsored
Economic Development Summit will take place on Friday, April
4th, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm at the Ruidoso Convention
Center, and will feature speakers, workshops, and
discussions concerning economic and community development
initiatives.
Businesses can participate in the Expo by contacting Rachel
Weber at the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, 720
Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345 or by email at
rachel@ruidosonow.com
. For registration and sponsorship information for the Economic
Development Summit, interested parties can contact Coda
Omness with ENMU at 630-8180.
Thank You to Our Business to
Business Expo Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor:
PNM
PNM serves about 487,000 electricity customers and about
490,000 natural gas customers in about 100 communities
statewide and also sells electricity on the wholesale
market. The company, New Mexico's largest electricity and
natural gas provider, is based in Albuquerque and has
offices in more than 20 cities. PNM was founded in 1917 as
the Albuquerque Gas and Electric Co. and has undergone
several transformations, including name changes, in its
history. The PNM Resources Foundation, a non-profit,
tax-exempt corporation, has established generous
contributions to non-profit organizations and educators in
New Mexico.
Corporate information: PNM is one
of four subsidiaries of PNM Resources, an investor-owned
energy holding company also based in Albuquerque.
Gold Sponsors:
First National Bank
451 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 257-4033
www.fnbruidoso.com
 First National Bank of Ruidoso is your Full Service
Community Bank. Proudly serving families and businesses in
Lincoln County! We offer service that is friendly and
convenient with two locations to serve you. Please stop by
to see us at the Business Expo!
 
Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc.
MATI Business Solutions
 Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. (MATI) is a full service,
state of the art Telecommunication Company specializing in
telecommunications equipment planning/designing,
installation, maintenance as well as central office design
and management.
We at MATI also provide experienced services in all aspects
of Informational Technology like Local and Wide Area Network
planning/design, installation and maintenance as well as
Disaster Recovery and Web Design and Hosting. Apache
Networks, a subdivision of MATI, is providing leading edge
VoIP services to our local subscribers with premium
equipment and extensive knowledge. Apache Networks will be
providing VoIP services throughout the state of New Mexico
by the end of the summer of 2007.
The average savings in six months time is phenomenal,
compare our prices on line at
www.apachenetworks.net MATI will provide the best
customer care and support needed in today’s technological
world. We provide quality work designed with you in mind.
Our expert staff will listen to your company’s needs and
provide a uniquely designed resolution that best fits your
requirements and budget.
MATI is committed to becoming New Mexico’s best
representative of Telecommunication’s related products and
services. It is our mission to provide our customers with
high quality products and services at competitive pricing.
We will provide exceptional technical support and
unsurpassed customer service. Our strength is generated from
our commitment to our customers, our industry, our
employees, and ourselves. Our goal is to maintain the
highest ethical standards and professionalism in all work we
do.
Silver Sponsors:
Avalon Town Centre
Avalon Town Centre is a 36,000 square foot retail and
restaurant center located on Highway 70 across from
Wal-Mart, designed in an old-town village style with
separate buildings connected by covered walkways. Frank’s
Fruit Market will be resurrected as the centerpiece of the
marketplace building along with an area set aside for local
artists, a food court, and an enclosed arcade for the kids.
The other four buildings will include an antique shop, an
upscale flooring store, a wireless communications store, and
a much needed restaurant. Avalon Design Center will also
occupy a large space to showcase the designs and interiors
of the upcoming Avalon Town Homes to be built along the Rio
Ruidoso River in the valley below the town center. A local
artist’s furniture designs will be offered in the Design
Center. A gourmet market has signed a Letter of Intent for a
large space but has not completed a formal lease as of yet.
Avalon Town Center is the first phase of an 82 acre mixed
use development which includes the aforementioned town
homes, a hotel overlooking the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, and
single family homes located higher on the mountains away
from Highway 70.
Citybank New Mexico
1850 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 257-2265
www.citybanknm.com
City Bank New Mexico is proud to have recently won it first
ever 1st place finish for Lincoln County’s Best Bank in the
2008 Ruidoso News Reader’s Survey. This award represents the
voice of the people, very fitting in City Bank’s case, as
they consider both their employees and customers the real
people who make their success happen everyday. City Bank
began with and continues to maintain a strong focus on
community and customers as they endeavor to provide a full
range of banking services to all of Lincoln County’s
citizens regardless of their economic status. City Bank’s
local focus also extends to their management and decision
making, as all decisions are made right here in the
community, by a banking staff, who may just be your
neighbors, and by a local board of directors intimately
familiar with the Ruidoso area.
City Bank New Mexico currently offers its customers the
widest local banking network available by operating a Main
Bank and three branch locations throughout Lincoln County.
The Main Bank is located in Lincoln Tower, 1096 Mechem Drive
in Ruidoso, (575) 258-2265. The three branch locations
rounding out their customer service coverage include their
Midtown Branch located at 1850 Sudderth Drive, (575)
257-2265, the Carrizozo Branch at 1203 E Avenue in
Carrizozo, (575) 648-4298, and the most recently opened
location, the Gateway Branch, located at 143 El Paso Road,
(575) 630-0120, also in Ruidoso. City Bank also operates
three ATM locations to provide customers almost unlimited
access to basic banking services. These include automatic
tellers at their Main Bank, Midtown Branch and Gateway
Branch locations. The future remains bright for City
Bank as they continue on their mission providing banking
services the community needs by a highly motivated, friendly
and customer-centric staff.
Grindstone Graphics & Marketing Services, Inc.
201 Oak Grove Place
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 257-6171
www.trekwest.com
Since 1994, Grindstone Graphics and Marketing Services, Inc.
and its web subsidiary trekwest.com have been providing a full
range of marketing services to clients throughout Southern
New Mexico. A full service agency based in Ruidoso, New
Mexico, Grindstone Graphics & Marketing Services, Inc.,
owners Mark and Laura Doth, specialize in designing creative
solutions to today's business challenges. Whether it is
creating a corporate identity package or a professional web
site, Grindstone Graphics has the skills and experience
necessary to do the right job on time and on budget. The
Grindstone Graphics Team has over 40 years of combined
experience in marketing and promotions. We utilize
state-of-the art technology and equipment to ensure a
quality and timely product for our clients. We routinely
participate in industry educational forums to keep
up-to-date on marketing trends and strategies. An award
winning agency, Grindstone Graphics received two Mitchell A.
Wilder Awards for excellence in publication and media design
- one for a brochure and the other for development campaign
materials.
A partial client list for Grindstone Graphics includes:
Village of Cloudcroft, Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce,
Lodge at Sierra Blanca Conference and Golf Resort, Heart of
the Desert Pistachios, Heart of the Desert Winery, Eagle
Ranch Pistachio Groves, RJP Southwest, Billy the Kid
National Scenic Byway, The Links at Sierra Blanca Golf
Course, The Adobe Fine Art, American Pride Real Estate &
American Pride Homes, Ruidoso Holiday Inn Express, Ruidoso
Comfort Suites, The Red Raccoon, New Mexico Hay Association,
Flying J Ranch, and A Touch of Austria Ski & Woodworking.
RuidosoWeb, Corp
1204 Mechem Drive, Suite #1
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 258-8822
www.ruidoso.net
Today, the Internet is your most important marketing medium
and your website is your most important marketing asset. The
RWC team maximizes website performance and stands ready to
drive the performance of your community or business website.
RuidosoWeb, Corp. is a web design and services company in
the business of developing, maintaining and managing
community and business websites. Our website design services
include website construction, maintenance, search engine
optimization and enhanced advertising opportunities on high
traffic community websites such as Ruidoso.net,
Alamogordo.net and DorenaLake.com as well as industry
specific websites like LodgingStats.com and ZiaHousing.com.
RWC is skilled and active in the development and hosting of
websites for businesses and communities. Additionally, we
offer photography, graphic design and other complimentary
programs related to the web. In 2005, RWC won the contract
to rebuild and maintain Cloudcroft.net for the Cloudcroft
Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center . In 2006, The
Tourism Association of New Mexico (TANM) awarded this
website the TIARA award for Best Tourism Website. We have
offices in Ruidoso, New Mexico and Dallas, Texas with a full
time staff having a range of experience including visitor
center operation, event planning, destination tourism
marketing and advertising, lodging, restaurant operation,
real estate and property management. This insight along with
the web based experience of building, designing, managing,
placing and updating dozens of dynamic websites makes RWC a
natural choice for many businesses and communities. RWC has
the qualifications, experience and capacity to make your
website a top business or community website.
Small Business Development Centers
ENMU-R, PO Box 6000, Roswell, NM 88202-6000
(575) 624-7133
www.nmsbdc.org
Small Business Development Centers were established in New
Mexico in 1989 to provide assistance, usually free, to
business owners and individuals interested in starting
businesses in the state. Services include assistance with
loan applications, business plans, financial analysis and
projections, market analysis, research of all kinds and much
more. In fact, if you need help with anything related to
business, the SBDC is the place to go. Chaves and Lincoln
Counties are served by two SBDC offices. The central office
is located on the campus of Eastern New Mexico
University-Roswell, with a branch office located at ENMU-Ruidoso.
Last year, these two offices worked with 312 clients and
helped them obtain more than $6 million in loans to start or
expand their businesses.
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
401 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 257-4611 ex 26
www.wellsfargo.com
In New Mexico, Wells Fargo has 1,900 team members and 97
stores. Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial
services company with $575 billion in assets, providing
banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer
finance through almost 6,000 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com)
across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank,
NA is the only bank in the US and one of only two banks
worldwide, to have the highest credit rating from both
Moody’s Investors Service, “AAA,” and Standard & Poor’s
ratings Services, “AAA.”
Business to Business Expo Booth Sponsors:
Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Chavez County Economic Development Foundation
ENMU Ruidoso
EXIT Realty
Farm Bureau Financial
Healing Touch Journey
Inn of the Mountain Gods
Interiors a la Mode
Jon Crunk Insurance
La Quinta
Lodge at Sierra Blanca
Misty Mountain Gourmet
Mitchell’s Silver & Turquoise
Mortgage Pro
Mountain Air Cabins
MTD Radio, Inc.
NM Workforce Connection
Noisy Water Screen Printing and Embroidery
Noisy Water Lodge
Red Raccoon
Ruidoso Downs Racing, Inc.
Salon on the Hill
Sierra Blanca Motors
The Agency
The Real Estate Roundup
Travelhost of Southern New Mexico
Vernon Sales & Promotional Items
Victoria Mauldin, Artist
Zoe de Negri, Artist
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