Business & Agriculture

Business feature: Signman Signs selected for award

Kevin Wilson

The Small Business Development Center at Clovis Community College considered more than a dozen of its numerous clients for the 2012 Success Client award. The one selected had all the signs it was looking for, and then some. Portales-based Signman Si... Full story

Rural refinance program to launch

CNJ staff

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a single family housing guaranteed rural refinance pilot program in New Mexico to help rural borrowers refinance their mortgages, according to U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. To be eligible under this pilot... Full story

Officials: Company could be up and running by April

Kevin Wilson

Clovis’ newest industry has plenty of work to do in the run-up, but officials are confident Beauty Health and Science Innovations could be moving products out of Clovis by the end of April. Brian Sperber, owner and CEO of BHSI — a p... Full story

Business digest — Jan. 24

Fundraiser nets nearly $5,000 A fundraiser dinner, dance and silent auction for the Melrose Tire Shop held Jan. 15 in Melrose netted $4,895. The money will help defray rebuilding costs for the tire shop, which was damaged in an October fire. The ow... Full story

Bars included in Portales Sunday liquor sales

Alisa Boswell

Portales city councilors are unhappy after learning that Sunday liquor sales includes bars as well as restaurants. “I think it would have really affected the outcome of how people voted,” said Councilor Dianne Parker, after being told of... Full story

Business licenses — Jan. 17

The following business licenses were obtained from the city of Clovis in the month of December:• Abarca ConstructionType: Building contractorOwner: Miguel AbarcaLocation: 2356 S. Roosevelt Road No. 2• FD Pipes and TobaccoType: Tobacco shopO... Full story

Business digest — Jan. 17

Grady rancher reappointed Wesley Grau of Grady was reappointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, the national board that administers the Beef Checkoff program, by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in late December. ... Full story

Everybody's business: Financial statements quarterly necessity

As we start 2012 this is a good time to reflect on past accomplishments, future endeavors, and failures. Failures can build or weaken a business depending on the step taken immediately following the mishap. One important step is to begin a concise r... Full story

USDA to close 259 facilities

Staff and wire reports

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday. While the closures an... Full story

Farmer: More rain needed to beat drought

Benna Sayyed

Local farmers say recent precipitation in the area has helped their crops a little but much more is needed to alleviate the drought. According to Ed Polasko, service hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, precipitation levels ... Full story

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