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ACHIEVE YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS TO GET IN SHAPE...AND RAISE FUNDS FOR LIFESAVING CANCER RESEARCH; ADULTS OF ALL AGES & FITNESS LEVELS WELCOME

Hike & save lives. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Hike For Discovery is your chance to combine hiking with fundraising to cure blood cancers. Every Saturday, from February through spring, hike with a group on trails near Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The adventure culminates in a trip to either the Grand Canyon or Yosemite National Park. Call 872-0141 or www.hikefordiscovery.org/nm 

Get fit with with the world's largest endurance sports training program!  Run or walk a full or half-marathon, ride a 100-mile bike ride, or complete a triathlon. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training offers coaches, teammates, friends and the chance to save lives by raising funds to beat blood cancers. Start training in late January for events in San Diego, Anchorage, Lake Tahoe, Santa Fe & Durango. Call 872-0141 or www.teamintraining.org/nm. 

This week's Hike For Discovery information meetings: 

Tues., Jan. 15--noon

JC's NYPD Restaurant, 215 Central Ave. NW 

Tues., Jan. 15--6:30 PM

Taylor Ranch Community Center, 4900 Kachina NW (off Montano)

Thurs., Jan. 17--6:30 PM

Sportz Outdoor, 6915 Montgomery Blvd. NE

This week's Team In Training information meetings:

Mon., Jan. 14--6:30 PM

Jewish Community Center, 5520 Wyoming Blvd NE

Tues., Jan. 15--6:30 PM

REI, 1550 Mercantile NE

Wed., Jan 16--6:30 PM

Heart & Sole sports, 2817 San Mateo NE

Thurs., Jan. 17--noon

JC's NYPD Pizza Lounge, 215 Central NW

Thurs., Jan. 17--6:30 PM

Sportz Outdoor, 6915 Montgomery Blvd NE

FANNING BARD TATUM ARCHITECTS WIN AWARD

Fanning Bard Tatum Architects have won the Southwest Contractor magazine's New Mexico Best of 2007 K-12 Education Project for the Ventana Ranch Elementary School. The firm designed the 70,790-square foot school, at 6801 Ventana Village Road NW for APD. The $10.6 million project was started in September 2006 with Phase I opening in December 2006 and the final phase opening in August 2007. The judges from the Southwest Contractor magazine reviewed over 700 entries representing 400 projects in New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.

NEW WEBSITE SEARCH FEATURES FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS 

Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. government, has launched new search features and expanded content that make it easier for small business owners to find essential information they need to run their operations, including forms, licenses, permits and regulatory information from federal, state and local governments. In addition to federal government resources, business owners now have access to over 9,000 state, territory, county, and city government Web sites providing information on starting and managing a business while complying with regulations from all levels of government. The new service improves upon general search services by delivering results directly aligned with doing business in a specific geographic area, saving business owners time by getting to the right information more quickly.  For example, if a user types in “business license Richmond, VA” the relevant results on licenses will be returned from the City of Richmond and State of Virginia Web site. Business.gov has also expanded the content of its Small Business Guides which help business owners understand what regulations and programs apply to them, how to comply, and how to stay in compliance while growing and managing their operations.  For example, if a retail business is interested in expanding its business online, the Small Business Guide to E-Commerce will provide guidance on legal and regulatory requirements the business owner must meet before opening an online store.