List/Grid Author Archives: Richard Metcalf / Journal Staff Writer
A long road back
Real estate development seminar shrouded with gloomy forecasts of tough years ahead
Renovated theater will house Aveda offices
Sandia Theater, built in the hybrid style of Art Deco Pueblo at 1816 Central SW near the Country Club neighborhood, opened in 1946 to a changing post-war Albuquerque. Newly discharged... Read more »
Attorney Blames Self for Vaughan’s Money Problems
A veteran Albuquerque lawyer says he feels personally responsible for teaching Doug Vaughan the investment system the former real estate executive eventually turned into a Ponzi scheme. “I blame myself... Read more »
Local Ponzi Scheme Connection?
Former Placitas investment adviser Tony Oliva, who raked in half a million dollars in referral fees for selling people into two alleged Ponzi schemes, was a charmer who inspired trust.... Read more »
Bargaining Basics
Roughly 1,000 unemployed people found jobs in the Albuquerque metro area during March, and each one of them had to cross that threshold of whether to accept the pay offered... Read more »
Distressed property activity declining
Copyright © 2011 Albuquerque Journal Foreclosure-related activity has clearly peaked in New Mexico, reflecting a trend around the country, although pessimism is growing among consumers that a turnaround in the... Read more »
Connect for success
Technology may have changed the face of doing business, but old-fashioned meet-and-greet networking remains one of the chief building blocks to grow a business. But successful networking requires more in... Read more »
Unaddressed debt can turn life nasty
Horror stories are common about people hounded by debt collectors when they can no longer afford to keep up with their bills. “A woman in one of our bankruptcy classes... Read more »
Sentencing Set for Disgraced Homebuilder, Wife
Disgraced homebuilder C. Scott Everett, who rose to prominence in the 1990s, and wife Marie Everett are now scheduled to be sentenced early this fall after pleading guilty to charges... Read more »
Urban legacy
Colonel D.K.B. Sellers, wearing a fedora and greatcoat, saw only untapped potential in the sparse landscape when he had photos taken of himself next to a “NOB HILL” sign on... Read more »
Now-gone GE plant housed thousands of jobs
The demolition of General Electric’s jet-engine plant, recently completed in the South Valley, erased one of the Albuquerque metro area’s industrial mainstays since the 1940s. Over the decades, thousands of... Read more »
