Livability likes Santa Fe

Santa Fe has been named one of the Top 10 Cities for Keeping New Year's Resolutions by Livability.com, a national website that highlights more than 500 of America's best places to live.

Livability.com editors studied more than
500 cities and ranked them based on the following factors: residents' health, population growth, financial strength, recreational activities, cultural amenities and general happiness. In some cases, editors relied on existing lists and data collections, such as the American Fitness Index.

Rated ninth, Santa Fe was chosen because it ranks high for the quality-of-life factors — ample recreational opportunities, arts and cultural offerings, access to quality health care and low unemployment rate — help residents keep their New Year's resolutions.

The other cities, in order, were Honolulu, Hawaii; Fort Collins, Colo., West Des Moines, Iowa; San Jose, Calif., Provo, Utah, Omaha, Neb., Madison, Wis., Richmond, Va., and Charlotte, N.C.

SCORE roundtable set

SCORE's third roundtable in an ongoing series for small-business executives will be Thursday, Jan. 19, at the offices of HD3 in Sanbusco Market Center, with networking starting at 5:30 p.m. and discussion meeting promptly at 6 p.m.

The discussion topic for the evening will be selected in advance by the prior attendees.

The Executives Roundtable is a means for CEOs of established small businesses, two years or older, to share in developing solutions to significant problems that impact their business operations. Example topics include marketing, finance, taxes, employee benefits, growth methods, etc. All discussion is kept confidential.

Heritage names three

Heritage Hotels and Resorts has named three new members to the Santa Fe Heritage Hotels team.

Helga Byndas, regional general manager; Jeff Mahan, regional food and beverage general manager; and Juan Vigil, regional revenue ranager, execute operations at three Heritage properties. They are the Lodge at Santa Fe, Hotel St. Francis, and the newly remodeled Hotel Chimayó de Santa Fe.

Byndas has been with Heritage Hotels and Resorts since 2000. Her previous position within the company was as general manager of Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces.

Mahan has more than 25 years of executive-level experience in the hospitality industry, launching and operating award-winning luxury hotels in New Mexico

Vigil is a native of Chimayó and has been in the hospitality industry since 1996.

Law firm adds Bruckner

The newest shareholder of the law firm of Sutin, Thayer & Browne is Suzanne Wood Bruckner.

She practices primarily in the areas of state and federal taxes, including personal and corporate income tax, sales and use [gross-receipts] tax, property tax; and general business law.