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- Thai Café celebrates first year
- February 3, 2012
- To celebrate a successful first year of business, owners of Payson’s only Thai restaurant laid out a feast Tuesday for community members who helped make the family’s dream a reality. Mam and Mac Katepratoom had imagined opening their own restaurant for years, but never dreamed Ayothaya Thai Café, 404 E. Highway 260, would be such a success when they opened last year. That success is due both to the quality of and authenticity of dishes, diners said Tuesday. Gary Richardson, district sales manager with Sysco, said he has visited many restaurants in his career, and Mam and Mac are some of the easiest customers to work with and put out a great product.
- Business Briefs
- January 27, 2012
- Suddenlink announced Jan. 18 that it is upgrading technology in Payson, Pine and Strawberry as part of a program that calls for approximately $10 million in capital improvements in Arizona and California communities in 2011 and 2012. As a part of the program, Suddenlink has already increased Internet speeds in the Payson area. The next phase of work will include a new, all-digital TV lineup. Digital TV features better picture and sound quality. The transition to the new lineup will finish Feb. 14. On or near completion, Suddenlink’s Advanced Digital TV lineup in Payson will feature more than 75 high-definition (HD) TV channels, more than 45 digital channels and five new basic channels. In Pine and Strawberry, the new lineup will include more than 90 HD channels, more than 135 digital channels and more than 15 basic channels.
- Chimney sweeper keeping homes safe
- January 17, 2012
- No one wants an unplanned visit from the fire department. Sandy and Doug Hamilton, owners of Rim Country Chimney Sweep, say cleaning a chimney annually is one way to keep firefighters away. The Hamiltons started Rim Country Chimney Sweep last year after moving to the area from Mesa. They say many homes have a dangerous buildup of creosote in their chimney. Creosote is a natural byproduct of burning wood. It can take on many appearances from soot and ash, to sticky, tacky and a runny tar glaze to dry honeycombs and curly flakes. All pose a fire hazard, say the Hamiltons.
- Sign up for a booth at upcoming business showcase
- January 17, 2012
- The 20th Annual Business Showcase, celebrating both Arizona’s Centennial and Payson’s 130th birthday, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23 and 24 at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino exhibition hall. Organizers are urging businesses to sign up for a booth at the showcase, being called Rim Country Business — Past, Present & Future. Similar to last year, exhibitors can share a booth with one other business. Exhibitors can also sell goods at their booth, said John Stanton, Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce manager.
- We need the baby boomers to boom again
- January 17, 2012
- The government as put a lot of emphasis on the first-time homebuyer in an attempt to stimulate the housing market. First-timers were given tax credits to boost sales to some success. But I wonder when the 79 million baby boomers will boom again. For Gen X-ers and beyond, baby boomers are those born from 1946 to 1964. Young boomers are 48 to 56 years old while older boomers are 57 to 65 years old. Coldwell Banker recently surveyed 1,300 of its agents to get insight into this complex and often powerful generation. Here are highlights from that survey.
- Property values drop by 11 percent
- January 17, 2012
- Gila County property values have dropped 11 percent in the past year according to the assessor’s office. Unfortunately for shell-shocked property owners, this won’t affect property taxes until 2012. The figure represents a countywide average, so it doesn’t apply to individual houses. On the other hand, the value of the mines operating in southern Gila County increased by a whopping 61 percent. As a result, despite the sharp drop in home values the overall value of the county’s property tax base dropped by just 5 percent, said Larry Huffer, chief appraiser for the Gila County Assessor’s Office. But even that more modest decrease represents a $1 million hit to the county’s bottom line, unless the board of supervisors again votes to boost the tax rate.
- Two apartment complexes get new manager
- January 13, 2012
- Dawn VanBuskirk announced she has been promoted to the manager of Green Valley Apartments and Canal Senior Apartments. Both properties are located near Payson’s center — Green Valley Apartments at 905 S. McLane Road and Canal Senior Apartments, 807 S. Westerly Road.
- Investment firm recruits local advisor to Payson branch
- January 13, 2012
- Wells Fargo Advisors and financial advisor Scott Flake recently announced that they have teamed up to offer investment services to Payson residents. By providing access to other financial professionals within banking, investment management and trust services, the clients will enjoy full financial services all under one roof.
- Don’t play politics with your investment decisions
- January 13, 2012
- from the candidates. As a citizen, you may or may not enjoy this “political theater,” but as an investor, you might be concerned over all the talk about taxes, Social Security, Medicare and other financial topics. Will you need to adjust your savings and investment strategies? If so, how? Before you think about adjusting your investments in anticipation of any actions coming from Washington, keep a couple of facts in mind.
- Baskets give introduction to town stores, services
- January 10, 2012
- Moving to a new town can be difficult. Knowing where the locals go to shop, eat and hang out can ease the transition. The Wagon Wheel Territory (WWT) hopes to make newcomers feel more at home with welcome baskets full of coupons, gifts and information from local businesses. “Sue Malinski was the inspiration for the Wagon Wheel group,” said Lita Nicholson, a partner in the welcome basket enterprise.
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