Ledbetter visit planned

Lilly Ledbetter, the woman responsible for passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, will be in New Mexico Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, according to Mary Stramel, president of Professional Business Women of New Mexico.

Ledbetter's pay discrimination case against Goodyear & Tire Rubber Co. went before the U.S. Supreme Court and ultimately led to congressional passage of a bill that amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The amendment stated that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new discriminatory paycheck.

For information about Ledbetter's appearances in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, contact Kathy McGee at 992-2301 or kmcgee@1stnationalbanknm.com; or Kathy Jahner at 474-4990 or kathyjahner
@generalmailingnm.com.

Gateway grand opening

Gateway Morgage Group, which bills itself as "The Mortgage Experts," will hold a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening ceremony today at 4 p.m.

The business is at 502 W. Cordova Road, Suite B, in an office previously occupied by Qwest Mortgage.

For more information, call branch manager Scott Robinson at 428-0331. RSVP requested.

Quarter century of service

Indepth Water Testing is celebrating 25 years of service to Northern New Mexico. A state-certified microbiological laboratory since 1986, Indepth offers quality water testing, with several packages designed for the Santa Fe area.

Information is available at the company's website, www.indepthtest.com.

Flea market shuttle

The Flea, located at The Downs at Santa Fe, just off I-25 and N.M. 599 on the West Frontage Road, is now operating as a three-day weekend market, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m., through August.

"Initially, Friday traffic has been a little slow and not all our vendors have been open," says Walt Borton, who runs The Flea, "but we are planning to expand our free shuttle service to include Fridays within two weeks, and to encourage day-traders and yard and estate sale vendors we're offering a 10x30 tailgate space for $5 on Fridays."

Information and directions are available by calling 982-2671 or going to www.santafeflea.com.

Business people

John A. Padilla, AIA, has been promoted to senior associate at SMPC Architects. Padilla manages the company's Santa Fe office, 1925 Aspen Drive, Suite 801A.

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Liz Sheffield, an associate broker with Sotheby's International Realty, has completed a highly specialized course in residential real-estate sales strategies conducted by the Council of Residential Specialist of the National Association of Realtors. To contact Sheffeild, call 660-4299.