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MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 BUSINESS OUTLOOK 5 shoehorn maker makes the bigs An Albuquerque-based company selling shoehorns will soon be carried by Amazon and Zappos. Bright Kids LLC, the manufacturer of Little Piggie Shoehorns, was launched in 2019 by Tina Bagon in order to help her children put on their shoes in the morning, according to a news release announcing the deal. worked diligently to develop a tool for busy parents that will make the morning routine a little easier on Bagon said in the news release. Little Piggie Kids Shoehorn line is designed with the anatomy of little feet and little hands in The shoehorns are available in five different colors and characters and can be purchased at brightkidsllc.com, amazon.com or zappos.com. Promotional product firm opens showroom Bright Ideas Group, an Albuquerque-based promotional products company, officially opened its new retail space in the Northeast Heights last week.

The new location at 7400 Montgomery NE will serve as the main showroom for the company and is directly next to Bright sister stores Rowan Apparel and Embroidery Plus, company spokeswoman Esmeralda Trujillo said. Trujillo said the new location is kind of like one- stop shopping experience for promotional have a ton of promotional products on display ranging from tumblers to shirts to little she said. that you can put your name on or brand or logo, definitely got While the showroom moved from its previous location on Jefferson, Trujillo said the printing press is remaining at the Jefferson location. feel like being more centrally located and near our sister stores, that it would be an easier shopping she said. Bright Ideas is open from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Consulting company leaves Downtown After 44 years in its Downtown office, Architectural Research Consultants Inc. is moving to the Northeast Heights. ARC specializes in providing services ranging from master planning, spatial condition assessment, evaluation and research, according to Erma Sedillo, office administrator.

The new address is 4906 Alameda NE. Sedillo said an open house will be held at a later date. Law firm with ABQ presence rebrands Phoenix-based law firm Lewis Roca has shortened its name from Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, according to a spokeswoman for the firm. The century-old law firm operates an Albuquerque office at 201 Third NW. Pilar Martinez covers retail and commercial real estate for the Journal.

She can be reached at abqjournal.com. COURTESY OF ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. Architectural Research Consultants, has moved to 4906 Alam- eda NE, after more than four decades Downtown. Local companies open new offices, showroom From PAGE 3 1512669-01 $50OFF Any Electrical Repair of $500 or More Cannot be combined with any other offer. Expires $20OFF Any Electrical Repair of $100 to $499 Cannot be combined with any other offer.

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