Business digest — Aug. 2

Procurement advisor appointed

Jonnie Loadwick has been appointed procurement advisor for the Procurement Technical Assistance Program with the New Mexico Small Business Development Center.

Serving clients in Curry, Roosevelt, De Baca, Quay, Guadalupe, Harding and Union counties, PTAP assists small businesses in discovering government procurement opportunities and provides a wide range of procurement counseling, training and assistance “at little or no cost,” according to a press release.

Loadwick is a previous business owner, and was employed with the Small Business Development Center at Clovis Community College for almost 16 years and is an NMSBDC Certified Business Analyst, the release said.