projectY cowork Director Lauren McDaniel, right, gives a group from Leadership Los Alamos a recent tour of the coworking space. Courtesy photo
projectY cowork Director Lauren McDaniel speaks about the Los Alamos coworking space during the National Main Street Conference in Pittsburgh earlier this year, highlighting how the private, non-profit space got started as part of a community collaboration between the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation, Los Alamos County, LANL Feynman Center for Innovation and Community Partnerships Office, and Central Park Square’s Philip Kunsberg. Courtesy photo
projectY cowork News:
This June, projectY cowork Los Alamos is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Friday, June 23, the coworking space will host a celebratory event along with free coworking 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 150 Central Park Square.
projectY also will recognize members as part of a corresponding Member Appreciation Day by offering free lunch, massages and raffle drawings for gift cards to local businesses. A non-member raffle drawing for a projectY punchcard also will take place on this day; the individual must be present to receive the offer. A member and prospective member Happy Hour will take place at 4:30 p.m. the same evening.
Local catering company LA Soup and Specialty Foods, LLC will be serving projectY members as well as the public 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the menu includes sweet wine sauce tortellini, cabbage gorgonzola salad and lemon-ricotta cake with raspberry sauce. All items are individually priced lunch portions.
This past April, projectY cowork received the “Most Innovative Business of the Year” award, a recognition from fellow Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce members. In its first year, the coworking space has hosted more than 150 events and had approximately 2,000 visitors stop through for workshops, classes, panel discussions and other special events. These events primarily cater to helping local small business owners and new entrepreneurs start and grow their respective companies.
In addition to entrepreneurs using the space, projectY also welcomes remote workers and trailing partners to those employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), as well as freelancers, students, and any others who are seeking an alternative work environment with high-speed, secure WiFi and a comfortable space with natural light and plenty of seating options. Drop-in day passes start at $10 and include access to the kitchen with free coffee, tea and snacks.
For more information about the June 23 activities or details about projectY cowork, call 505.661.4862 or email lauren@losalamos.org.
About projectY cowork Los Alamos
projectY cowork Los Alamos, a collaborative coworking space located at 150 Central Park Square in Los Alamos, New Mexico, serves as a hub for startups, freelancers and others to be connected to like-minded entrepreneurs, business experts, investors and mentors who will help them achieve their personal and professional goals. It is an initiative between Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Feynman Center for Innovation, Regional Development Corporation, LANS, LLC, and Central Park Square owner Philip Kunsberg. For more information, visit www.projectylosalamos.com.
The New Mexico High Tech Regional Roundtable hosted a panel discussion at projectY cowork in 2016, featuring several experts from Northern New Mexico who discussed business financing opportunities in the state. Courtesy photo
Instructors Claire Roybal and Paulina Gwaltney teach a free workshop at projectY cowork for small business owners and entrepreneurs. It was one of the many events projectY hosted this past year that were open to the community. Courtesy photo
