Art Opening Friday At Los Alamos Co-op Café
Fiber artist Maria Jonsson with some weavings at the Los Alamos Co-op. Courtesy/Co+op
Co+op News:
What do you call a piece of art that is woven from discarded film strips, or repurposed scraps of metal?
Fiber artist and Los Alamos resident Maria Jonsson calls them “woven paintings” and they are showcased this month in the Los Alamos Co-op Café. The community is invited to the art opening 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 31 at the Co-op.
Jonsson is a working archaeologist as well as an artist. As a student in Sigtuna, Sweden in the 1980s, she studied hand-weaving, felting, embroidery, and other fiber arts. Read More
Luján Delivers Floor Speech Highlighting Support For New Mexico Small Businesses
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor highlighting Senate Democrats’ support for small businesses in New Mexico and across the country.
WATCH: Luján Delivers Senate Floor Speech Highlighting New Mexico Small Businesses
An excerpt of Sen. Luján’s speech is below:
For the past two years, the Senate Democratic majority and the White House have made it our mission to support and revitalize the small businesses that are the backbone of our local communities.
We’ve been hard at work building economic Read More
Local Business To Hold Informational Classes On Cannabis
CHAMBER News:
Los Alamos’s first cannabis shop is gearing up for another first, “Ask Me Anything About Cannabis!”
Local entrepreneur and Wheeed! owner Jonathan LeDuc is hosting a series of educational classes focusing on various topics surrounding the newly legalized cannabis. Cannabis or marijuana, was first legalized for recreational use in New Mexico through the signing of House Bill 2, the Cannabis Regulation Act, by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in April 2021. This allowed for the first licensed sale of recreational cannabis beginning April 1, 2022.
The first class in the series, “Ask Read More
In Settlement With EPA And NMED, Matador Production Company To Resolve Clean Air Act Violations From Oil And Gas Wells
NMED News:
SANTA FE — Matador Production Company has agreed to pay a penalty and ensure compliance with both state and federal clean air regulations at all 239 of its New Mexico oil and gas well pads to resolve liability alleged in a civil complaint filed today under the Clean Air Act and state regulations.
The complaint, filed jointly by the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), alleges that Matador failed to capture and control air emissions from storage vessels; comply with inspection, monitoring, and Read More
New Mexico February 2023 Unemployment Rate 3.6%
NMDWS News:
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) has announced that New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in February, up from 3.5 percent in January and down from 5.0 percent in the previous year.
The national unemployment rate in February was 3.6 percent, up from 3.4 percent in January and down from 3.8 percent in February 2022.
Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 22,800 jobs, or 2.7 percent, between February 2022 and February 2023. The majority of gains came from the private sector, which was up 18,800 jobs, or 2.9 percent. The Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Session 6: Economic Development
Los Alamos Economic Development discussion panel, from left, Real Estate Agent & Developer Janet Lovato, County Planning Manager Sobia Sayeda, County Community Development Director Paul Andrus, County Economic Development Administrator Dan Ungerleider and session chairs Lauren McDaniel and Ryn Herrmann. Photo by Kateri Morris
Little Studio on the Mesa business owner, Joanne Kozuchowski, hosts the LLA class and shares her experience starting and maintaining a business in the community. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA News:
Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) met March 17 for an Economic Development Read More
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union Celebrates 68th ‘Meeting Of The Members’ Thursday At Fuller Lodge
LASCU celebrates its 68th ‘Meeting of the Members’ with a 1940s theme Thursday evening at Fuller Lodge. From left, LASCU CEO/President Matt Schmidt, Member Service Representatives Denise Gutierrez and Camille Romero and Board Chairman Bill Boedeker. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from LASCU’s 68th ‘Meeting of the Members’ Thursday evening at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (LASCU) celebrated its 68th “Meeting of the Members” with a 1940’s theme in Read More
Scenes From Chamber Business Breakfast At SALA
More than 40 Chamber members attended the Business Breakfast Thursday at SALA. Courtesy/ChamberHouck: How To Choose A Real Estate Broker
By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty LLC
At Atomic Realty we are biased.
We believe working with a real estate Broker will help you sell your house faster, smoother, and usually for more money than if you don’t use a Broker.
The difficulty lies in how to choose who to work with:
- Compare what companies do and charge. Treat the sale of your home as a business It is generally one of your largest assets, protect it. Get the best value for your money. We believe you should check around.
- Ask Brokers “Can you provide me with a list or what your service includes?” Be blunt, ask them what justifies what
New Mexico Tourism Department Ready To Help Local Communities Grow Events And Keep Public Lands Clean
Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta FY23 Tourism Event Growth and Sustainability Program participant. Courtesy/NMDT
Mountain Top mural supported by Clean and Beautiful Grant Program in FY21. Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico communities looking to beautify public lands and grow tourism-related events in fiscal year 2024 are invited to apply for one of the New Mexico Tourism Department’s (NMTD) feature grant programs.
The application window for the Clean and Beautiful Grant Program, which provides grant funding for litter reduction and beautification projects to local governments, Read More
