Los Alamos County CDD Updates FAQs To Assist Small Business Recovery Assistance Program Applicants
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is pleased to announce that more than 50 local small business owners have submitted applications for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through Los Alamos County’s online Small Business Recovery Assistance Program, ARPA.losalamosnm.us.
Sept. 1, the County’s Community Development Department launched an application process with the goal of providing financial assistance to those local small businesses that have struggled due to the negative economic impacts caused by COVID-19 restrictions. Applicants able to demonstrate eligibility will have the Read More
P&Z Oks Special Use Permit For Mari Mac Plaza Project
Columbus Capital representatives Greg Gonzales and Jeffrey Branch share their plans for the Mari Mac Plaza Wednesday evening to the Planning and Zoning Commission in Council Chambers. Post screenshot
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a special use permit for Columbus Capital, moving it one step closer to enacting plans for a storage facility in the Mari Mac Plaza.
A few modifications were made to the criteria for the special use permit. The first was criteria five, which addresses Read More
New Mexico Occupational Health And Safety Bureau Issues New Guidance On COVID-19 Reporting In The Workplace
NMED News:
New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) will seek a revision to the COVID-19 Reporting Rule by the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) based on current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the New Mexico Department of Health.
Based on newly issued internal guidance, beginning Sept. 29, 2022 and lasting until the COVID-19 Reporting Rule is revised, OHSB inspectors will exercise enforcement discretion with New Mexico employers found to be in violation of the Rule, which requires employers to report positive cases Read More
Human Milk Repository Needs Milk Donors
HMRNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Human Milk Repository of New Mexico (HMRNM)—the state’s first and only Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) accredited mother’s milk bank—is still in need of mother’s milk donors.
Breastfeeding is not always easy, and the HMRNM is still seeking donors to provide breast milk to infants in need across the state. October is breast cancer awareness and sudden infant death syndrome awareness month. Breastfeeding can reduce both. If you are a breastfeeding mother with excess milk, please donate your milk to help others.
“We are working closely Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council Fall Arts & Crafts Fair Oct. 1
CHAMBER News:
Join in for a full day of fun at a free community-wide event. Day of Arts and Culture, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at Fuller Lodge lawn. Arts & Crafts Fair, free performances and more. See the full schedule here.
Game Night at Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse
6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1
Group up and fight against the dreaded Xenos in the deep mines of planet PL-K7 in “Zombicide: Darkside”, a cooperative tabletop board game based on the Zombicide system of rules. The plan is to have 12 players for the first mission, RSVP to save a seat on the drop pod set for PL-K7. Seats are limited Read More
Ripe Tomatoes At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
NNSA And Japan Commit To Convert Japan’s Last Research Reactor That Uses Highly Enriched Uranium
NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON — Building on years of close nonproliferation cooperation, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced a new commitment to convert the Kindai University Teaching and Research Reactor (UTR-KINKI) from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel and to return all HEU to the United States.
Following the removal of all HEU from the Kyoto University Critical Assembly, announced in August, Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Space History Welcomes Graphic Artist Alika Arisumi To Staff
Alika Arisumi
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — The New Mexico Museum of Space History has announced Alika Arisumi as its newest staff member. Arisumi, a long-time Alamogordo resident, began his new position July 25 as graphic artist at the museum.
Arisumi has always been passionate about graphic design. At the young age of 12, he was gifted with Photoshop software by his father and used it, not to edit photos, but to design creative works.
“We’re delighted to welcome Alika to the museum and look forward to him bringing his passion and talent for graphic arts to improving our exhibits and our facility,” Read More
FBI Presents Director’s Community Leadership Award To Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains Refugee Director
Raul Bujanda, Albuquerque FBI Special Agent in Charge, presented Farid Sharifi, director of Refugee and Asylee Programs, with the 2021 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Sept. 23. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
Albuquerque FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda presented the 2021 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Friday, Sept. 23, to Farid Sharifi, director of Refugee and Asylee Programs at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains.
Each of the FBI’s 56 field offices annually selects an individual or organization to receive this award, which honors efforts in combating crime,
Jordan Clancy Takes Helm At Adelante Consulting
Adelante Consulting President Jordan Clancy
ADELANTE CONSULTING News:
Jordan Clancy has been promoted to president at Adelante Consulting, after serving as the company’s chief financial officer since 2021.
Clancy began his career at Macpherson Energy Corporation, holding various positions in finance, accounting and business development. Among his many projects, he was project controller and executed the $50 million (24-month) coal to biomass conversion of the 49.5 MW Mt. Poso Cogeneration facility in Kern County.
He also helped develop a pathway under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Read More
