On The Job At Los Alamos Lock & Key
Los Alamos Lock and Key is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. Visit www.losalamoslock.com or call 505.662.3711. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
On the job in Los Alamos Monday from left, Jessica Anderson and co-owners John McHale and Herman Manzanares III at Los Alamos Lock and Key. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
About Los Alamos Lock and Key
Los Alamos Lock and Key was formed in 1945 when the Zia Company performed the day to day maintenance on the properties in Los Alamos.
In the 1960s, properties in Los Alamos first became Read More
Environment Department COVID Watchlist Update: Dec. 13
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days.
There are 139 establishments on the Watchlist.
The current Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist and closure list, which includes all establishments that have been required to close, are posted here.
The state initiates a rapid response when it learns of a positive COVID-19 case in a workplace. NMED or the state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction to establishments Read More
Environment Department COVID Watchlist Update: Dec. 12
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days.
There are 147 establishments on the Watchlist.
The current Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist and closure list, which includes all establishments that have been required to close, are posted here.
The state initiates a rapid response when it learns of a positive COVID-19 case in a workplace. NMED or the state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction to establishments Read More
Biosciences Company NTx Led By Former LANL Scientist Alex Koglin Set To Launch Major Expansion In New Mexico

NTx Co-founder/President Alex Koglin went to work at LANL in 2009 as the J. Robert Oppenheimer Fellow specializing in antibacterial drug resistance as part of the biosecurity and defense program. Courtesy/NTx
State Economic Development Department News:
- STEM employer will add 116 jobs with LEDA assistance
RIO RANCHO – A home-grown biosciences company that can make New Mexico a leader in the development and manufacturing of life-saving medicines will receive state economic assistance as it expands into a new research and production center, Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia Read More
AG Balderas: Two Arrested And Charged For Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From Pareo Farms

Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Wednesday the filing of charges against Leo Martinez and Robbie Proffitt for embezzlement and defrauding of Pareo Farms, a family dairy farm in Valencia County.
Martinez and Proffitt were each arrested and charged with five felony counts for stealing approximately $500,000 worth of bulk hay that they were supposed to have delivered to the farm, selling that stolen hay to another business, and fraudulently billing Pareo Farms for delivery of the hay that was never delivered.
“Family farmers, Read More
Highlands University Professor Ali Arshad Publishes Paper On New Mexico Economy And 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
NMHU Economic Professor Ali Arshad
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The 2020 pandemic poses a grave danger to the New Mexico economy and increases the potential unemployment rate throughout the state, according to a New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) business professor’s study.
Economic professor Ali Arshad’s research will be published in the International Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives later this month.
“The primary purpose of my research was to assess the economic impact of a further shutdown of the New Mexico economy due to COVID-19,” Arshad said. “The contractions Read More
DNCU Provides Turkey Vouchers To All 200 Employees

DNCU News:
SANTA FE – Northern New Mexico financial mainstay, Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU) is giving back to its members and employees in a meaningful way this holiday season.
DNCU purchased turkey vouchers for each of its 200 employees and their families and announced a pay-it-forward project to donate 300 turkeys to random members before the end of the year.
The credit union also supports fellow essential workers by providing full turkey meals to four fire departments in northern New Mexico. In all, 13 stations and 98 firefighters from Los Alamos, Española, Santa Fe City and Ojo Sarco fire Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Exterior Solutions By Chapparal
On the Job in White Rock, back row from left, Kyle Elliott, Emma Keener and BJ Coyne, and front row from left, Jeremiah Morris and owner Matt Wolk of Exterior Solutions by Chapparal working Wednesday at a residence on Big Rock Loop. This crew has been friends for 15 years and work hard and play hard together. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Working hard and playing hard, crew members from Exterior Solutions by Chapparal hits the White Rock Skate Park during their lunch hour Wednesday where Jeremiah Morris is spotted taking a spill on his mini bike. Read More
Second Annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — High school students from 33 schools will be competing for $5,000 in prize money from 18 employers in the 2nd Annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge.
Hosted and organized by New Mexico State University (NMSU), Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, New Mexico Public Education Department (PED), and New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS), this event will be entirely virtual Saturday, Dec. 12.
Ten-person student teams have submitted solutions to the NMSU formulated question, “How can you combine New Mexico’s natural resources with technology Read More
Environment Department COVID Watchlist Update: Dec. 10
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days.
There are 125 establishments on the Watchlist.
The current Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist and closure list, which includes all establishments that have been required to close, are posted here.
The state initiates a rapid response when it learns of a positive COVID-19 case in a workplace. NMED or the state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction to establishments Read More

































