LACDC Recognizes Cindy Rooney And David Horpedahl For Longtime Service And Dedication During 2025 Board Retreat
At its 2025 Board Retreat, July 21 at the Research Park, the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) Board of Directors, including Immediate Past Chair Bill Wadt, left, with Executive Director Lauren McDaniel, right, recognized former UNM-LA Chancellor Cindy Rooney, center, and Realtor David Horpedahl for their longtime dedication and service as they step off the board. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Shown here at the 2025 Board Retreat, July 21 at the Research Park, the LACDC Board of Directors, including Bill Wadt, left, with Executive Director Lauren McDaniel, Read More
This Week At Los Alamos Farmer’s Market July 31
RDC Announces 2025 Tribal Grant Fund Awardees
RDC News:
The Regional Development Corporation has announced the 2025 RDC Tribal Grant Fund Awardees.
The RDC Tribal Grant Fund was established for businesses owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe or by enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian tribe to thrive and prosper through grants of up to $8,000 for critical technical services and equipment.
A total of $106,418.71 was awarded to businesses in:
- Jemez Pueblo (1);
- Nambe Pueblo (1);
- Pojoaque Pueblo (3);
- San Ildefonso Pueblo (2);
- Santa Clara Pueblo (4); and
- Taos Pueblo (3).
The breadth of Awardee business sectors ranges Read More
YCC Seeks 2026 Project Proposals, Grants Up To $225,000
NMYCC News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps (NMYCC) is now accepting applications for grants up to $225,000 to fund projects that improve public spaces statewide while providing job training to young New Mexicans ages of 14 to 25.
“We’re looking for creative projects that make a real difference in communities across New Mexico,” David Chené said, executive director. “These grants provide a win-win opportunity – improving our state while giving young people hands-on work experience and job skills.”
State and federal agencies, public colleges and universities, Read More
New Mexico Economic Development Department Awards $258,000 To Innovative Projects Across 11 Counties
AREA’s September 2024 Town Hall, hosted by President & CEO Danielle Casey, brought together top voices in site selection. From left, Danielle Casey, president & CEO for AREA, Tony Ramirez, MBA, founder, PlazaSource LLC at Navigator Consulting, James Blair, founder and managing director of Navigator Consulting. Courtesy/EDD 
Grow Raton commercial kitchen will have five studios to rent and a basement for the commercial food storage processing of value added packaging. From left, EDD Regional Representative Tim Hagaman with Grow Raton staff VP Brandy Dietz, President Read More
Catch Of The Week: Fake Important Notice Email Scams From ‘Meta Business’
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Got a Facebook (Meta) business account? You’d better be ready for Meta copyright infringement-themed scams! If you get messages to your business email (or Messenger account) like below, think twice before you reply.
These scams try to imitate the actual Meta and try to make it sound like your business account has somehow done something wrong, usually implying you have infringed on some kind of copyrighted material. Yikes! See more info below.
From the above message, you can see that it comes from a totally random Gmail address. Why Read More
Local Author Song Freedom Fields Shares How To Bring Healing Home In New Anthology
Song Freedom Fields
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos native and 2010 Los Alamos High School graduate Song Freedom Fields knows a thing or two about healing and finding a purpose in life.
A Modern Curandera Medicine Woman and founder of Integrative Fields of Medicine, Freedom Fields has used her expertise to help people spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically reclaim their lives.
Now, she is sharing her knowledge in a different format: a book. Freedom Fields is one of 31 authors who have contributed to an anthology titled Whispers of the Read More
Coalition Unveils ‘Facilitate Owner Occupied Space’ Idea
Coalition News:
The Los Alamos Local Business Coalition (Coalition) invites public review and input on its “Facilitate Owner Occupied Space” idea, a proposal aimed at boosting the economic vitality of Los Alamos County by providing local businesses with opportunities to own their business space.
This initiative is one of six forward-thinking ideas detailed in the newly released “Coalition Idea Book” now available as a PDF on the Coalition website.
The “Facilitate Owner Occupied Space Initiative” idea seeks to foster a stronger local economy by:
Empowering Businesses Through Ownership: Read More
Dannemann: Work Comp Law Changes Increase Attorney Fees
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
www.triplespacedagain.com
It has been quite a while since New Mexico has done anything substantive to make life better for injured workers covered by the workers’ compensation system.
Instead, we’re making it easier for them to hire lawyers.
Three different actions, a law and two court decisions, have made inroads into the only barrier reducing lawyers’ incentive to represent injured workers in court: money.
About 90 percent of workers compensation claims are resolved without litigation. Either the treatment of the worker was reasonable, so litigation was not needed, Read More
This Week’s Events At SALA Event Center July 21–27
SALA News:
SALA Los Alamos Event Center is excited to announce its upcoming programming for the week of July 21–27. This week offers a compelling mix of community-focused film, cultural conversations, and family-friendly entertainment.
SALA continues to serve as a gathering place for the Los Alamos community, offering thought-provoking events, classic cinema, and new theatrical releases. Here’s what’s on this week’s schedule:
Free Palestine Summer Series
A series of films and talks exploring Palestinian history and the movement for liberation. Free and open to the public.
- Tuesday,
