U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Visits Los Alamos Daily Post
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall was in town for a political rally Wednesday and stopped to visit with publisher Carol A. Clark at the new headquarters of the Los Alamos Daily Post Newspaper, 1247 Central Ave. After hearing that the newspaper received 518,000 hits during the 30 days of September and is read in 129 countries across the globe, Udall said, ‘The world still listens to Los Alamos … it reads the Los Alamos Daily Post.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall chats with Los Alamos Daily Post Lifestyles Editor Bonnie Gordon Wednesday following his visit Read More
New Los Alamos Business Expo Creates Networking Opportunity For Local Businesses
BUSINESS News:
Business Outreach and Networking Event at Los Alamos Golf Course Oct. 27
A new event designed to bring Los Alamos businesses together with local resources is set for 4-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 at Los Alamos Golf Course.
The inaugural Los Alamos Business Expo event was created by the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Los Alamos National Security, LLC, to encourage growth and continued success for businesses in Los Alamos. The goal of the event is to lay the groundwork for a larger resource event to be held in the spring Read More
Chamber Hosts Annual Fundraiser Golf Tournament Friday
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is holding the annual Chamber Golf Tournament Benefitting United Way of Northern New Mexico Friday, Oct.10 at the Los Alamos County Golf Course.
Registration for the tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. while breakfast burritos are served. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. and is followed by lunch, awards, door prizes and a silent auction at 12:30 p.m. Golfers are invited to sign up to play in the tournament as individuals or as foursomes. Registration is $100 per person ($80 for golf club members). Registration includes breakfast, Read More
Celebrate Oktoberfest At Pajarito Brewpub Saturday
LABi Posts Economic Development Paper
LABi News:
LABi (Los Alamos Business incubation) has posted a paper titled “What is Economic Development?” on its website (https:////labi505.com/economic-development/).
According to Andy Andrews, LABi president, the paper is important because it explores the concept of economic development as a guide for discussion. Based on the concepts of community and the export of products or services, the paper identifies the need for collaborative efforts focused on economic development.
Many factors contribute to the economic health and vitality of a community. Two of the most important Read More
UNM-LA Class Helps Turn Workplace Conflict Into Positive Experience
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UNM-LA News:
Whether you work for a large corporation or a small business, you are bound to experience conflict with a co-worker at some point in your life.
An upcoming class at UNM-LA called Conflict Resolution in the Workplace will help you turn conflict into a positive experience and create new opportunities in your work environment. The five-week course will meet 10-11:20 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 15 through Nov. 12, on the UNM-LA campus. Local businesswoman and UNM-LA instructor Laura Loy will teach the course.
At the conclusion of the class, students will be Read More
Los Alamos Beer Co-op Announces ‘The 300’ Fall Membership Drive
LABC News:
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op has made great progress in its recent campaign to open a craft brewery in Los Alamos.
Earlier this summer, the Co-op:
- purchased a used 3.5 barrel brewing system from Bosque Brewing in Albuquerque; and
- signed a lease on a brewery and tasting room building in downtown Los Alamos.
Now, with both state and federal licenses submitted for approval and renovations underway at the new brewery location, the Co-op is well on its way to meeting its goal of opening Los Alamos’ first craft brewery in early 2015.
But opening a brewery is an expensive endeavor. In order to complete Read More
Adoptees Invited To Free Month Of Special Coaching
LeAnne Parsons won the Audience Choice award at the Los Alamos Venture Accelerator’s (LAVA’s) Elevator Pitch Competition held last September. She is now taking the Financing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise at the LACDC, and raising funds to produce a video to help adoptees and their families. Visit www.lava.guru to find out about upcoming entrepreneurship events. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
LAVA News:
People who have been adopted may ask themselves practical, yet unanswerable, questions like, ‘What do my birth parents look like?‘ or ‘What kind of diseases Read More
Yang: Follow-up On ‘Reluctant Leaders’ And ‘Followership’
Follow-up On “Reluctant Leaders” And “Followership”First, a little humor (at someone’s small expense) on how data-driven decisions without context can be colossally stupid. Mr. Ben Bernanke’s recent application for refinancing his D.C. house was turned down. Mr. Bernanke, you recall, was the former chairman of the Federal Reserve. According to the writer of the NY Times article (click here), the cause probably stemmed from Mr. Bernanke’s employment status, which changed from an 11-year salaried position to commission-based income (which includes $250,000 Read More
Chamber Block Party Celebrates Central Business District
Central Avenue merchants cut the ribbon celebrating the re-opening of Central Avenue Saturday between 15th and 20th streets. The main street of Los Alamos has been closed this summer for improvements. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
The Los Alamos Hill Stompers entertain the crowd at Saturday’s Central Avenue Block Party. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
Primo the Pizza Slice from Home Run Pizza does the shimmy with one of the Hill Stompers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge welcomes the crowd and introduces the
