Business

Bartlett Shares Color and Design Secrets

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‘The Three Amigos’ by Los Alamos Artist Melissa Bartlett. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
 
Bartlett Shares Color and Design Secrets 
By Mandy Marksteiner
 
Do you ever wonder what makes a painting interesting enough to buy? There’s always something about the piece that is especially attractive, whether it is the way the images are balanced or the way the color of the sky contrasts with the color of the rocks.
 
How do they do that?
 
Starting next week, Melissa Bartlett answers that question during her class at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery. The six-week class
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Grand Opening for New Business is Saturday

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Staff Report

Gloria Smith Brehm has opened a new business in White Rock called The Perch Paperie.

She is hosting a Grand Opening of her arts and crafts supply store at 13 Sherwood Blvd., from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 .

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. there will be free face painting and balloon animals.

Throughout the day there also will be free food, make-n-takes, a bouncy house and lots of free raffle items.

The community is invited to participate in the festivities and show support for the town’s Read More

Tune Up Your Business in 2013

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LACDC News:
 
The Small Business Development Center affiliation between the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) ended in December.
 
Going forward, LACDC services are being offered under the identity of the “Los Alamos Business Assistance Services.”
 
No-cost, confidential business advising and assistance as well as affordable business workshops will continue to be offered in synergy with other LACDC programs including the Chamber of Commerce and Los Alamos MainStreet programs.
 
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Money IQ: What’s In Store For 2013

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Money IQ
By Eric Loucks

What’s In Store For 2013

As we start the New Year there are many forces in play that can have an influence on the stock markets, not only in the United States but around the world

All eyes continue to be on Washington as the Fiscal Cliff issues continue to dominate the airwaves.

Taxes and tax rates have been established, however, the debt issues will remain in the headlines as Washington gears up for another round of budget talks and budget battles in February.

Everyone is hoping for a permanent solution that makes the government’s finances sustainable. The key decision makers Read More

NNSA Awards Largest Federal Wind Farm Contract to Siemens

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Siemens wind turbine. Courtesy photo

NNSA News:

AMARILLO–The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., (Siemens) to construct and operate the federal government’s largest wind farm.

The Pantex wind farm, a first in the NNSA enterprise, will consist of five 2.3 megawatt turbines located on 1,500 acres of government-owned property east of the Pantex Plant.

Energy savings from the wind farm average $2.9 million annually over a 20-year contract term and the project will enable Pantex to meet the President’s energy Read More

Two Opportunities to Sample Skin Care Products

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Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields became best friends during their dermatology residency at Stanford University School of Medicine. Courtesy photo

By Mandy Marksteiner

If looking younger is one of your 2013 resolutions, Galey Bland invites you to “New You for the New Year.”  This skin care clinic will be held at 7 p.m., Jan. 22 and Jan. 29 at the Chamber of Commerce.

Bland, the first Rodan + Fields® Dermatologists consultant to serve New Mexico, will demonstrate how to use the ANTI-AGE regimen, which has been clinically proven to give people younger looking skin.

“I have seen more changes Read More

Wednesday’s FAN Club Coincides With Library’s Metal Menagerie Opening Reception

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Scrap metal fish by David Trujillo. Courtesy photo

CHAMBER News:

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce has a “really fun” FAN (Food and Networking) Club planned for Wednesday evening Jan. 16: it will be held in conjunction with the opening reception for the Metal Menagerie show in Mesa Public Library’s upstairs gallery.

The hosts are the Friends of the Library … the caterer is Peggy Pendergast … the artists are David Trujillo and Richard Swenson who are represented by Karen Wray Gallery … if you don’t know at least some of these people, you need to get Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Hits 2,000 LIKES!

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Contest Winner Brenda Kelley. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LADP News:

At 6:25 a.m., Monday Jan. 14 – after just 10 months in operation – the Los Alamos Daily Post achieved another major milestone: 2,000 “Likes” on its Facebook page.

Congratulations to “Guess the Time” contest winner Brenda Kelley who guessed the Post would hit 2,000 Likes at 11:20 a.m. on Jan. 14, coming closest and winning a T shirt.

Kelley works at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She has lived in Los Alamos since 1962, except for a 3.5 year period when she lived in Japan … turning 18 years Read More

Column: ‘Fix the Women!’

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Parallel Process of Intergroup Dynamics: How Men’s Covert Conflicts Got Expressed in Overt Conflicts Between Women – Part I, The Case

Column by Elena Yang

The columns for today and for next week will be lengthy, and they need to be read in tandem. 

“Parallel process” is a complicated concept, like just all issues concerning group processes. 

I apologize in advance for the occasional jargon and the convoluted depiction – part of the nature of group processes. As always, I welcome your feedback. 

Now for today’s entry.

“Fix the women,” a request/demand by the director of the Buildings Read More

Los Alamos Entrepreneurs Network Announces Upcoming Opportunities

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LAEN News:

Specifically for women entrepreneurs … New Mexico Angels Women’s Entrepreneurial Education Workshop Series
“Time to Grow! How to Prep for Angel Funding” presented by NMA and WESST – Santa Fe

You’ve established your company and validated your ideas, now it’s time to grow! You need funding, a management team and the right business model to meet your goals. During this workshop you’ll learn from our industry experts about how to ensure your company stands out in the marketplace and how to define your strategic advantages. With that comes having the right business Read More