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County Grapples With Economic Development Puzzle

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By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

In 2025, as in previous years, a major focus for Los Alamos County was improving economic development and assisting local businesses.

How to achieve these goals is constantly being investigated and discussed. Finding the answer seems more like solving a complicated riddle or a many-sided Rubik’s Cube. Every one from County officials to business owners to the public are taking turns twisting and turning it in hopes of making a neat, clear answer.

This year, a group of business owners formed the Los Alamos Local Business Coalition Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2025

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PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2025:

Friday, Dec. 26, 2025

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 12-16–25
  • 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax”
  • 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
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State Approves $1.7M In Training Funds For 67 Jobs

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Headquartered in Los Alamos, UbiQD commercializes technology licensed from top research institutions — including Los Alamos National Laboratory, MIT, and leading universities. Courtesy photo

EDD News:

SANTA FE — Seven companies have been awarded funding to reimburse training costs for 67 New Mexicans through $1.7 million in Job Training Incentive Program grants awarded in December.

The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) is a state program designed to boost economic development and job growth by offsetting training costs for new hires.

This year, JTIP awarded more than $19 million Read More

LANL: Helping Small Businesses Connect With Lab & Thrive

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The Partners in Progress event included a panel discussion with LANL small business suppliers. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The Regional Development Corporation (RDC) and Los Alamos National Laboratory hosted the “Partners in Progress: Doing Business with LANL” event earlier this year, showcasing the Lab’s commitment to supporting and collaborating with local small businesses. 

Held at the Santa Claran Event Center in Española, the event provided a range of information on how small businesses can secure contracts to supply goods and services to the Laboratory. The event also included Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Leads Legislation To Transfer Federal Land To Pueblos For Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, legislation to place three tracts of land from the former Albuquerque Indian School campus and surrounding land into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico.

Heinrich’s Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and led in the House by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.).

“My legislation expands on Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Employees Raise $2.7M In 2025 Holiday Giving Campaign For Nonprofits, Children…

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Laboratory employee Mariahjozzel Agustin was just one of the 120 volunteers who sorted and delivered gifts as part of the Holiday Toy Drive. Courtesy/LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees joined forces with the Northern New Mexico Toy Drive, donating more than 1,000 toys to be distributed via 14 nonprofit organizations in seven counties. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Funds support New Mexico nonprofits, students, children

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees rose to the challenge for the 2025 Holiday Giving Campaign, donating $2.7 million to make things a little brighter for Read More

McQuiston: How Insurance Companies Actually Determine Auto Rates

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Most people assume a car insurance quote is simple: plug in a few details, get a price.
In reality, that number is the result of thousands of data points, probability models, and assumptions layered on top of one another. 
Understanding how quotes are actually produced makes one thing clear: two people with nearly identical cars can receive very different prices—and it has less to do with the car than most people think.
Here’s what’s really happening behind the scenes.
 
1: You’re Placed Into a Risk Pool (Not Priced Individually)
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New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Reopens Renovated ‘America’s Job Center Española’

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Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair cuts the ribbon on the newly renovated ‘America’s Job Center Española’. Courtesy/NMDWS

From left, NMDWS Deputy Secretary Marcos Martinez, Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair and Area Manager Carmen Lujan in a Net-Zero resource room, during a tour on Friday of the newly renovated ‘America’s Job Center Española’. Net-Zero resource rooms incorporate green technology and efficiency, and feature a place where the public can utilize free access to computers and the internet to apply for jobs, complete online trainings, apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits and Read More

EDD Announces 20 Awardees For Capital Connect Bilingual Business-Support Program Including Fiori e Sale In Los Alamos

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EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has selected 20 small businesses from across the state to participate in the inaugural cohort of Capital Connect, the agency’s new bilingual program designed to help local entrepreneurs overcome barriers to accessing capital.

“These 20 companies reflect the innovation, determination, and cultural diversity that make New Mexico such a strong place to do business,” EDD Cabinet Secretary Rob Black said. “Capital Connect is designed to meet entrepreneurs where they are, in the language they prefer, and give them the Read More