Business

ENMU To Confer Honorary Degrees On Three Distinguished Leaders At 2025 Spring Commencement

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June and Max Merrick. Courtesy photo

Steve Loy

ENMU News:

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University will bestow honorary doctorate degrees upon three distinguished business leaders during commencement Saturday, May 10, 2025. The candidate’s entrepreneurial and community impact in their respective fields is an extraordinary example of what it means to be a Greyhound. The Candidates are:

Steve Loy – Business leader, sports Agent, Coach, and champion of ENMU 

Max Merrick – Business leader, Eastern New Mexico developer, and champion of ENMU

June Merrick – Business leader, Eastern New Mexico Read More

Analysis Of Existing County Plans: Shelved Plans Or Engines Of Economic Growth?

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LALBC News:

Local businesses are the lifeblood of Los Alamos—yet doing business here comes with unique challenges. Many in our community feel the hardship of navigating an environment where, despite significant investments in numerous County plans over the years, tangible progress remains elusive. A recent National Community Survey underscores this sentiment, with 77% of Los Alamos residents ranking the improvement of the local business environment as a top priority.

Second Forum: Are County Plans Delivering Results?

Building on the insights from our first forum—where key players Read More

Richard Ronquillo Featured On KOB’s Pay It 4ward Program

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KOB Channel 4 News Anchor Trevor Thompson interviews Richard Ronquillo in the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce offices as he receives the Pay It 4ward Award – watch KOB 6 p.m. today. Photo by Chad Lauritzen

COMMUNITY News:

The KOB Channel 4 program, Pay It 4ward, aired Monday night and scheduled again at 6 p.m. today, to recognize Richard Ronquillo for giving back to many in Los Alamos and across the state. Ronquillo is a third-generation machinist/fabricator who started Rich Welding, LLC, 18 years ago. He had worked for Los Alamos National Laboratory where he welded and uses that skill to provide Read More

Endoscopy Center Business After Hours March 18

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LACDC News:

The Endoscopy Center is having a Business After Hours Open House from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, at 1911 Central Ave. Suite 100, Los Alamos, NM, (next to Aspen Copies).

You can tour the center in downtown Los Alamos and meet the providers and staff. There will be information about colon and rectal cancer prevention. Light refreshments will be served.

Click here to RSVP.

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos area since Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Anita Barela

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On the job in Los Alamos Monday afternoon is new Economic Development Program Manager Anita Barela visiting the Los Alamos Daily Post. Barela began her new position one week ago and is tasked with driving economic growth, supporting business retention and attraction, and fostering small business development within the community. Originally established by Los Alamos County Council several years ago, Barela’s position is designed to provide dedicated support to the County’s small business community. She can be reached at anita.barela@lacnm.us or 505.662.8006. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

LASA: Nominate An Environmental Hero For Recognition!

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LASA News:

Know someone who leans toward environmental sustainability? Saves their food scraps for the compost bin? Installs solar panels or adds insulation to make their homes more energy efficient? Practices frugality and creativity by reusing items rather than tossing them into the trashcan? Perhaps they do all three. Maybe they do more.

Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance (LASA) wants to honor and distribute awards these ‘green’ heroes by shining a spotlight on them and their work in the local media. To do so, LASA needs the community’s help by nominating individuals who perform acts Read More

Robinson: Paid Family Leave Backers Ignore Employers

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote

The family leave bill is another great idea New Mexico can’t afford.

Progressive Democrats passed House Bill 11 through two committees and the House, changing its name and its more onerous provisions while ignoring the state’s employers, who are saying loud and clear that they can’t afford it. For many, it would be disastrous.

The rebranded Welcome Child and Family Wellness Leave Act would allow workers to take up to six weeks of paid time off to care for a loved one, deal with serious health issues, welcome a foster child, grieve the loss of a child, or recover from Read More

New Job Training Funds Can Assist Up To 221 NM Workers

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Courtesy/Admiral Cable

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) kicked off 2025 with approximately $5.4 million in job training awards for January and February, Cabinet Secretary-Designate Rob Black announced today. 

The approved amounts for EDD’s signature Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) can assist up to 170 new trainees and interns and 51 current employees. Companies that applied during these two months are located in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Los Ranchos, Milan, Roswell, Santa Fe, Santa Teresa, and Taos. 

JTIP is a training-cost reimbursement Read More

New Mexico Paid Family And Medical Leave Bill Passes House Of Representatives, Heads To Senate

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Rep. Christine Chandler, D-Los Alamos, debates House Bill 11 on the House floor at the state Capitol Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A revamped but still highly controversial proposal to provide paid family and medical leave to New Mexicans is heading to the state Senate after winning approval Friday from the state House of Representatives.

The passage of House Bill 11 marks a major win for supporters of the measure after a yearslong effort to offer paid leave to working families in the state failed to pass the chamber Read More

Los Alamos County And Local Organizations To Be Highlighted March 12 At Roundhouse

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COUNTY News:

This year’s Los Alamos County Day at the Legislature in Santa Fe is Wednesday, March 12.

The County has invited several local organizations to join staff at the Roundhouse, including Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation, which includes the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District, UNM-LA, National Park Service, Pajarito Environmental Education Center, North Central New Mexico Economic Development District, Regional Development Corporation, New Mexico Consortium and others.

Each organization and various County divisions Read More