Business

LANL Employees Team With Smith’s Marketplace to Provide Backpacks & Supplies to Area Students

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Members of LANL Quality Performance Assurance Group teamed up with Smith’s Marketplace employees to load backpacks with school supplies to be donated to elementary school students who need assistance to purchase school essentials. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Members of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality Performance Assurance Group were at Smith’s Marketplace this morning to join with Smith’s employees in filling backpacks with school supplies. The backpacks will be donated to elementary school Read More

Basic Bike Maintenance Classes Aug. 17-20

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COMMUNITY News:

Scott Beguin will teach classes on drivetrain function and first aid fixes, 2 p.m. Aug. 17 and 6 p.m. Aug. 20.

During the two-hour class, students learn practical mechanics and how to do on-the-road and trail-side first aid repairs to the drivetrain.

Topics to be covered:

  • Installation of Front and Rear derailleurs, chainrings, cassettes, chains, shifters, cables and housing.
  • Routine maintenance and repair of drivetrains and components.
  • Trail- and Road-side troubleshooting to get you back on the ride.
  • Tools and equipment; what to stock in your tool kit.

Students are encouraged Read More

USDA Increasing Investment Opportunities In Rural America For Private Entities

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USDA News:

Recently the White House Rural Council, chaired by the United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, announced the creation of a new U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund to allow private entities to invest in rural infrastructure projects across the nation. 

Ten billion dollars have been pledged to start the Fund and it expects to grow with additional funds. Co Bank, a national cooperative bank serving rural America, is the anchor investor and Capital Peak Asset Management will manage the new fund.

With assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Opens Jemez Subsidiary

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The new headquarters of the Los Alamos Daily Post at 1247 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos. Los Alamos MainStreet provided a curb appeal matching grant for the purchase of the new red awning. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Daily Post is pleased to announce the launch of its first subsidiary – The Jemez Daily Post. Click on the button at right to access The Jemez Daily Post.

Ryszard Wasilewski and Susan Burritt of Jemez Springs are publishing The Jemez Daily Post, which covers the communities in the Jemez Mountains and surrounding areas. The online paper is published seven Read More

Fusion Multisport’s Open For Business Despite Construction!

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Fusion Multisport is open regular hours six days a week in spite of the major road construction in front of the store on Central Avenue. Parking is available close by in the Central Park Square parking lot (enter via 15th Street near Iris) or across the street in the lot next to Starbucks and Ruby K’s. Parking also is available directly across the street in the lot behind CB FOX. Fusion Multisport is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saaturdays. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Yang: If It Ain’t Broke…

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If It Ain’t Broke…

By ELENA YANG
Los Alamos

If it ain’t broke … and Market Basket was not broken by any stretch of imagination. Market Basket is a 71-chain grocery store primarily serving the New England region.

In fact, the company is doing better than fine; it’s a billion-dollar enterprise with good profit margin. So, what did the board of directors try to fix? They removed the CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas (affectionately referred to as “ATD” by the employees), in an ouster maneuvered primarily by his archrival cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas. Seriously, it’s worth paying attention to family dynamics; Read More

Hilltop Spa Expanding Into Luxurious New Location

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Hilltop Spa will open next month at 1789 Central Ave., the former home of Steward Title. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Hilltop Spa is moving to a new location in early September and expanding its services significantly, said owner Tracy Maddox who lives in Los Alamos with her family. 

“The plan was always to move to a larger location where we could offer more services,” Maddox told the Los Alamos Daily Post Friday. “Los Alamos needs a full-service spa.”

Maddox purchased Hilltop Read More

Youth Business Grant Funds Young Videographer

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Sam Crooks. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN

Sam Crooks came up with the idea of selling his skills as a videographer to create commercials for clients.

He approached the Summer Youth Business Grant program, drafted a plan and pitched it to a committee as the school year came to a close. The Youth Business Grant program provided some startup funds for his business, offered some suggestions to ensure success and helped the young man with some promotion. 

“What I enjoy most about my commercials is the funny and clever ideas I’ll put in my commercials,” Crooks said. “I think I would Read More

NM Business Advocate Continues Procurement Reform Efforts

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STATE News:

The New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI), New Mexico’s statewide business advocate, submitted requests Thursday under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) for records pertaining to contract purchases by Albuquerque Public Schools, Rio Rancho Public Schools, and the cities of Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe. 

The requested records will show to what degree contracts are “piggybacked” on one another, rather than being put out for bids from competing businesses. This practice is allowed under current statutes, further Read More