Employment

New Talent Joins New Mexico Museum Of Space History

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Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News:

ALAMOGORDO — The New Mexico Museum of Space History welcomes three new staff members: Olga Valanos, Brigette Smith, and Levi Heisinger. Valanos is the Public Relations and Marketing Director, Smith is the Front Desk Customer Service representative, and Heisinger joins as an Education Coordinator and Planetarium Projectionist.

Valanos has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and public relations. An MBA graduate of Loyola College, she most recently served as the Communications Lead at the foundation for one of San Antonio’s largest school districts. Read More

Los Alamos County & Step Up Gallery Put Out Call For Art

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STEP UP GALLERY News:

The 2nd biennial Los Alamos County Employee Art Showcase will run Dec. 4 to Jan. 7, 2026, in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.

This year, retired Los Alamos County employees are invited, as well as current employees, to submit art they create, including photography.

The official “Call for Art (CFA)” for this exhibit will go out the first week of September. The instructions on how to submit art will be included in the CFA. All forms of fine art, fine crafts, and photography will be accepted, including all types of drawing, oil and acrylic painting, watercolor, pastels, Read More

Dannemann: Work Comp Law Changes Increase Attorney Fees

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
www.triplespacedagain.com

It has been quite a while since New Mexico has done anything substantive to make life better for injured workers covered by the workers’ compensation system.

Instead, we’re making it easier for them to hire lawyers.

Three different actions, a law and two court decisions, have made inroads into the only barrier reducing lawyers’ incentive to represent injured workers in court: money.

About 90 percent of workers compensation claims are resolved without litigation. Either the treatment of the worker was reasonable, so litigation was not needed, Read More

Robinson: My 50 Years Of New Mexico Journalism

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

In July 1975, I was stringing for the Gallup Independent from the Navajo Reservation, when they asked me to work temporarily in Grants. The Independent had acquired a small newspaper there, but their hire for that job didn’t want to live in a uranium boom town and fled. They were desperate. It was a Friday, and deadline was Monday.

“Go to Grants and get anything you can,” the assistant editor said.

I’d never heard of the place but figured the best way to fill space was to take pictures. I wound up at Acoma Pueblo on a feast day. As I stood on the Read More

New Mexico Unemployment Rate Steady At 4.2% In June

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NMDWS News:

New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in June, unchanged from the rate in May and unchanged from the rate in the previous year.

The national unemployment rate in June was 4.1 percent, down from 4.2 percent in May and unchanged from the rate in June 2024.

Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 23,500 jobs, or 2.7 percent, between June 2024 and June 2025. The majority of gains came from the private sector. The private sector was up 21,000 jobs, or 3.0 percent, while the public sector was up 2,500 jobs, or 1.3 percent. Within the private sector, the Read More

EDD Awards $800K LEDA Grant To Navitas Global In Portales

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Navitas Global in Portales has been awarded LEDA funds of $800,000 to create 31 jobs with an estimated annual payroll of $1.9 million and a capital investment of up to $42 million. Courtesy/Navitas Global

EDD News:

SANTA FE — Navitas Global, an advanced ethanol production facility in Portales, has been awarded LEDA assistance to add jobs and expand operations through a program administered by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).

Navitas specializes in converting whey derivatives, a sugar-rich byproduct of dairy processing, into advanced biofuels and high-protein animal Read More

New Mexico State Land Office Wins A Top Workplace Award For Third Consecutive Year

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Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard

STATE News:

SANTA FE —The Albuquerque Journal has announced that the New Mexico State Land Office has won a Top Workplaces award, ranking 3rd among midsize organizations (with between 150-499 employees). 

It marks the 3rd consecutive year the State Land Office has been named a Top Workplace, ranking 1st in 2023, and 2nd in 2024. In survey responses, employees consistently used words like “inclusive” and “supportive” to describe the agency.

The State Land Office won the Top Workplaces USA Award from USA Today in March 2025, for the 2nd consecutive year. Read More

Pacific Fusion Of California Ponders Locating $1 Billion Research & Development Facility In Albuquerque

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Image/Pacific Fusion Website

EDD News:

  • The project would bring 200+ jobs and advance clean energy innovation.

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) and Pacific Fusion announced today that the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state to pursue the siting of a research and development facility in Albuquerque.

The company expects to make a final decision in late September 2025, contingent upon successful site selection and finalization of state incentives. The project will undergo environmental and planning reviews as part of the approval Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Deli Assistant Manager Jesus Rueles Making Breakfast Burritos At The Co-op Market

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On the job in Los Alamos is Deli Assistant Manager Jesus Rueles, making fresh breakfast burritos recently at the Los Alamos Co-op Market. Breakfast burritos are made fresh daily and available from 7 a.m. until they sell out. The deli has a menu that changes daily, which is available here: https://losalamos.coop/deli-catering/. The Los Alamos Co-op Market is community-owned and open to everyone, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at 95 Entrada Drive. Courtesy photo Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Holds Swearing In Ceremony For Three New Officers, One Departmental Promotion

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The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) held a swearing-in ceremony Monday in Magistrate Court for three new police officers and the departmental promotion of an officer. New officers from left include Cpl. Tyler Carter, Cpl. Jonathan Knoell and Cpl. Lisa Vialpando, and Theresa Phelan was promoted to Animal Control Supervisor. The Honorable Judge Catherine E. Taylor officiated at the ceremony. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Magistrate Court Judge Catherine E. Taylor swears in new LAPD Cpl. Tyler Carter during Monday’s ceremony in Magistrate Court. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More