Employment

Aquatic Center Closure Dec. 20 For Staff Christmas Party

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Aquatic Center will be closed 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, for a staff Christmas party.

This temporary closure includes the Main Pool, Therapy Pool and Leisure Lagoon.

All other lessons and programs scheduled outside of the closure will proceed as planned.

Regular operations will resume at 3 p.m. Dec. 20.

“We appreciate your understanding and support as we take this time to celebrate and recognize the hard work of our staff during the holiday season.” –Aquatic Center
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Robinson: Higher Ed And ‘Playtime For Adults’

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

I’m going to tell you a story about entitlement, misuse of public money, poor judgment, and fuzzy ethics. The only reason we know about it is because one journalist, doing his job, brought it to the public eye. Other media outlets followed suit and the State Auditor investigated. It’s now before the state Ethics Commission.

A year ago Joshua Bowling at the online Searchlight New Mexico broke this story: Since 2018, Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard had spent nearly $100,000 on travel to Zambia, Spain and Greece Read More

Christina Campos Joins ALTSD Policy Advisory Council

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Christina Campos

ALTSD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) is excited to announce the appointment of Christina Campos as a new member of the ALTSD Policy Advisory Committee (PAC).

With more than three decades of experience in healthcare administration, Campos will bring valuable experience to further the department’s mission of providing accessible and integrated services to older and disabled adults. 

“Christina has a remarkable track record of addressing healthcare disparities and advancing innovative solutions for underserved communities,” Read More

Investors & Scientists Converge At Lab Tech-transfer Event

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Sangeeta Negi, right, won the 2024 DisrupTECH award for Most Fundable Technology and is pictured here with Jerome Garcia, program director of the Feynman Center for Innovation, left, and Laboratory Director Thom Mason Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Laboratory technologies offer solutions to challenges such as vaccine development, food production

Cutting-edge tech-transfer technologies — including petrochemical-free fertilizers, better vaccines and safer detection of nuclear materials — were among five presentations made by Los Alamos scientists as part of the recent 2024 DisrupTECH Read More

Op-Ed: Let’s Use Childcare Assistance To Lift Workers Out Of Poverty Too

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By JACOB VIGIL, MSW
Deputy Policy Director
New Mexico Voices for Children

New Mexico has made some significant and historic investments in early childhood – and there is exciting new evidence that those investments are making a huge difference for improved child well-being. In fact, our state’s Childcare Assistance program is very likely one of the factors for why child poverty is so vastly improved in a measurement recently released by the Census Bureau.

When the Census only measures parental income, New Mexico’s child poverty level is distressingly high – 27%, or the worst in the nation. Read More

State Unemployment Insurance Operations Ctr Closed Friday

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed Friday, Nov. 29 as part of the Thanksgiving holiday.  

The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when business hours resume at 8 a.m., Monday, Dec. 2.

The business hours of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Operations Center are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Read More

LANL Foundation Celebrates New Leadership And Strategic Restructuring To Amplify Impact Across New Mexico

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LANL FOUNDATION News:

  • Organizational Realignment Strengthen the Foundation’s Commitment to Education and Community Support

ESPAÑOLA – The LANL Foundation has announced the creation of four new vice presidents and divisions this month as part of a strategic restructuring to better address education needs across Northern New Mexico. 

Under the leadership of President and CEO Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment and with the approval of the LANL Foundation Board of Directors, the organization has undergone a strategic restructuring designed to maximize its impact across New Mexico.

This transformation Read More

Janice Krish Selected To Lead SBDC

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Small Business Development Center Director Janice Krish during a visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom Thursday is encouraging the community to shop locally on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Janice Krish has landed the top job at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on the UNM-Los Alamos campus, following a stint as small business liaison for Los Alamos County.

“I’m super thankful for the small business owners, who are the heart of our community and I want to give back,” Read More

India House On Wheels Opens For Business On Trinity Drive!

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India House on Wheels owner Gurpal (Paul) Singh in front of his new eatery situated in the parking area between Sirphey and LA Liquor & Indian Groceries on Trinity Drive. He spoke Monday afternoon about his new venture and what motivated him to expand to Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Gurpal (Paul) Singh opened his India House on Wheels Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the parking area between Sirphey and LA Liquor & Indian Groceries on Trinity Drive.

“People from here come to eat at my India House restaurant in Santa Read More

Workforce Solutions Marks National Apprenticeship Week

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — To mark the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week, the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) and the State Apprenticeship Office are joining forces to host a series of events and initiatives designed to highlight the value of apprenticeships and drive the growth of a skilled workforce across New Mexico.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a proclamation recognizing Nov. 17-23, 2024, as National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), celebrating apprenticeships as a proven, industry-driven training model that plays a critical role in developing Read More