Employment

Los Alamos County Environmental Services Closed Wednesday April 24 For Employee Training

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Environmental Services will be closed Wednesday, April 24 for employee development, safety training and certification compliance.

This includes operations at the Eco Station and the Overlook Convenience Center. Residential service will not be impacted; however, commercial trash and recycling collection service will also be suspended Wednesday, April 24.

Environmental Services will hold one quarterly training and certification day to ensure all employees remain compliant.

The quarterly closure minimizes the public’s impact by ensuring services Read More

Applications Available To LAHS Students For 2024 Multiple Avenues For Successful Healthcare Program At LAMC

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LAMC News:

Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) and Los Alamos High School are once again offering the Multiple Avenues for Successful Healthcare (MASH) program to interested and eligible high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The goal of this annual program is to expose local students to the multiple exciting and rewarding career opportunities available in their hometown hospital.

This one-week job shadowing experience will occur on the LAMC campus, at 3917 West Road in Los Alamos, during the week of June 10-14, 2024. The shadowing is designed to involve interactive activities and presentations Read More

IQS Strives To Fulfill Clients’ Quality Requirements

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IQS Owner Zach Bergstrom

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

Looking at all the construction companies in and around Los Alamos, Zach Bergstrom noticed something was missing.

“I noticed a lack of understanding of quality requirements and difficulty in implementing measures to meet those requirements,” he said.

As a result, Bergstrom founded Integrated Quality Solutions (IQS) in March. His company offers a wide range of services that fall under quality control, quality assurance, project management and related specialized services.

“We provide inspection Read More

LAFSE: Placing The Burden On The Backs Of Our Students And Staff

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By TREY PEREYRA & STACY MARTENS
Co-Presidents
Los Alamos Federation of School Employees, AFT Local #3902

The Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) would like to address the District Administration, School Board, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) staff, and LAPS students and parents regarding the school-year (SY) calendar for 2024-2025. In any year, it’s hard to create a calendar that meets state requirements and balances students’ holistic well-being, staff morale, and parents’ preferences. The circumstances surrounding the SY24/25 calendar were particularly challenging. Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Abie Vives At SALA

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On the job in Los Alamos is Event Coordinator Abie Vives recently at SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave. Vives has worked for  SALA for about eight months. ‘I enjoy running the projector and editing videos,’ Vives said in talking about her job. To learn more about Sala Event Center, click here. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com Read More

Guy Meyer Named New LAPS Athletic Director

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Guy Meyer has accepted the position of Athletic Director at Los Alamos Public Schools. He will fill the vacancy left by Ann Stewart who will retire at the end of this school year. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools has announced that Guy Meyer has accepted the position of Athletic Director. He joined LAPS last August as the Assistant Athletic Director.

“I am thankful to Superintendent [Jennifer] Guy for the opportunity to help lead Topper and Hawk Athletics and very appreciative to Ann Stewart for hiring me in the district last August,” Meyer said. “Los Alamos High School has a Read More

Northern New Mexico College And Los Alamos County To Host Energy Conservation Code Training For Professionals May 2, 2024

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COUNTY News:

Northern New Mexico College and Los Alamos County are hosting a workshop on energy conservation codes for professionals in the building industry, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2 in Council Chambers at the Los Alamos Municipal Building.

The workshop titled “Sustainable Education for Advanced Buildings: Energy Conservation Code Training for Professionals” aims to provide valuable insights into energy conservation codes, focusing particularly on the changes introduced in the IECC 2021 and its local amendments in New Mexico. Intended for building officials, architects, Read More

Gessing: LNG Permit Ban Absurd

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By PAUL GESSING
President
New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation

What if I told you that one federal government policy could do the following: 

          • Undermine Russia’s war against Ukraine (without the US spending a dime);
          • Strengthen economic ties between the US and Asian and European nations;
          • Reduce CO2 emissions; and
          • Increase US tax revenues and American jobs (including in New Mexico).

The policy I’m referring to is to allow American exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Thanks to American technological prowess the US is producing enough energy not only for itself, but for the world as well.

Sadly, Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors RETAIN Act To Improve Teacher Pay, Retention, Address Educator Shortage In New Mexico

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is cosponsoring the Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now (RETAIN) Act to address severe nationwide shortages of early childhood and K-12 teachers that disproportionately impact students from low-income backgrounds and students of color.

The goal of the RETAIN Act is to provide an incentive to retain, rather than just recruit educators to high-need schools.

“Investing in our educator workforce is also an investment in our children and our future economic competitiveness,” Heinrich Read More

FEMA: Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office To Host Hiring Fairs April 29 And May 1, 2024

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FEMA News:

SANTA FE — The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office is hosting two hiring fairs at the end of April and beginning of May for full-time Claims Office staff.

The hiring fairs will help fill full-time positions to support the important mission of processing claims and compensating those impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

Interested individuals are encouraged to attend the hiring fairs to learn more about these opportunities to serve their communities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 29 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 at Santa Fe Higher Education Center, Second Floor (1950 Siringo Read More