Officials Gather For Annual REDI Summit
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) delivering the welcoming address. Courtesy/LANL CPO
From left, Los Alamos County Economic Development Director Joan Ahlers, with RDC Board members Kristin Henderson and Javier Sanchez. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com
Staff Report
Officials gathered Thursday at Buffalo Thunder Resort for the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Summit. “Navigating Our Economic Future” was the theme for this year’s event.
The REDI Strategic Plan was completed nearly 10 years ago in 2008. This year, the summit featured successes and Read More
Small Business Saturday Commercial In Production
Kate O’Donnell of the Reel Deal Movie Theater, left, and Jean Gindreau of PAC 8 film today at Rose Chocolatier in Central Park Square to promote Small Business Saturday. Courtesy photo
Filming is underway for a commerical to promote Small Business Saturday. Courtesy Photo
CHAMBER News:
Production is underway on a local commercial promoting the businesses participating in Small Business Saturday in Los Alamos. Filming started today at several of the retailers who have already signed up to be involved in the popular activity which encourages consumers to shop local on Read More
UWNNM Thermometer Is Touring The Town!
This year the United Way of Northern New Mexico Thermometer is touring the town! It is presently at Los Alamos National Bank at 1200 Trinity Dr. Keep an eye out for it at other local businesses during the coming weeks. Anyone interested in investing in United Way may do so at www.unitedwaynnm.org or by calling 505.662.0800. Courtesy/UWNNM Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium Fund Grants Awarded Totaling $60,000
LANL MSC News:
SANTA FE – The Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium (LANL MSC), in partnership with New Mexico Community Foundation, and Los Alamos National Security, awarded five economic development grants to nonprofit organizations serving various communities in northern NM.
The LANL MSC grant funding supports economic development industry cluster projects serving Sandoval, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel, and/or Mora counties, as well as the Eight Northern Pueblos. Specifically, the LANL MSC Economic Development Industry Cluster Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Gains Role In High-Performance Computing For Materials Program
The Trinity Supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Companies to compete for inclusion, workshop in October
A new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative announced this week by the U.S. Department of Energy will help U.S. industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, with a strong history in the materials science field, will be taking an active role in the initiative.
“Understanding and predicting material performance under extreme environments is a foundational Read More
Letter To The Editor: Regarding Old Smith’s Building
By ROB BARAN
Los Alamos
I would like to follow-on with Kathy Willcut’s good idea (link); the County can use that space for some of it’s recreational initiatives!
I was dismayed to read that the Kroger company has such wide latitude in choosing which businesses can move into the old Smith’s space. However, Kroger owns the land, so they can do as they please. But with the County pressing forward with the recreational initiatives (made famous … or ‘infamous’ by the Rec Bond debate), why not use that perfectly sited, wide space with ample parking for one Read More
Celebrate And Support Metzger’s 70th Anniversary … Drop By Los Alamos Store Saturday!
Prize drawings every hour 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with moore than $2,700 in prizes to be given away. Grand Prize Drawing at 2:30 p.m. for a $799 Traeger pellet grill. Free Hot Dogs and brats 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and birthday cake at 2 p.m. along with music by the LAHS Hilltopper Marching Band.
Check out an LAFD firetruck and meet the robots from the LAPD bomb squad!
Sign Up Underway For Halloweekend Oct. 27-28
Oppie ad Groves show Halloween spirit in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
Scene from Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos MainStreet News:
Get your costumes ready as Halloweekend returns Oct. 27-28 to haunt Los Alamos!
Friday, Oct. 27, Los Alamos MainStreet hosts Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet 4-6 p.m. in downtown Los Alamos. Main Street and Central Avenue, from 15th to 20th streets, are closed to auto traffic and become a safe pedestrian area where local businesses and organizations distribute candy to costumed families.
While businesses in the downtown area open Read More
Shell Station On Trinity Installs New Gas Pumps
The Shell Gas Station on Trinity Drive is replacing its gas pumps. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Three of the removed gas pumps. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Owner Ross Van Lyssel reviewing the installation of the new gas pumps. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Newly installed gas pump. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NMEDD Launches Of Innovation Voucher Program
NMEDD News: