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Daily Post Transfer To Dedicated Server Is Completed!

The Los Alamos Daily Post website transfer to a dedicated server has just completed. We thank all of our readers in Los Alamos, across the United States and around the world for their patience and understanding while our site was offline during this two-day process. It is a true privilege for us to bring you the news … from, about and related to this very special community! (Note: We will add the stories, published on our Facebook page over the last two days, to our upgraded website to keep our historical archive intact before we begin adding new stories.) Courtesy photo

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USDA Seeks Applications To Help Socially Disadvantaged Ag Producers And Rural Business Owners

USDA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Rural Development Acting Deputy Undersecretary Roger Glendenning announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to help socially disadvantaged agricultural producers and rural business owners.
 
“These grants help ensure that rural business owners have what they need to succeed in today’s competitive, global economy,” Glendenning said. “According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses employ more than half of all U.S. workers. Their success is vital to the nation’s economy.”
 
USDA is awarding
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Doghouse PHD Offers Top Service To Furry Customers

Los Alamos Doghouse PHD owners Ruth Scott, left, and Amanda Robertson. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

If pet owners choose to board their animals at Ruth Scott’s and Amanda Robertson’s Los Alamos Doghouse PHD (Pet Hotel and Daycare), 127 EastGate Dr., they can rest assured their dog or cat will stay in a lap of luxury.

 

The business is in operation but will have a grand opening celebration June 17-18. The celebration will feature a ribbon cutting, cake, champagne, barbecue and pet photography with a July 4 theme. Tours of the Read More

Chamberfest Festivities Downtown Los Alamos Today!

Rubber ducky fishing at Chamberfest 2013. Courtesy/LACC

CHAMBER News:

The community is invited to come downtown 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today to enjoy music, dance, shop, dig in a giant sand pile, look at 4×4 vehicles, and explore other family-friendly entertainment.

Chamberfest is expected to draw more than 2,000 residents to the downtown area. Businesses and nonprofits utilize this opportunity to provide giveaways and games for attendees as well as sell merchandise and distribute information.

Chamberfest is the annual Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce event featuring Chamber Members. Read More

Los Alamos Kwik Lube Marks 30 Years In Business!

Fidel Naranjo, owner of Kwik Lube Service Center marked 30 years in business last month. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Joe Atencio, left, has worked for Fidel Naranjo for almost 29 years. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Fidel Naranjo was only 21 years old when he opened his Kwik Lube Service Center. A 1983 graduate of Los Alamos High School, he studied Civil Engineering at New Mexico State University for a while but returned to Los Alamos where he paid his first and last month’s rent and started his own business. Read More

Los Alamos National Bank Retires Old Debt

Los Alamos National Bank at 1200 Trinity Dr. in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Los Alamos National Bank has climbed out of a tangle of debt and other challenges dating back to March of 2009 when it took TARP.

LANB President and CEO John Gulas

LANB President and Chief Executive Officer John Gulas explained during an interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post that his management team has taken steps to tackle the bank’s challenges over the last three years since he has taken over the helm.

“We were able to wipe out our TARP

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LANL’s Chris Fresquez Named DOE Small Business Program Manager Of The Year

LANL Small Business Program Manager Chris Fresquez, center, is the recipient of the 2016 Small Business Program Manager of the Year Award given annually by DOE’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Los Alamos small business program manager recognized for forward-thinking efforts

Chris Fresquez, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s small business program manager, is the recipient of the 2016 Small Business Program Manager of the Year Award given annually by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Seeks Identities Of Two Female Suspects In May 31 Shoplifting Case

Shoplifting suspect number one. Courtesy/LAPD

Shoplifting suspect number two. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two female suspects seen in video surveillance footage from a shoplifting incident May 31 at a store on Central Avenue.

LAPD is offering a reward of up to $150 to anyone who has information on the identity of the two suspects.

Anyone with information can call L.A. crime stoppers at 505.662-8282. Reporting individuals can remain anonymous.

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UNM-LA Career Class Visits Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos Daily Post Lifestyles Editor anf Graphic Designer Bonnie Gordon gives a presentation Tuesday to a class of Los Alamos Middle School students enrolled in a career program at UNM-Los Alamos. The class visited the Los Alamos Daily Post world headquarters in downtown Los Alamos to learn about advertising and marketing in the newspaper business. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Bonnie Gordon hands out newspaper copies to students to look over various forms of advertising and learn about marketing in the newspaper business. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

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