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Valley Daily Post Newspaper Launches Today

Valley Daily Post publishers Carol A. Clark, center, and Eric Vasquez, second from right, met earlier this year at the Manhattan Project Restaurant in Los Alamos with members of Española’s ‘It Takes A Valley’ community group to discuss the new newspaper. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

New Mexico’s newest newspaper officially began operations today in Española.

The Valley Daily Post, Inc. is an online publication co-owned by Eric Vasquez, the former REDI Program manager for the Regional Development Corporation and Carol A. Clark, owner and publisher of the Los Alamos Daily Post. 

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Two LANL Organizations Receive Performance Excellence Recognition From Quality New Mexico

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Nuclear Material Control and Accountability Group and the Quality and Performance Assurance Division received 2014 Performance Excellence Recognition awards from Quality New Mexico and will be recognized at QNM’s annual learning summit and awards ceremony April 7-8 in Albuquerque.

“These organizations are striving for world-class excellence and providing the best service to their customers,” said Quality New Mexico Executive Director Julia Gabaldon. “We are very proud of them and I encourage organizations in every sector to follow their Read More

Why Don’t Teams Work As Teams?

Elaine Law will discuss Agile methodology and successful collaboration techniques March 26. Courtesy photo

PMI OTOWI BRIDGE News:

Last year the US economy lost more than $50 billion because teams didn’t know how to collaborate effectively. In fact, TeamGant reports that 57 percent of projects fail as the result of breakdowns in communication.

“That is a huge opportunity cost!,” said Michael Adams, president elect of the local “Otowi Bridge” chapter of the nonprofit Project Management Institute (PMI).

Chapter President Laura Gonzales said, “we could learn a lot about success in Read More

Yang: We Must Continuously Improve … Or, Must We?

By ELENA YANG
Los Alamos

We Must Continuously Improve _________ … or, must we?

How can we not want to improve ourselves all the time? How can organizations not expect continuous improvement on productivity? How can we not demand perfect safety and security? Indeed, how can anyone with a functioning brain reject “improvement?”

Well…it all depends on the types of improvement. If it’s about improving a mind, it likely concerns the breadth of topics or proficiency in a certain field; if it’s about “improving” (i.e. decreasing) a waist size, there’d better be a floor number below which it’d Read More

Getting The Wrinkles Out: June English Celebrates 10 Years In Business

June English in the office of Professional Skin Care Choices. English is celebrating 10 years in business. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 

The new spring makeup products from Jane Iredale are in stock at Professional Skin Care Choices. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

June English of Professional Skin Care Choices has been providing skin care services in Los Alamos for 10 years.

“It’s been challenging, but I’ve learned a lot over 10 years,” English said.

Trained as a medical aesthetician, English was confident of her skills, Read More

Bill To Significantly Boost New Mexico Businesses Passes Senate Floor

Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla

SANTA FE – Senate Bill 69 (SB 69), also known as the Resident Business Set-Aside Act, has passed the Senate floor. SB 69 is designed to build the local economy and create more jobs for New Mexicans by proposing that 33 percent of certain state contracts go to resident businesses.

Bill sponsor, Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla, D-Bernalillo, said he is delighted about the support the bill has received in the Legislature and from the public.

“This week, the Senate passed a bill that is important to our state. It’s time we start taking care of local business Read More

Los Alamos County’s Allison Majure Lands Top Communications Post At NMED

Allison Majure, the new communications director for the New Mexico Environment Department, paid a visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post headquarters in downtown Los Alamos last week following her final day of work at the County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

NMED News:

SANTA FE New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn announced today the appointment of Allison Scott Majure of Los Alamos to the post of Communications Director.  

“Ms. Majure’s background in municipal utilities, software marketing, journalism, and nonprofit communications brings both depth Read More

Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard’s Bill To Protect Local Small Businesses Heads To Governor’s Office

Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Senate unanimously passed (37-0) Wednesday Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard’s House Bill 130, the state procurement code legislation that increases transparency within the contract bidding process to protect local small businesses. 

HB 130 recently passed unanimously on the House floor and is now headed to the Governor’s desk where she will have 20 days to sign or veto the legislation.

“HB 130 is a critical step  in protecting our small businesses throughout the Read More

Jeffery Mitchell: New Mexico Economy Catching Up

Jeffery Mitchell from the UNM Bureau of Business & Economic Research presents an update on national and state economic indicators to attendees at this morning’s Chamber Breakfast at UNM-LA. Mitchell explained that New Mexico has lagged behind the national recovery but indicators since mid 2014 show the New Mexico economy starting to catch up. Job growth is up but wages nationwide are stagnant, he said. Courtesy photo

Scene from this morning’s Chamber Breakfast at UNM-LA. Courtesy photo

Local business and community members gather this morning at UNM-LA for the monthly Read More

DOE: Eleven Tribal Communities Receiving $6 Million To Accelerate Implementation Of Renewable Energy

DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that 11 tribal communities will receive nearly $6 million to accelerate the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies on tribal lands.
 
As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to partner with Tribal Nations, these projects provide Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages clean energy options that will reduce fossil fuel use and save money. With tribal renewable energy resources comprising approximately five percent of all U.S. renewable energy
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