VAF Invests In UbiQD Los Alamos, Three Others
RDC News:
- Companies From Los Alamos, Bernalillo And Santa Fe Receive Funding
Española — UbiQD, Los Alamos is among four New Mexico businesses have been named winners of this year’s Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) awards, administered by the Regional Development Corporation (RDC).
This year’s four award winners expect to bring more than 60 full-time jobs to the New Mexico region by the year 2018. A total of $144,000 will be distributed to this year’s awardees, pending final contract negotiations.
In the most competitive cycle to date, 61 applications were received from New Mexico companies Read More
National Small Business Week May 4-8
IRS News:
PHOENIX — The Internal Revenue Service is marking National Small Business Week, May 4-8, by featuring some of its most popular educational products for small business owners and self-employed individuals.
The products include webinars and videos on the IRS video portal at www.irsvideos.gov. Check out the special tab for Small Business Week to find a selection of webinars on topics viewed by thousands including:
- Business Use of Your Home
Find out what kinds of deductions are allowable for a home office and what’s not. Learn about a simplified method for figuring the home office Read More
LAMC Earns Four Stars For Patient Satisfaction
LAMC News:
Healthcare is complex, no doubt. But the federal government has finally given us a helpful tool to make it a little easier for the everyday consumer to make decisions.
Medicare recently released a five star hospital rating system resulting from patient satisfaction scores. The new star rating system is based on eleven aspects of patient experience, and measures topics such as how well nurses and doctors communicate with patients, how well patients’ pain is managed, and whether the hospital is clean and quiet.
Many prominent hospitals received two or three star ratings, while Read More
Legion Hosts 300-person Convention June 25-28
AMERICAN LEGION News:
The American Legion Frank G. Frainier Post 90 will host the annual American Legion, Department of New Mexico, Convention June 25-28 in Los Alamos.
The Legion Post has many opportunities for businesses to partner with them for donations of goods and services that will be used to raise money for charities in Los Alamos. They also are inviting businesses to submit items for inclusion in their convention participant goodie bags that will help advertise Los Alamos amenities, services and attractions.
To donate or share an idea to help support the convention and provide a good Read More
Co+op Board And Members Clean Up Canyon Rim Trail
The Co+op Board and members participate in Clean Up Los Alamos Day Saturday picking up debris tossed along the Canyon Rim Trail across from the Co+op down to the fire station and along the highway. From left, Nancy Savoia, Karen Kendall, Greg Kendall and Tracy McFarland. Also helping clean the area was David and Terry Izraelevitz, Ed Santiago, Tracy McFarland, Dave Fellenz and his son Felix and Cecile Hemez. The Co+op Board adopted the Canyon Rim Trail when it first opened. Courtesy photo
Penalty Relief For Some Small Retirement Plan Returns
IRS News:
PHOENIX ― With Small Business Week May 4-8 just around the corner, the Internal Revenue Service reminds small businesses that have failed to timely file certain required retirement plan returns that they have until Tuesday, June 2 to take advantage of a special penalty relief program.
Launched June 2, 2014, the one-year temporary pilot program is designed to help small businesses with retirement plans that may have been unaware of the reporting requirements that apply to these plans. Normally, the plan administrators and sponsors of these plans who fail to file Read More
Rep. Ben Ray Luján Cosponsors Raise The Wage Act
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District announced Thursday that he is cosponsoring legislation to raise the minimum wage and put more money in the pocket of New Mexicans.
The Raise the Wage Act would increase the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 by 2020.
“New Mexico’s workers want to receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. They want to work hard so they can send their children to college and save for a dignified retirement,” Luján said. “Yet at today’s minimum wage, many full-time workers and their Read More
Can Scientists Become Sales Agents?
Marc Kuchner, PhD, astrophysicist speaks June 4-5 at LANL. Coutesy photo
SANTA FE – Never before in the history of our planet has it been more important for scientists to connect with the nonscientific public.
For example, a whopping 97 percent of all scientists agree that human activity is causing our climate to change. But pseudo scientists and special interests have dominated the debate so that only 40 percent of all Americans believe that the Earth’s warming is primarily due to human activity, according to a 2014 Pew Poll.
The world’s Read More
Sipapu Installing First Quad Chairlift This Summer
Site of new lift at Sipapu. Courtesy/Sipapu
SIPAPU News:
VADITO – After wrapping up the most successful winter in resort history earlier this month, Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort announced today that the ski resort will build a new chairlift this summer.
The lift will be Sipapu’s first quad (a chairlift that can accommodate four skiers or snowboarders per chair) and it marks the third lift the resort has installed in less than five years. Sipapu’s new chairlift will be accessed through the resort’s base area and will transport guests 330 vertical feet to a beginner-friendly part of the mountain, Read More
Spring Explodes At Boomerang Consignment & Resale
Boomerang consignment & resale store is bursting with colorful clothes and gift items at 1237 Central Ave. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
