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Manhattan Project Restaurant Closing Down Tonight!

Victor J. Medina, son of Manhattan Project Restaurant owner Victor M. Medina outside the eatery this afternoon said he had planned to work at the restaurant for many more years. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

The Manhattan Project Restaurant in downtown Los Alamos is closing its doors for good at 9 p.m. today.

Owner Victor M. Medina called the Los Alamos Daily Post from Santa Fe a few minutes ago to ask that the community be made aware as soon as possible.

“We just lost our appeal this afternoon in bankruptcy court here in Santa Fe

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LANB Donates $50K To Los Alamos Historical Society

Los Alamos National Bank’s Senior Administrative Officer Rod Pittman, left, presents a check for $50,000 to the Los Alamos Historical Society, which is accepted by Board President Ron Wilkins during the organization’s annual meeting Tuesday evening at Fuller Lodge. Wilkins commended LANB for its generosity and the many good works it does throughout the community. Executive Director Heather McClenahan, standing, and Historical Society board member Wendy Hoffman look on at right. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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Udall, Heinrich Unveil Renewable Electricity Standard

SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced a bill to create jobs, save consumers money and reduce pollution by creating a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES).
 
The legislation, which would help the United States diversify its energy sources while establishing our leadership in clean energy production, would require utilities to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030.
 
The bill would create the first national threshold for utilities to provide a certain
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NM Environment Department And Stericycle Reach $120k Settlement For Hazardous Waste Violations

NMED News:
 
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) entered into a settlement agreement with Stericycle Specialty Waste Solutions, Inc., with a total monetary value of $120,813, resolving alleged violations of the Hazardous Waste Act and Regulations. 
 
Stericycle’s Bernalillo County facility is permitted by NMED’s Hazardous Waste Bureau. The facility manages hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, household hazardous waste, and used oil.
 
NMED inspectors
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IRS Tax Help For Landscapers And Gardeners

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX If you are a self-employed landscaper or gardener, visit IRS.gov for all your federal tax needs.
 
Be sure to view the IRS webinar “Business Taxes for the Self-Employed: The Basics (http://apps.irs.gov/app/).” Here are some topics included in the webinar or on IRS.gov that you should know:
 
Accounting Method. An accounting method is a set of rules about when to report income and expenses. Many small businesses use the cash method. Under the cash method, you normally report income in the year that you receive it and deduct expenses in the year
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Quantum Dot Startup Takes Another Quantum Leap

Hunter McDaniel, president and founder of UbiQD, LLC. Courtesy photo
 
Quantum dots can take any light and turn it into any color. Courtesy photo
 
By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

If it were possible to win a trifecta in the high-stakes/high-gain world of start-up technology, a two-year-old Los Alamos company with a geeky name might have just pulled one off.

Hunter McDaniel, president and founder of a local venture called UbiQD, LLC, announced Monday that his company had signed two key intellectual property licensing agreements, one with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Read More

Zia Credit Union Scholarship Winners Announced

ZCU News:

Zia Credit Union is very pleased to announce the winners of the Zia Credit Union Education Foundation Scholarship program for 2015. This year, $25,500 has been provided in scholarships to 28 members who are graduating high school from the Española, Los Alamos, Pojoaque, and surrounding communities. 

“For the past two years, we have presented the majority of our Scholarship award recipients to our members at our Annual Business Meeting. This is an exciting time for the graduates as well as their families,” Zia Credit Union President/CEO David Woodruff said, “and we hope this Read More

Chef Laura Hamilton Joins Staff At Rosebud Café

Chef Laura Hamilton, left, with Rosebud Café owner Lana Crochet. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Just in time for spring, the Rosebud Café in White Rock is making changes.

The café’s menu continues to feature organic, raw, whole grain, sugar free and gluten free foods, but since the arrival of Chef Laura Hamilton two weeks ago, the menu has been revised.

“The food is mostly organic and all natural, but it’s also really delicious homemade food,” Hamilton said.

Quiche of the day. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

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New Partnership To Benefit New Mexico Entrepreneurs

BUSINESS News:
 
SANTA FE — A new partnership promises to make launching startups in New Mexico significantly easier.
 
The creators of BowTie have joined forces with Startup Santa Fe, a public private partnership between the City of Santa Fe and local non-profit Creative Santa Fe, and led by Silicon Valley veteran Shawn Patrick, to launch a new app and web portal focused on meeting the needs of startups and entrepreneurs in New Mexico.
 
Startup Santa Fe will provide an unprecedented platform of interconnected resources for entrepreneurs within the State, built on the
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Bill Introduced For Tech-Transfer Maturation Program

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. introduced legislation to launch a new National Laboratory Technology Maturation Program (NLTMP) at DOE to facilitate successful commercialization of laboratory-developed technologies and boost regional, technology-driven economic impacts.

The bill, S.1259, the National Laboratory Technology Maturation Act, will be considered June 4 during a hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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