Venture Acceleration Fund Proposals Due March 21
LANL News:
Applications Due March 21
ESPANOLA—The Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) is accepting applications for the 2014 calendar year, due March 21.
Selected companies will receive awards of up to $100,000 to assist in taking their innovations to market more quickly. Companies located in the Northern New Mexico counties of Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel and Mora are given preference for funding, as are projects associated with Los Alamos technology or expertise.
Since its inception in 2006, VAF has assisted 39 New Mexico companies through marketing and technology Read More
‘Helping Our Middle Class Entrepreneurs’ Act Introduced
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
U.S. HOUSE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-1, has introduced the Helping Our Middle Class Entrepreneurs (HOME) Act (H.R. 4052), legislation to support small businesses and encourage entrepreneurship.
Specifically, the bill would simplify the income tax filing process for small business owners who operate primarily out of their homes by creating a permanent $1,500 standard home office deduction. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, home-based enterprises make up 52 percent of all small businesses.
Currently, Read More
UNM-LA to Offer Free $tart $mart Salary Negotiation Workshop
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is hosting $tart $mart, an interactive salary negotiation workshop, 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 28, in the Lecture Hall 230 on the UNM-LA campus.
The free workshop is open to all students, particularly women, but anyone interested in sharpening their salary negotiating skills is welcome to attend.
The $tart $mart workshops are a joint project of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Women Are Getting Even (WAGE) Project. According to the WAGE website, over the course of a her working life, a woman will get paid Read More
Giant’s Gas Pumps Were Out of Commission in White Rock
Every gas pump was out of service at this Giant Gas Station at the corner of Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 this evening. Clerks inside the store reported at about 8:30 p.m. that electrical work was underway in the area and the electricity to their gas pumps had been shut off for about an hour. The traffic lights at the intersection of Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 were not turning yellow or green but rather flashing red during this same time period. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Ribbons Are Cut on Los Alamos Businesses
Chamber Director Katy Korkos jokes with LeAnne Parsons as she prepares to cut the ribbon on her business ‘La Dolce Vita Coaching – Legacy Now Lived’ at the Community Bank Building this evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Trish Alvidrez cuts the ribbon on her new business ‘Zia Financial Group,’ an Ameriprise Financial Franchise in the Community Bank Building this evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Officials to Welcome California Company to Rio Rancho
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
SANTA FE—Gov. Susana Martinez will join economic development leaders at 1 p.m. today in welcoming a California manufacturer relocating to New Mexico – a move that will create up to 50 new, well-paying jobs in Rio Rancho.
The name of the company will be reveal this afternoon. The company cites New Mexico’s much-improved tax competitiveness, along with welcoming local and state governments, as among the reasons for its relocation to New Mexico. Read More
Meet the Coaches Behind CrossFit Los Alamos & Mesa Elite Fitness
Eight of the 10 coaches at Mesa Elite Fitness/CrossFit Los Alamos. Photo by Tara Key/Key PhotographySince moving to a larger facility at 278-A DP Road last year, Mesa Elite Fitness/CrossFit Los Alamos has grown to include 10 coaches, seven of whom are CrossFit Level 1 Trainers, including a CrossFit Weightlifting Coach. These coaches help guide clients to forge their own elite fitness, starting with nutrition and utilizing constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity.
The environment in the gym is filled with a sense of community Read More
Students Practice Courting Employers at Valentine’s Day Workshop
RDC News:
SANTA FE–Non-traditional technology and business students from six northern New Mexico colleges will have an opportunity to spend Valentine’s Day practicing skills vital to finding and establishing a career that they love. The “A Date to Remember: How to Stand Out to the Employer of Your Dreams” workshop is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 in the Jemez Room at Santa Fe Community College.
The Accelerate program is partnering with local and regional employers to host the one-day workshop for students graduating in 2014 with an associate degree or certificate. Accelerate is a program Read More
Chamber Ribbon Cutting Thursday at Community Bank Building
COMMUNITY News:
La Dolce Vita Coaching: Legacy Now Lived is hosting its official Los Alamos Chamber Ribbon Cutting and Open House 4-7 p.m., Thursday at the Community Bank Building, Ste. 210.
LeAnne Parsons, the Walk Your Talk Coach, along with several neighbors in the Community Bank Building invite the community to join them for a fun evening of celebration and introduction. Refreshments include wine, chocolate, cheese and more.
Parson’s ribbon cutting ceremony is at 5:30 p.m. along with her neighbors participating in Thursday’s event, Trish Alvidrez of Ameriprise Financial Services Read More
SM81 Would Establish Albuquerque Brewery District
NM LEGISLATIVE News:
SANTA FE–State Sen. Tim Keller, D-Bernalillo and Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Bernalillo co-sponsored Senate Memorial 81 (SM81), which officially calls to establish a Brewery District in Albuquerque. Breweries named in the memorial are Nexus, La Cumbre and Il Vicino because of their close proximity to one another.
According to the New Mexico Brewers Guild (NMBG), there are more than two dozen established microbreweries across the state. NMBG also estimated that more than 65,000 barrels of beer were produced in 2013. The local economic stimulus these breweries bring to small Read More