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On The Job In Los Alamos: Niko Gurule At Post Office

On the job in Los Alamos is Dominic ‘Niko’ Gurule answering questions for customers Saturday at the White Rock Post Office at 101 Longview Dr. Gurule has worked at the post office for five years. The post office is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closed 1-2 p.m. for lunch) Monday through Friday and open 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com  Read More

New Mexico Delegation Recognizes Sandia National Laboratories Contributions To State Economy, Jobs

NM CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), commended findings from a 2019 economic-impact analysis released Wednesday, which found that Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is responsible for creating 1,100 new jobs while contributing $509 million to New Mexico businesses and $96.6 million in state gross receipt tax revenue.

The Economic Impact Report also found that SNL contributes $784 million to small Read More

Udall Votes For US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) voted to pass legislation to implement the new NAFTA, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.

He issued the following statement:

“I am glad that Democrats have included significant improvements for workers to the weaker agreement that was negotiated by the Trump administration, and I hope today’s vote will put President Trump’s chaotic and harmful trade policies behind us—at least when it comes to our southern border. New Mexico’s growing border economy is a bright spot for our state, and I believe Read More

Highlands University Media Arts & Technology Students Create Installation For La Posada Hotel In Arizona

 

HU students test a temporary ‘pop up’ installation at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz. Courtesy/Lily Padilla/HU

NMHU News:

LAS VEGAS, NM — Students at New Mexico Highlands University created a temporary projection installation for La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz., that highlights the hotel’s rich railroad history.

During a weekend earlier this month, the Highlands University students in the Media Arts and Technology Department designed a montage of typography and maps, historical photos and modern animation, which they projected upon the façade of La Posada Hotel after dark. Read More