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State Launches NM CreativeCon 6-Event Series To Boost Creative Economy 

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NMEDD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing in its creative economy with a new statewide event series, NM CreativeCon, offering business workshops and networking opportunities to creative professionals across the state.

Hosted by the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Creative Industries Division, NM CreativeCon will bring together creative entrepreneurs and community leaders for a series of full-day events through education, networking, and hands-on learning. Beginning in March 2026, the NM CreativeCon lineup includes five regional events, culminating in a statewide Read More

NMED Powers Cleanup And Growth For Taos Distillery

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NMED News:

TAOS — The New Mexico Environment Department’s Brownfields Program is supporting the transformation of a blighted mechanic shop in El Prado, near Taos, into a new distillery and tasting room.

Taos-based Rolling Still Distillery will build the project on a former neglected and contaminated site through a $452,309 low-interest loan issued through NMED’s Brownfields Program.

NMED’s Brownfields Program offers funding for cleanup and reinvestment in properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of contamination or perceived contamination. Cleaning up and Read More

BLM Seeks Input Through Feb. 20 For May 2026 Sale Of Oil And Gas Leases In New Mexico And Texas

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BLM News:

SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 74 oil and gas parcels totaling 33,530 acres in New Mexico and Texas in a May 2026 sale.

The comment period ends Feb. 20, 2026.

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in December 2025 and is now seeking public comment on the parcels and the related environmental analysis. The BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel.

Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations Read More

Houck: Your Real Estate Contracts … The Buyer Brokerage Agreement (Part 2 Of 3)

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By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty, LLC

Editor’s note: This is the second column in a three-part series on the contracts one may see in the process of buying or selling a home here in Los Alamos or White Rock.

Generally, there are three primary contracts used in a real estate transaction:

  1. Listing Agreement
  2. Buyer’s Brokerage Agreement – an agreement between the buyer and their broker that outlines how much the buyer agrees to pay the broker and how long the buyer is committed to working with that brokerage.
  3. Purchase Agreement

All terms in these contracts are negotiable, and both buyers Read More

Lovington BBQ Joint Gets State Funding For Expansion

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Dunlap performs weekly live “how-to & Q&A” cooking shows on social media and you can download his free cookbook on the website at tdsbrewandbbq.com. Courtesy/NMEDD

NMEDD News:

LOVINGTON — TD’s Brew & BBQ, a Lovington-based maker of BBQ sauces and spice rubs, has been awarded state economic assistance to create 16 local jobs and expand operations through a program administered by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).

TD’s Brew & BBQ plans to hire 16 new full-time employees and generate an economic impact of more than $14 million Read More

Business After Hours: Fun At Flowers By Gillian Tonight!

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LACC News:

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is celebrating a Business After Hours Networking event at Flowers by Gillian. Come see the lovely happy houseplants at Gillian’s from 4–7 p.m. tonight!

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so plan early, and see what is available from Flowers by Gillian, and enjoy the company of friends at Flowers by Gillian at 3801 Arkansas Ave # A, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Join us if you can.

About Los Alamos Chamber Commerce

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic Read More

Los Alamos County Council Votes Down MRA Commission

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Besides voting against an MRA commission, Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved the North Mesa Recreation Master Plan Tuesday night in Council Chambers. The public filled the chambers, many wearing bike helmets, to voice their support for the plan. Council Chair Randall Ryti encouraged everyone to return during the budget hearings and contact the council to discuss funding for the master plan. Photo by Ryn Herrmann

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post 
kirsten@ladailypost.com

While Los Alamos County Council passed on forming a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) commission, Read More

Celebrate Valentine’s Week With Two Romantic Options At Beef & Leaf Or Pig & Fig

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Two romantic options are available on Valentine’s Day at Beef & Leaf or Pig & Fig. Courtesy photo

DINING News:

The community is invited to celebrate Valentine’s Week with two romantic options to choose from at Beef & Leaf or Pig & Fig.

The popular eateries will be offering a romantic Prix Fixe Menu all week long at Beef & Leaf, as well as hosting one of their legendary wine dinners at Pig & Fig at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14.

Email pigandfigcafe@gmail.com to make a reservation for the Valentine’s Day wine dinner.

See the Prix Fixe menu below. Call 505.500.8087 to make a reservation. Read More

Satori Healing Serves People’s Physical And Mental Health

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Dr. Patrick Martin, co-owner of Satori Healing, shows one of the rooms where patients can receive IV infusions. Satori Health, 2610 Trinity #14, offers a wide range of services. For more information, visit https://www.satorihealingnm.com/ or call 505.500.8213. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

While working in the hospital environment, Dr. Patrick Martin began wondering what other options were available to help the community, especially those struggling with mental health.

At times, he cared for challenging Read More

New Mexico December 2025 Unemployment Rate 4.3%

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NMDWS News:

New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in December, up from 4.2 percent in November and unchanged from the previous year’s rate. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in November and up from 4.1 percent in December 2024.

Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 8,800 jobs, or 1.0 percent, between December 2024 and December 2025. The majority of gains came from the public sector. The private sector was up 3,000 jobs, or 0.4 percent, while the public sector was up 5,800 jobs, or 3.0 percent. Within the Read More