Business

New Food Concept Opens In Los Alamos Today!

Sirphey is a new food-tech company opening today in Los Alamos and looking to revolutionize the way we think of restaurants. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Burned out. Even our favorite meals from our favorite restaurants can sometimes strike us as dull and flat, or we find ourselves bemoaning the lack of variety in our food options. And often, we settle for something easy but uninspiring from the market.

Launching today, Sept. 15, Sirphey is a new food-tech company looking to solve this problem and to revolutionize the way we think of restaurants, in general. From their daily-changing, curated Read More

DNCU Shreds & Recycles 34,780 Pounds Of Paper

DNCU News:

Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, is proud to announce its 2016 Shred Days have collected 34,780 pounds of paper for recycling. Shred events were held at each of the co-op’s six branches to allow members and the public to dispose of sensitive papers safely.

“We are proud to see the results of our commitment to the environment,” DNCU CEO/President Chuck Valenti said. “One ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees and 60 pounds of air pollutants, so we are happy to have saved almost 300 trees and reduced air pollutants by over 1,000 pounds. Read More

Yang: Capital Isn’t Just About Money Or Equipment – Ignore Relationships At Your Peril

By ELENA YANG
Los Alamos

When we hear “capital,” images immediately pop into our heads of money (in large amounts) or buildings or equipment. Of course, we realize and understand that people’s knowledge, skills and experiences are equally important, more in some businesses than in others. These less tangible assets are termed “human capital.” But in organizations, per Kenwyn Smith’s definition, it is the relations among parts, and the relations among relations, that really matter. And implicit in the relationships that actually facilitate execution of work is the trust people develop Read More

DOE Issues RFI For Low-Level Waste/Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposal 2018 Procurement

DOE News:
 
CINCINNATI, OHIO  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) has issued a Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) seeking interested parties with the specialized capabilities necessary to meet the requirements for the Low-Level Waste/Mixed Low-Level Waste (LLW/MLLW) Disposal (2018) procurement.
 
This effort will require contractors to safely dispose of LLW/MLLW; Section 11e.(2) byproduct material; technologically-enhanced, naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM);
Read More

N.M. Delegation Welcomes News That Facebook Will Build New Data Center In Los Lunas

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement welcoming today’s news that Facebook will build its new data center in Los Lunas:

“We welcome Facebook to New Mexico and are proud to help secure this new investment in our state’s future. Facebook will bring innovative opportunities for our economy and much needed jobs. As a leader in energy development, New Mexico is an ideal fit for the new facility, which Read More

Sign Up Now To Participate In Los Alamos’ Trick-Or-Treat On MainStreet Oct. 28

Courtesy photo
 
LACDC News:
 
Get those costumes ready! Halloweekend returns Oct.28-29 to haunt Los Alamos when Los Alamos MainStreet hosts Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet 4-6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 in the downtown area.
 
Central Avenue and Main Street from 15th to 20th Streets are closed to auto traffic and become a safe pedestrian area where local businesses and organizations distribute candy to costumed families.
 
While businesses in the downtown area open their doors to the public, this also is an opportunity for businesses
Read More

Smith Lobby Redesign Public Meeting Sept. 20

Prospective view of the main entrance to Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools invites the community to a public meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, to share their comments and questions about the Smith Auditorium Lobby Redesign at Los Alamos High School.

Lobby construction is tentatively planned to begin in the late spring of 2017. The lobby redesign is anticipated to be completed by November 2017.

LAPS has engaged FBT Architects for the redesign work. FBT has held several meetings with interested community users of Smith Auditorium to work out the Read More

Panel Discusses Economic Development Projects Over Breakfast Wednesday

CHAMBER News:

A panel discussion on Economic Development Projects in Los Alamos and across New Mexico may help answer questions on the minds of local businesses, financial institutions, elected officials and nonprofit organizers.

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept 14, will feature a panel discussion by Patrick Sullivan, Therese Varela and Will Gleason, who will discuss upcoming projects from their unique professional perspectives.

Sullivan is executive director of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. Varela is with Read More

Yang: Farewell To Los Alamos

By ELENA YANG
Los Alamos

My husband will retire at the end of this year … exact date is yet to be decided. And we’ll move to Oregon soon after that.
 
So, it’s with sadness that I need to bid farewell to my wonderful readers. I will continue writing until perhaps the end of October or early November, depending on how crazy things become. And in between, I may have to beg off a week or two here and there due to travel, getting our house ready for the market, and I am sure other unexpected items.

We have come to love northern New Mexico immensely, and still do. We are not leaving because of some unpleasant Read More

NM Business Group Tours 27 Cities Across State

BUSINESS News:

  • ACI FOCUS Tour offers peek at legislative agenda

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI) will set out for a 27-city tour of New Mexico in September, canvassing the state in three weeks to engage community business leaders about the challenges and opportunities in front of their businesses.

New Mexico’s business association, which bills itself as the “Voice of New Mexico Business,” will kick off its Sept. 15-Oct. 4 “FOCUS Tour” with an Albuquerque luncheon that will explore through a panel of experts the issue of legal reform and New Mexico’s business-law Read More