Business
Yang: More Business/Management Myths…
More Business/Management Myths, Or,“It’s That Group Thing”… Some Like it; some avoid it, and everyone has issues with it.
By ELENA YANG
Most organizations intend to improve their products and services. If you are a manager, would you welcome one superb idea, or are you hungry for many more so-so ideas from which to choose? If you have to choose, would you go for quality or quantity? Given how much I detest dichotomous, either-or, framing, the answer to the above questions is – of course – “It depends.”
It depends on whether we are dealing with incremental improvement in a process, such Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Session Targets Economic Development
Los Alamos Chamber Manager Katy Korkos leads a discussion on business funding at Friday’s Leadership Los Alamos session. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ldailypost.com
LANL Budget Officer Aaron Menefee discusses various aspects of the Lab’s budget at Friday’s LLA session. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ldailypost.com
David Pesiri, Division Leader, Technology Transfer at LANL gives a presentation Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ldailypost.com
STAFF REPORT
Friday’s Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) session at the Research Park focused on Economic Development. Los Alamos Chamber Read More
LAHS Holds Career Fair
LAHS News:
The Guidance Department of Los Alamos High School will host a Career Fair 6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 in A Wing at the LAHS.
More than 50 career options will be represented by local employers and employees.
Students are invited to meet with an accountant, engineer, equestrian, lawyer, doctor, and pharmacist, to name a few. Students will be able to meet with up to six representatives in 20-minute sessions during the evening. Refreshments will be served.
For more information about the Career Fair, contact Connie Goettee in the Career Resource Center at 505.663.2595 or c.goettee@laschools.net Read More
Los Alamos County Extends Branding Contract
North Star Community Brand Supervisor Adam Winstead, standing, solicits input from local business people in March. File photo
STAFF REPORT
Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess told the Los Alamos Daily Post in an email Thursday that the County has granted a one-year extension on the contract for a branding initiative study for Los Alamos.
The extension does not include an increase in compensation for consultant North Star Destination Strategies, Inc. of Nashville, Tenn. The $50,000 contract for brand development is a part of the County’s Economic Development Division’s Read More
Tour Top Open Houses This Weekend!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe. Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road! Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More
Innovators Invited to Register for Information Day Event
NMC News:
The New Mexico Consortium and Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation, partnering with High Desert Discovery District (HD3), is holding two events for innovators.
The first event is Information Day, which is an information briefing 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. This pre-Discovery Day event will give innovators a chance to learn more from HD3 CEO, board members and advisors.
Those innovators who like what they hear and want to learn more are invited to the second event, Discovery Day, which will give them the chance to present their ideas and discoveries to a highly experienced Read More
Brace Yourself … Pajarito Brewpub Unveils Winter Menu!
The Pajarito Brewpub & Grill’s winter menu features new entrées, soup and desserts. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Pajarito Brewpub Executive Chef David Tripp and Pastry Chef Laura Hamilton with their new creations. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comBy BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
Winter’s upon us and it’s time for comfort food. The new dishes on the Pajarito Brewpub & Grill’s winter menu will make you very comfortable indeed. The Los Alamos Daily Post was invited to sample the new selections Wednesday so we tucked in for some Read More
Hive Announces Events and Survey
HIVE News:
Mini-Sumo Robot Competitions take place 6-8 p.m. today, Nov. 14 at 4711 Quemazon in Los Alamos.
There are two competitions—one for “entry level” and one for “advanced.” The advanced competition is open to all mini-sumos, even if the builders did not attend the recent robot-building class.
Visit https:////www.pelowitz.com/larobotics/ for more information.
The Hive and Los Alamos Entrepreneur Network have generated a survey seeking community input for future directions for the organizations. Take the survey at https:////goo.gl/7PiMLn to provide your Read More
Los Alamos Couple Buys Dixie Girl Restaurant
Victor Medina and Denise Lane at the Dixie Girl Restaurant Tuesday. Medina and his wife Patricia officially take ownership of the eatery Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Victor Jose Medina, son of the Dixie Girl’s new owners has worked at the restaurant since it opened in 2012. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
After Denise Lane sold Victor Manuel Medina and his wife Patricia a new home last month, she turned around and sold them her Dixie Girl Restaurant. Medina joked with the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday afternoon Read More