Business

Elizabeth Maestas and John Roberts of Smith’s with posters of Smith’s Marketplace scheduled to open in May. The posters can be seen in the front of Smiths at 535 Central Ave. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

John Roberts, general manager of Los Alamos Smith’s Food & Drug Centers and Elizabeth Maestas, the store’s human resources director, were the guests of the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos Tuesday.

Roberts gave a presentation to the group, gathered at Trinity on the Hill, about the new Smith’s Marketplace under construction Read More

Dave Jones is surrounded Wednesday afternoon by furniture and equipment on sale at the Hive, scheduled to close down Oct. 31. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Despite a valiant two-year effort, the end of the line looms near for the Hive at 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock. The Hive is scheduled to close down Oct. 31.

“We are now in the process of closing the Hive facility and disposing of the furniture and equipment,” Dave Jones told the Los Alamos Daily Post Wednesday.

Jones has served as steward of the Hive since its inception. He has been Read More

Thomas M. Lilly

LANB News:

Los Alamos National Bank (LANB) announces the hiring of Thomas (Tom) M. Lilly as Chief Credit Officer.

Lilly brings to LANB more than 25 years of community banking financial management experience overseeing credit administration, underwriting, loan operations and collections for several Mid-Western regional banks.

“Tom is a great addition to LANB,” President Steve Wells said. “He brings valued expertise to the credit quality function of the organization and will make us a better bank.”

Lilly will oversee all credit administration of LANB and will lead Read More

QNM News:

Quality New Mexico will conduct a workshop on “Leadership Tools for Leaders, Managers, and Supervisors” 8:30 a.m. to noon, Oct. 17 at Los Alamos National Bank in Los Alamos.

Leader, Manager, and Supervisor positions are critical to the success of a business. They are the front line people – training them to understand their role and how they fit in the big picture is critical to overall success of the business and their own performance.

Key leadership tools include:

• A clear understanding of these roles and responsibilities
• The critical elements of a sustainable operation
• A system to

Staff Report

SANTA FE – The Velocity Project, an economic development program sponsored by the City of Santa Fe Economic Development Division, will accept applications beginning Oct. 9. 

This is the second year of the entrepreneurial accelerator, which provides a vigorous and focused environment for ambitious entrepreneurs. Companies can apply here.

The Velocity Project provides local start-up companies with the opportunity to learn from other successful entrepreneurs in order to fast-track the growth and success of their business.

Applications for the program are due Read More

HIVE News:

The Hive will hold its weekly brown-bag networking lunch at 11:30 a.m. today (late is never a problem) at the Hive.  

Dave and Liz Thomson will give a report on their truck excursion to Alaska. The Hive welcomes presentations on projects from anyone. Just come by and update the group on progress or call Dave Jones at 505-660-6992 to schedule something.

There will also be an LA Robotics meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Hive. Everyone is welcome, so come and join in on the fun. Read More

HD3 News:

High Desert Discovery District (HD3) – New Mexico’s privately lead high technology start-up accelerator (www.hddd.org) – New Mexico Consortium and Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC), and the Four Corners Economic Development will partner to host an HD3 Discovery Day™ Feb. 5-6, 2014 in Los Alamos and April 23-24, 2014 in Farmington.

Jaynes Corporation will sponsor the Los Alamos event, and ConocoPhillips will sponsor the Farmington event.

Each Discovery Day will present a new format for this signature HD3 activity to accommodate the region’s distinctive Read More