Labor Dept. Holds Webinar On Best Practices For Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment For Disabled People
USDL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy held the webinar, “How Blended, Braided or Sequenced Funding can Help Drive Employment, Equity and Inclusion,” Tuesday as part of its ongoing efforts to advance competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities.
Hosted by the National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities, this federal interagency webinar allowed state and local practitioners across the workforce systems supporting people with disabilities to discuss Read More
Council Holds Continuation Of March 22 Special Session
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council will hold a continuation of the March 22 special session at 6 p.m. today.
This appeal hearing will be conducted in a hybrid manner with the County Council convening in chambers with an invitation to the parties and counsel to be present in Council chambers to present their case.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: March 23, 2022 County Council Special Session Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Webinar ID: 880 7644 9542 Read More
After Nearly 5 Hours Council Recesses On Sirphey Appeal
COUNTY News:
After almost five hours of oral arguments, periods of questions and answers and two executive sessions, no final decisions were made regarding the Sirphey, LLC appeal to Los Alamos County Council on two orders made in January by the Board of Appeals.
Los Alamos County Council held a special session Tuesday night to discuss the appeal but ultimately recessed and will continue the meeting at 6 p.m. today.
The two orders being discussed are:
- Board of Appeal’s decision regarding the stop work order at 813 Central Ave. with findings of fact and conclusions of law; and
- Order on appellant’s
Los Alamos Farmers Market Back To Overflow Lot
Vitalant Tests Blood Donations For COVID-19 Antibodies
Vitalant Senior Vice President Cliff Numark
VITALANT News:
Starting Monday, when people donate lifesaving blood through Vitalant, they can learn if they have antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 and find out if their plasma can be used to help COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.
For a limited time, all donations will be tested and results will be available in donors’ online accounts about two weeks later.
Vitalant can produce convalescent plasma from donations that test sufficiently high for COVID-19 antibodies while red blood cells and other blood components may help Read More
Los Alamos-based UbiQD And Heliene Initiate Joint Development Of Agrivoltaic Modules For Greenhouses
UbiQD R&D Engineer inspects a quantum dot glass prototype under UV. Courtesy/ UbiQD, Inc.
UbiQD News:
The development will combine UbiGro® light optimizing technology to maximize crop yields with solar power generation for greenhouses.
UbiQD, Inc., a deep tech company specializing in nanomaterials innovation, and Canada-based Heliene Inc., a customer-first provider of North American made solar modules, today announced the initiation of a joint development agreement to embed UbiGro® sunlight optimizing technology in Heliene’s photovoltaic modules.
“As energy costs continue Read More
Environmental Protection Division Director Ely To Retire
EPD Director Sandra Ely
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announces that Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Director Sandra Ely will retire at the end of March after three years leading the division.
Over the course of her 24-year career, Director Ely has been instrumental in initiatives that have and will continue to positively impact the environment and public health in New Mexico.
Director Ely has a long history with NMED. She started in the Occupational, Health, and Safety Bureau in 1994 as an industrial hygienist, moved up to Program Manager before Read More
Newcomer Monday Mixers Back In-Person For April 4
Attendees listen to introductions at March’s Newcomer Monday Mixer event, which are hosted by projectY cowork Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Zia Credit Union. Afterward, the group gathers at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op across the street for a complimentary drink and conversation. Courtesy/MainStreet
MAINSTREET News:
projectY cowork and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, along with sponsor Zia Credit Union, have partnered together to again host in-person events for the Los Alamos Newcomers Monday Mixers.
The events take place the first Monday of each Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: March 25-31, 2022
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for March 25-31:
Friday, March 25, 2022
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 3-15-22
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Senior Center – “Chair Yoga with Jacci”
- 7 p.m. — Stanford Stem Cell
In Celebration Of Women’s History Month: Native Women Lead & New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Partner For Fair Trade Initiative
NWL News:
ALBUQUERQUE — In 2021 and 2022, the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (NMIAD) partnered with Native Women Lead (NWL) to invest $60,000 into Native women and their businesses through the NWL Fair Trade Initiative.
IAD also is sponsoring the NWL Spring 2022 BEWE Box, which will be available for purchase in April.
“Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Administration is committed to investing in and supporting Native women entrepreneurs,” IAD Cabinet Secretary Lynn Trujillo said. “The Department is grateful for its partnership with Native Women Lead and will continue to honor and elevate the Read More
