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Tourism Work Group Meets Wednesday

COUNTY News: 

The Tourism Work Group will meet noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Building 1 conference room at the Pajarito Cliff Sites. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Agenda: 

I. Call to Order
II. Review of Public Meeting/Survey results
III. Review of Strategic Directions
IV. Next Steps
V. Public Comment
VI. Next Meeting Scheduled: Oct. 17, 2017 at noon, location: TBD
VII. Adjourn Meeting Read More

Today Is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

AAUW News:

Native Women Have to Work 9 Extra Months to Make the Same Salary as White Men Made Last Year

Editor’s note: This post was originally written by Elizabeth Bolton in 2015 and updated in 2017 by Senior Researcher Kevin Miller, Ph.D.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: There’s a pay gap between women and men, and that gap is widest on average for Latinas, black women, and Native women. In fact, American Indian and Alaska Native women are paid just 57 cents for every dollar white men are paid. For Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women, that number is 59 cents.

Today, Sept. Read More

More Scenes From Metzger’s 70th Anniversary

Metzger’s Do It Best Owner Greg Metzger mingles with the crowd during his business’ 70th anniversary. Photo by Nancy Partridge 

Metzger’s General Manager David Jolly cuts into the store’s anniversary cake. The cake was made by Cakes by Julia in Los Alamos. Photo by Nancy Partridge

Metzger’s employee Marc Barbeau grills hot dogs during Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware 70th anniversary Saturday. Photo by Nancy Partridge

Metzger’s 70th anniversary celebration was attended by patrons young and old. Photo by Nancy Partridge Read More

Metzger’s Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Employees of the Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware celebrate the store’s 70th anniversary Saturday at the Los Alamos store. From left, Sue Smith, Noah and Marc Barbeau and Clayton Purvis serve up hotdogs to hungry patrons. Besides lunch, the event featured a number of vendor booths, drawings, cake and a performance by the Los Alamos High School marching band. The store also kicked off its rewards program, Best Rewards, which provides a number of benefits. For instance, for every $300 spent, customers will receive a gift card. Additionally, they will be made aware of special deals on Read More

Heinrich Welcomes $1 Million Federal Investment In Innovate ABQ Bioscience Incubator

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomes the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will award Innovate ABQ with a $1 million grant to establish a bioscience business incubator.
 
Innovate ABQ is a collaborative initiative that brings together the research powers of the University of New Mexico and New Mexico’s government, education, and business communities.

“I’ve been proud to support Innovate ABQ

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Officials Gather For Annual REDI Summit

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) delivering the welcoming address. Courtesy/LANL CPO

From left, Los Alamos County Economic Development Director Joan Ahlers, with RDC Board members Kristin Henderson and Javier Sanchez. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com

Staff Report

Officials gathered Thursday at Buffalo Thunder Resort for the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Summit. “Navigating Our Economic Future” was the theme for this year’s event.

The REDI Strategic Plan was completed nearly 10 years ago in 2008. This year, the summit featured successes and Read More

Small Business Saturday Commercial In Production

Kate O’Donnell of the Reel Deal Movie Theater, left, and Jean Gindreau of PAC 8 film today at Rose Chocolatier in Central Park Square to promote Small Business Saturday. Courtesy photo

Filming is underway for a commerical to promote Small Business Saturday. Courtesy Photo

CHAMBER News: 

 

Production is underway on a local commercial promoting the businesses participating in Small Business Saturday in Los Alamos. Filming started today at several of the retailers who have already signed up to be involved in the popular activity which encourages consumers to shop local on Read More

UWNNM Thermometer Is Touring The Town!

This year the United Way of Northern New Mexico Thermometer is touring the town! It is presently at Los Alamos National Bank at 1200 Trinity Dr. Keep an eye out for it at other local businesses during the coming weeks. Anyone interested in investing in United Way may do so at www.unitedwaynnm.org or by calling 505.662.0800. Courtesy/UWNNM Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium Fund Grants Awarded Totaling $60,000

LANL MSC News:

SANTA FE – The Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium (LANL MSC), in partnership with New Mexico Community Foundation, and Los Alamos National Security, awarded five economic development grants to nonprofit organizations serving various communities in northern NM.

The LANL MSC grant funding supports economic development industry cluster projects serving Sandoval, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel, and/or Mora counties, as well as the Eight Northern Pueblos. Specifically, the LANL MSC Economic Development Industry Cluster Read More

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