Final Los Alamos Winter Farmers Market Thursday
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NNMC’S El Rito Campus Hosts Food Depot Mobile Pantry
Volunteers from The Food Depot deliver food at Northern New Mexico College’s El Rito Campus. Courtesy /NNMC
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — On the third Thursday of every month, volunteers from The Food Depot arrive early at Northern New Mexico College’s El Rito Campus. They set up tables while they wait for the truck to arrive, then unload food and begin filling boxes.
They pass boxes hand-to-hand out to the distribution area while volunteers register those lined up in their cars. At 10:30 a.m. they begin loading boxes of food into trunks and back seats. The food is usually gone by 11:30 a.m. and the volunteers Read More
Jemez Electric Forensic Audit Gets Underway
JMEC News:
ESPAÑOLA — The Board of Trustees of Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc. (JMEC) has announced that Dawson Forensic Group out of Lubbock, Texas, had initiated its forensic audit of the cooperative.
The audit is expected to complete in June with a presentation to the JMEC board of trustees at its Friday, June 24 meeting.
The board of trustees announced in December 2021 that it had authorized a forensic audit of the cooperative, inviting any JMEC member to submit subject matter to be considered for inclusion in the audit. Among the few submission guidelines were that they be practice Read More
Heritage Real Estate Company Announces Newly Appointed Vice President Jackie Moss Apodaca
Newly Appointed Vice President Jackie Moss Apodaca
HERITAGE News:
Heritage Real Estate Company is proud to announce the appointment of Jackie Moss Apodaca as Vice President of Heritage Real Estate Company, effective immediately, President Suzanne Lubar said.
Heritage Real Estate Company is a privately-owned real estate company focused exclusively on New Mexico properties. The company oversees the acquisition, leasing and management of more than 1 million square feet of multi-tenant, Class A office buildings, retail, and exclusive properties including WaFd Bank Building, Park Square, Read More
Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart Meets To Discuss Trade And Cultural Ties Between New Mexico And Taiwan
Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart
New Mexico Senate News:
ALBUQUERQUE — This week, Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart (D- Albuquerque) met with Deputy Director David Chen and Officer Jack Jheng of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles (TECO-LA) to talk about trade, economic, and cultural relations between New Mexico and Taiwan.
This meeting followed an earlier gathering that included local and state government officials together with community and business leaders.
Within the last three years, New Mexico has successfully drawn the interest of three Taiwanese companies Read More
New Mexico Cannabis Sales Spike On 420
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — The Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department (NMRLD) announced Thursday that the state saw double the usual daily cannabis sales on 420, an unofficial but much-celebrated cannabis holiday.
“Legal cannabis sales have brought 420 out of the shadows and into the mainstream of our state’s economy,” said Cannabis Control Division Director Kristen Thomson. “New Mexicans celebrated responsibly yesterday and came out in strong numbers to celebrate and enjoy high-quality New Mexico products.”
On 420, cannabis retailers sold $2.2 million in Read More
Samizdat Bookstore And STEAM Lab Partner Up To Serve Community At 174 Central Park Square
From left, STEAM Lab Co-Owners Lisabeth Lueninghoener and JoLynn Baily and Samizdat Bookstore Owner Jill Lang stand in the space shared by the two businesses at 174 Central Park Square. The typewriter in front of them is a huge hit with younger customers. Lang said they will type out stories, poems or just sentences. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Samizdat Bookstore and STEAM Lab joined forces in February and opened a shared space at 174 Central Park Square.
Jill Lang, owner of Samizdat Bookstore, and Lisabeth Lueninghoener, Read More
Spectra Tech Named DOE’s Small Business Of The Year
Spectra Tech President Dr. Loong Yong
BUSINESS News:
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Spectra Tech, Inc. (Spectra Tech) has been named the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business of the Year for 2021.
The award, issued by the DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), recognizes the “creative, unique, and extraordinary performance of a small business which has significantly and directly impacted core DOE mission objectives and requirements.”
This award was given in recognition of Spectra Tech’s performance as the small business prime contractor for the Nuclear Read More
NM Division Of Vocational Rehab Back On Social Media
NMDVR Director Casey Stone-Romero
NMDVR News:
SANTA FE — Participants and prospective participants in the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NMDVR) can now go to Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to get the latest news about the agency’s programs, job opportunities, and other vocational rehab information.
The agency has relaunched its social media presence.
“It’s important to be able to reach diverse audiences where they are,” NMDVR Director Casey Stone-Romero said. “People of all ages are getting their information from one or more social media channels. We want them Read More
New Mexico Opportunity Enterprise Fund Signed Into Law
Rep. Meredith Dixon
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 7, the Opportunity Enterprise Act, March 9, which will expand the availability of commercial building spaces for meaningful economic development in communities across New Mexico.
The Opportunity Enterprise Act creates a partnership program within the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) to enhance the ability of local communities to fund and construct commercial buildings that will directly support their economic development initiatives.
This will help communities acquire the necessary commercial Read More
