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Chamber and Monitor Collaborate on Candidate Forum

2010-04-28T11:25:00.000-06:00

The Los Alamos Monitor and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce are collaborating on a County Council candidate economic issues forum which will take place on Thursday, April 29th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Los Alamos Research Park meeting room 203A. The room will be available for pre-forum networking beginning at 5 pm. The forum is free and open to the public. Candidates will respond to questions

A Market With History

2010-04-28T11:24:00.000-06:00

By Jeannette Wallace Jeannette Wallace is a member of the Board of Directors of Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC). LACDC’s vision is “Vibrant community through a flourishing economy.” LACDC operates the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, the UNM-LA Small Business Development Center, the Los Alamos Research Park, and other community and economic

State Resource Team Visits Los Alamos

2010-04-15T10:54:00.003-06:00

by Kevin Holsapple, LACDC/Chamber Executive Director A resource team composed of officials from various state agencies visited Los Alamos for several days in April and conducted focus groups with dozens of community members and organizations in order to provide advice to the recently designated Los Alamos Arts & Cultural District. Their work culminated in a public presentation that shared

View Community Promo Video to Google

2010-04-14T13:48:00.004-06:00

View the video that accompanied the Los Alamos County application to Google for their Community Fiber Initiative -- more info about the initiative and sign up to stay informed at www.fiberup.org

There’s Something To Do Around Here

2010-04-10T11:02:00.002-06:00

by Stan Primak All over young people say the same thing, whether they live in a big city or a small town: “There’s nothing to do around here”. When I was a teenager I said that of my town in New Jersey. Well, I have an answer for that dilemma; get a job or better yet be creative and develop you own job. There are many reasons to be your own boss. You can establish your own schedule, work when

Trinity Place Project Update

2010-04-08T11:09:00.006-06:00

by Kevin Holsapple, LACDC/Chamber Executive Director The Trinity Place development project is moving into a new, more public phase in the coming months. Since the County terminated its exclusive developer arrangement with the Boyer Company last fall, many people have assumed that the project was “dead” or that work on the project had ceased. That has not been the case, although the

Hazardous Waste Permit Hearings

2010-03-16T15:55:00.000-06:00

by Kevin Holsapple The NM Environment Department will be holding hearings in early April about whether to renew LANL's permit for hazardous waste disposal. Based upon review of NMED's documentation of their review and analysis of human health and environmental impacts, the Chamber of Commerce will be taking an advicacy position on LANL permit renewal. Read more and find links to pertinent NMED

Google Plans Ultra-High Speed Service

2010-02-20T17:02:00.001-07:00

Do you support bringing higher speed broadband service to Los Alamos? If so, you have a chance to participate in an initiative to attract the attention of Google’s “Fiber for Communities” project. The recently announced project is described by Google as an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Google plans to test ultra-high speed broadband networks

Potential County Charter Revisions: Questions and Common Sense

2010-02-10T08:26:00.001-07:00

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