Discover Our Town: Local Economics 101

Key Economic Issues Facing Our Community

Our Town is an initiative undertaken by LACDC with the goal of helping to raise awareness and understanding in the community of the five key issues we currently face in our efforts to achieve economic sustainability. The series includes "position papers" presenting the viewpoint of LACDC relating to the issues.

The key issues to be addressed in the course of the series are derived from two sources:

• an LACDC whitepaper entitled The Los Alamos Economy: A Vision of Sustainable Prosperity
• and economic analysis of Creating a Sustainable Los Alamos, a report developed by Bill Fruth of Policom Corporation which was used as the basis for the August 2004 New Mexico Town Hall held in Los Alamos involving nearly 100 citizens.

The Our Town series will address the five critical issues for sustainability of our local economy over the course of the year:

• Support and retain LANL as the area's best wealth producing employer
• LACDC Position Summary [PDF]
• Increase the availability of housing in the county, both affordable and at market rate
  • LACDC Position Summary [PDF]
• Increase retail/entertainment opportunities
• LACDC Position Summary [PDF]
• Diversify the economy
• LACDC Position Summary [PDF]
• Increase funding to county government, to maintain and expand upon services
• LACDC Position Summary [PDF]

For updates, upcoming topics, reference resources, and other information:

• Bookmark this page for updates (http://www.losalamos.org/lacdc/econ101/index.htm), or
• Sign up for the LACDC/Our Town email list at www.losalamos.org/lacdc using the e-mail sign-up box on the left navigation bar. Then select the check box for Discover Our Town: Local Economics 101.

Discovery Café

The Discovery Café is a series of articles written by a member of the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation's Board of Directors. The series provides perspectives on key issues for the sustainability of the Los Alamos economy.

    2006

• January: Imagination and Vision: Keys to Solving Los Alamos Housing Issues
  • by: Stan Primak PDF
• February: Strength in Numbers 
  • by: Denise Lane PDF
• March: Issues for Sustainability of our Community    
  • by: Jeannette Wallace PDF
• April: Garden of Possibility in "planting" Trinity Site
  • by: Jill Cook PDF
• May: All Sectors of Community Contribute to Los Alamos Business Climate
  • by: Kent Pegg PDF
• June: Science and Technology-based Economy for Los Alamos Calls for Shared Vision and Faith among Key Players
• by: Min Park PDF

• July: Continued Commitment to Learning and Education Underpins a Science and Technology-based Economy for Los Alamos
• by: Bill Wadt PDF

• August: Regional collaboration as a component of Los Alamos economic development and sustainability plans
• by: Johnnie Martinez PDF

• September: Trinity Site
• by: Bill Enloe PDF

• October: Nonprofits fill many vital roles
• by: Pauline Schneider PDF

 

 

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