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    2022 Economic Impact on New Mexico

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    Economic Development

    Developing new business, strengthening existing companies, contributing to a diverse economy

    The Laboratory invests and partners in economic development initiatives and programs that help stimulate business growth, create jobs, and strengthen our communities. 

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    One of the Laboratory’s initiatives, the New Mexico Small Business Assistance program (NMSBA) assists for-profit businesses in New Mexico with access to subject matter experts and cutting-edge technologies at Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories to solve technical challenges.

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    *Surveys, conducted by a third-party contractor, were performed with participating clients in each program six months to one year after project completion. This information is based on CY 2021 data.

     

    Mesa Photonics
    Santa Fe-based Mesa Photonics had developed a portable, laser-pulse system that can be used to test for Severe Accurate Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness. Through the NMSBA program, Laboratory researchers helped the company demonstrate the product’s feasibility, securing funding to move the project into the next phase of development.

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    Economic Development

    Technology Engagement & Entrepreneurship

     

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    Workforce Development

    Investing to develop local talent for the Laboratory and the region

    A skilled workforce is crucial to the future of the Laboratory and Northern New Mexico. The Laboratory is working with education, business and government partners to ensure the projected workforce needs for the Laboratory and the region are met — strengthening the local economy.

    New pipeline programs address critical skills for a growing workforce:

    • The Laboratory now has eight formal partnerships in place with regional colleges and high schools for workforce development pipeline programs

    • In partnership with NNSA, the Laboratory also provided funding for additional workforce development programs at 11 regional colleges in 2021 and 2022.

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    *Other includes Insulators, Roofers, Masons

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    Employment

    Providing solutions to the most pressing issues facing the nation

    Los Alamos National Laboratory is a workplace that attracts, inspires, and develops world-class talent to ensure a vital future workplace. Diversity fuels our innovative, agile, and principled workforce which is essential to solving problems of global importance.

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    Not including contractors. *Other NM: Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, San Juan, San Miguel, Socorro, Sierra, Torrance, and Valencia

     

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    *Other NM: Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, San Juan, San Miguel, Socorro, Sierra, Torrance, and Valencia

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    Small Business Procurement

    Purchasing quality products and services from small businesses while ensuring that the needs of the Laboratory and its customers are met.

    Payments made to suppliers as a result of Laboratory procurements help drive economic growth in New Mexico and the nation. The staff in our Small Business Program and procurement personnel work closely with small businesses to learn about the goods and services available to the Laboratory and inform them about subcontracting requirements and opportunities. 

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    Procurement from New Mexico small businesses by category

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    *Ohkay Owingeh, San Ildefonso, Acoma. A single small business can qualify for more than one category.

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    Overall procurement from small businesses by category

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    A single small business can qualify for more than one category.

     

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    *The data in this report have been derived from the Laboratory’s financial systems for payments made in fiscal year 2022 (October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022), unless otherwise noted. LA-UR-22-20377 

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