CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS RELEASE
Every year the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce invites the community to participate in two rounds of online nominating and voting to name the best Chamber member businesses and organizations in Los Alamos and White Rock.
Many great local businesses and organizations were nominated this year, but only the top five (or six!) Chamber member businesses in each category move on to the voting phase, which is now open through Friday, April 28 until 10 p.m. Note that due to a tie, two categories have six organizations listed for voting. Thank you to everyone who nominated businesses and organizations for the Chamber Business Awards.
Award winners will be announced through local media on Thursday, June 1 and the awards will be presented on stage on Friday, June 2 at the Friday Night Concert on stage at Ashley Pond! Thank you to Los Alamos National Laboratory – Community Partnerships Office for sponsoring this event!
There are eight Business Awards categories for 2023. Vote now for your favorite in every category, and please only vote once. If you would like to let us know why your favorite businesses or organizations deserve to win, please email us at ryn@losalamos.org or sam@losalamos.org! Written testimonials will not influence vote results, but the sender grants permission to the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce to publish the comments.
Join us in recognizing great Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Businesses and vote now at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PDBYGT9.
Best New Business of the Year Award Nominees:
High Mountain Wellbeing, Inspired Jewelers, Jemez Mountain Brewhouse, SALA Los Alamos Event Center, and Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters
Family-Friendly Business of the Year Award Nominees:
En Pointe School of Dance in Los Alamos, The Family YMCA, Little Studio on the Mesa, PEEC – Los Alamos Nature Center, and SALA Los Alamos Event Center
Financial Institution Business of the Year Award Nominees: Century Bank, Del Norte Credit Union, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Los Alamos Schools Credit Union, and Zia Credit Union
Non-Profit of the Year Award Nominees:
Family Strengths Network, The Family YMCA, Los Alamos Family Council, Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, and PEEC – Los Alamos Nature Center
Restaurant of the Year Award Nominees:
Blue Window Café, Muy Salsas, Pajarito Brewpub & Grill, Pig & Fig Café, and Ruby K’s Bagel Café
Retail Business of the Year Award Nominees:
The Cricket Window, Flowers by Gillian, Inspired Jewelers, Pet Pangaea LLC, Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse, and Village Arts
Service Business of the Year Award
Exit Realty Advantage NM, Eye Associates of New Mexico, High Mountain Wellbeing, Inspired Jewelers, and UPEX & Gifts LLC
Woman Owned Business of the Year Award Nominees:
Dragonfly Playhouse Daycare, En Pointe School of Dance in Los Alamos, High Mountain Wellbeing, Little Studio on the Mesa, Los Alamos Daily Post, and Muy Salsas
Only Chamber member businesses in good standing are eligible to win!
To become a member or for more information, visit LosAlamosChamber.com or contact Ryn Herrmann at (505) 661-4807, or ryn@losalamos.org, or Sam McRae at (505) 661-4816, or sam@losalamos.org.
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos area since 1983. LACDC serves as the umbrella organization for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, Discover Los Alamos, Los Alamos Small Business Center, project Y cowork Los Alamos, Los Alamos Creative District, and the Los Alamos Research Park.