Local news and entertainment since 1969 El It HEALTHY LAS CRUCES Prospero HISPA IC CHAMBER OP COMM.:.RCE LAS CRUCES HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • MAY/JUNE 2021 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 3 HORIZONS Workplace and work style after Covid -19 Inside BY MARKUS BENTON some semblance of normal. he pandemic has This is, of course, a moral, forced the adoption of ethical and legal concern T new ways of work- for all companies. And ing. Organizations must from a business perspective, re imagine their work and safeguarding employees’ the role of offices in creat- well-being is paramount ing safe, productive, and because no plan to resume enjoyable jobs and lives for normal operations can suc- employees. ceed without them. Work-At-Home After Changing attitudes on the Covid-19 role of the office • Increased demand for COMMUNITY Before the pandemic, the work-from-home from conventional wisdom had employees been that offices were criti- • Reduced fear about cal to productivity, culture, work-from-home and winning the war for tal- among managers and FRIDAY, ent. Companies competed executives NEWSLETTER intensely for prime office • Increased pressure for MAY space in major urban cen- work-from-home for 21, 2021 ters around the world, and disaster preparedness many focused on solutions • hybrid remote by excep- hours at the office talking 9 Future of Work Trends 7. Emergence of new top- • Increased awareness of that were seen to promote tion (net negative out- with colleagues in the hall- Post-COVID-19 tier employers cost-saving opportuni- I Volume 53, Number 21 collaboration. come but can be done way or around the coffee 1. Increase in remote 8. Transition from design- ties in work-from-home Four steps to re-imagine remotely if needed) machine. They discussed working ing for efficiency to • Increased awareness of work and workplaces • on site (not eligible for solutions to problems, 2. Expanded data designing for resilience the potential impact of INSIDE 1. Reconstruct how work remote work) provided advice, and served collection 9. Increase in organization work-from-home on is done 3. Redesign the workplace as sounding boards to their 3. Contingent worker complexity sustainability 2. Decide ‘people to work’ to support organiza- coworkers’ challenges. expansion How can we put safety • Reduced Business Travel I lascrucesbulletin.com or ‘work to people’ tional priorities Occasionally, they shot the 4. Expanded employer first? Who do we bring back • fully remote (net 4. Resize the footprint breeze and chatted about role as social safety net The health and safety of onsite, and when? positive value-creating creatively weekend plans. For the time 5. Separation of critical the workforce should be Returning to the work- outcome) Workplace Communities being, this crisis is rob- skills and roles management’s top prior- place could mean recalling • hybrid remote (net neu- Before the corona virus bing them of those kinds of 6. (De-)Humanization of ity as it considers how to NEWS tral outcome) hit, employees spent untold social interactions. employees bring operations back to SEE WORKPLACE, PAGE 3 FROM THE CHAIRMAN ...................................................................... 2 SEN. HEINRICH ................................................................................ 6 FROM THE PRESIDENT ...................................................................... 3 APRENDAMOS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 5 SIMPLE TIPS TO SPRING CLEAN YOUR BUSINESS ............................ 4 CELINA WALLER ............................................................................... 7 INDEXINDEX FROM THE LOS AMIGOS CHAIR ......................................................... 5 ALMA D'ARTE CHARTER SCHOOL ...................................................... 8 Downtown La Posta gets grant designed to help historic restaurants Draw page 11 A&E Dance school gets outdoor stage as response to pandemic page 22 SPORTS ‘Deuce’ the perfect choice for statewide hoops honor page 33 Community members are invited to join in “Go•Thrive•Be Downtown Las Cruces” mural painting at 318 N. Main St. The public is invited to help with the project during the Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, a fact that Jesus and Lino Sepulveda take full advantage of May 8. See Page 25 for the full story. BULLETIN PHOTO BY ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH 2 | FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 NEWS LAS CRUCES BULLETIN LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 | 3 New Mexico populationLas growthCruces Bulletin - 10/13/2017 Page : A013 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS OpeningFRIDAY, Up OCTOBER Recycling 13, 2017 | 13 falls well below region, nation Flags of mourning Submitted by South Central Solid Waste Authority By MIKE COOK SIBD). Las Cruces Bulletin And, although there is With the state and no change asEND a result of the country opening New Mexico’s 2020 census, New Mexico back up, New Mexicans can get SALE! population growth has could lose one of its three Tile slowed significantly in congressionalSUMMER seats in 2030 back to recycling from the last 10 years and or 2040 if current trends with a bit more JIM PEACH CHRIS ease. It’s been a long * Truckloads that could be bad news ERICKSON continue, Peach said. year, and if you’ve in stock for the state’s economy, “The situation is very Cash and Carry. two Las Cruces economists future, and it should trig- bleak,” said EASIBD In- been stashing the No holding. 59per sq. ft. ¢ said. ger changes in the state’s terim Department Head Amazon boxes because they won’t A report, presented by economic priorities going and Professor Chris Erick- Carpet Laminate fit in your blue the New Mexico Legisla- forward, the economists son, Ph.D. from from bin, come back tive Finance Committee said. “The very slow growth out to Las Cruces * * (LFC), shows the state’s LAS CRUCES“A BULLETIN slowdown like this that we’re experiencingOPINION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018 | 9 Recycle Center $ 79 population has grown by is not a good sign for eco- shows the economy is fail- LETTERS amnesty for 18 million 2855 W. Amador per sq. ft. only 2.8 percent during the nomic growth inundocumented the state,” immiing,”- said Erickson, also a Thousands CONTINUED FROM 8 grants. So, if 18 million Avenue or at the 99 per sq. ft. ¢ 1of feet in stock past decade because of de- said Jim Peach, Ph.D.,immigrants receiveBulletin columnist. Socialism hasn’t worked amnesty, what are her Foothills Landfill clining birth rate and moreanywhere professor else, but whatemeritusplans in for the the next fivePeach said population Composting Facility Luxury Vinyl Tile people moving out of thethe hell,New now Mexicothat we are Statemillion Univer immigrants- demographics in like birth in the twilight zone let’s six years? Bottom line, at 555 S. Sonoma Rememberfrom to go back to basics: break down your state than moving into it.give it sityone more Economics, try. I’m thereApplied is no end to thisrate, death rate and migra- recycled boxes for more space in your bin. sure if we only spend situation. Ranch Blvd. * That could be bad newsenough Statistics money. and InternationalCriminals do not try to Dennis Stone enter the USA through Masks and social for the state’s economic LAS CRUCESBusiness BULLETIN Department (EA- SEE PAGE clean, dry,$ and FRIDAY,free79 NOVEMBERKnow 16, What 2018 | to Las Cruces the border checkpoint, GROWTH, 4 OPINION 9 distancing are still per sq. ft. they come across the from food waste.” Throw: Get out the riveramnesty or through for any 18 million encouraged. welcomeLETTERS signs means available. We The benefits1 of undocumented immi- “Once we came CONTINUEDTo the editor, FROM 8 need the wall, deporta- Clean and dry items grants. 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