6 Steps to Building a Great Team
May 11 2022There are few things more frustrating than gathering a team of skilled individuals who just don’t seem to be able to work together well. There is also nothing more fulfilling than creating a team that is supportive, cooperative and results-focused. Effective coaches know how to support teams in a wa...
How to Effectively Hire During the New Normal
May 10 2022The way businesses in the industrial sector approach hiring new employees has changed. Companies can no longer rely on posting a job ad and sitting back to wait for resumes to flood in. With unemployment rates at an all-time low after the advent of the Great Resignation, the best candidate...
Governments, owners, investors, and consumers are demonstrating a steady commitment to net-zero, carbon-neutral, and other goals, with a focus on replacing fossil-based energy systems with renewable energy sources. Who is going to do the work of bringing us this new future? If you’re in the global energy sector…you are.
Leaders o...
NM Paid Sick Leave Takes Effect July 1, 2022
May 5 2022Law for paid sick leave goes into effect July 2022, employers are encouraged to attend NMDWS information webinar
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2021
Contact: Stacy Johnston
Communications & Marketing Director
505.250.3926
Law for paid sick leave goes into effect July 2022, employers are encouraged to attend NMDWS information webinar
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$1.6 million federal grant adds to revitalization effort for San Juan County Industrial Park
May 1 2022FARMINGTON — The county’s hopes for getting the San Juan County Industrial Park open for business got another boost April 28 with a $1.6 million infrastructure grant from the American Rescue Plan’s Coal Communities Commitment.
County Manager Mike Stark said this grant, 30% in matching funds from the county and a...
Housing continues to be a challenge in many rural communities. Attracting workforce housing development requires intention and a bit of creativity. We have looked across the country to find communities that are using unique strategies to develop workforce housing and are sharing these best practices. Some, all, or a combinatio...
All Together NM Fund
Apr 25 2022The All Together NM Fund was established in 2020 by the New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations in conjunction with the Governor’s office to help New Mexico respond to and eventually recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
?The Fund has been used to address immediate needs and offer long-term support for th...
Forms are an essential tool for leveraging the power of a LANDING PAGE. Without them, there is no way to convert a visitor into a lead. Forms come in handy when it’s time for people to sign up, subscribe, or download an offer.
The following tips will cover how to buil...
Commissioning a housing study is an economic development best practice that can ultimately lead to growth. Individual communities and regions are commissioning them to determine the total demand, the type of housing that’s needed, and the ideal price point for the market. Once complete, a housing study is the bes...
Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance counties are now collectively supporting the electricity needs of nearly 1 million people through a massive new wind farm and transmission line in central New Mexico.
Pattern Energy officially dedicated its Western Spirit wind project in late February after more than a decade of development. The projec...
Profile of the Consultants Survey Respondents
At least 80 percent of those responding to our 17th annual Consultants Survey work with manufacturers of durable goods, with some of these consultants also working with other manufacturers, and three quarters are working on distribution/logistics projects. Nearly half represent clients in data processing/computer-related sector...
When we last took stock of Area Development’s Top States for Doing Business, it was a bit hard to gauge what “doing business” was even supposed to look like. In 2020, the country was riding one wave of COVID-19 after another, mixing times of turmoil and concern with ripples o...
SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, New Mexico Film Office, New Mexico Higher Education Department, New Mexico’s Film Partners, IATSE Local 480, and Consortium Education Partners join Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in celebrating the allocation of $40 million in funding for the establishment of the Nex...
The Labor Challenges of Site Selection
Mar 9 2022You’re evaluating a new site. It checks all the boxes when it comes to the property, local infrastructure, and business climate. You have one more box to check — labor supply. You’re presented with a hodge-podge of numbers. How can you make sense of it all? And what’s the botto...
How States Lure the Big Fish
Mar 8 2022Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Laura Kelly of Kansas are covered extensively in this issue as the winners of the 2021 Governors’ Cups — the former for total qualified capital investment projects last year and the latter for total per capita projects. The governors of the other ranking state...
The Rise of the Silicon Heartland
Mar 7 2022The ink on Intel’s $20 billion investment deal in Ohio was barely dry in January when experts started weighing in on the long-term impact of the deal.
Much of the analysis in the press centered on Ohio’s $2 billion incentives package for the $200 billion California-based company, but the ramifications o...
Making talent attraction easier, and more effective is top of mind for many economic developers and the businesses they support. Talent attraction has been a challenge post-pandemic, whether that means getting people already in the community to work at their highest potential or attracting talent from outside of the area...
FARMINGTON — It's only been a few weeks since the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced it was awarding a large grant to Farmington's Process Equipment & Service Company Inc. to fund the creation of dozens of new jobs.
But already the oil and gas-related firm commonly known as PESCO ha...
FARMINGTON — San Juan County's wish list for capital outlay funding from the New Mexico Legislature is a short one, but it doesn't lack big-ticket items, meaning county officials essentially chose to go for quality over quantity this year.
County officials are seeking a total of $4.1 million in funding fro...
I'm mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” declared the longtime news anchor Howard Beale in the 1975 film classic Network.
A similar debate is raging across the world about the future of work, and there is a lot more at issue than how often to commute...
Big Tech Schools Us
Jan 3 2022Even as state and regional education systems and business coalitions roll out reams of computer, tech and STEM skills certification and boot camp programs, Big Tech behemoths is doing the same. Companies such as Google, Intel, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn and beyond have developed their own academic portfolios in orde...
Congratulations on an amazing year of successes, learning opportunities and improvements for you and your business. It’s no easy task running a company, and it can take a toll on you. As the year comes to an end, let’s talk about how to keep you energized in the coming year.
Her...
Holidays are the Perfect Time to Shop Local
Dec 14 2021Every December, San Juan County residents turn their attention to winter and preparations for the holiday season. This year, families and small businesses alike are eager to enjoy a normal holiday shopping experience. After nearly two difficult years, Four Corners Economic Development knows the small businesses and charitable organizations o...
Talent-Based Location Strategies
Dec 6 2021As the U.S. economy continues its recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are encountering an increasingly difficult talent landscape fraught with challenges related to the attraction and retention of the talent upon which their business relies. This is particularly true for the most advanced technical job roles...