Here’s Who Decides What Quality of Life Means
Aug 25 2022Quoting Site Selection colleagues isn’t a reportorial practice we typically employ. But in this instance, a thought-provoking presentation by Editor-in-Chief Mark Arend served as the prompt for an inquiry into attracting top talent through “quality of life” enhancements. QOL has rocketed up the priority list of economic developers.
“In many case...
Demand for Industrial Land Surges
Aug 24 2022As a zoning and land use attorney over the last 15 years, I have witnessed a lot of change. That change has been brought about by a host of factors including traditional — but increasingly less predictable — business economic cycles, the Great Recession, the affordable housing crisis, and th...
5 Tips to Perfect Your Elevator Pitch
Aug 22 2022A polished elevator pitch is essential in our fast-paced world. Not only will it allow you to quickly and effectively communicate your value proposition, but it can also help you win more business. In the luxury real estate industry, it is essential to demonstrate the ability to communicate who yo...
New Mexico needs every worker it can get
Aug 8 2022After 45 years in the business, Luis Terrazas is finishing up perhaps his worst construction project ever. At age 77, the Silver City homebuilder is literally doing the job himself.
“He can’t get anybody to come to work,” said his son, state Rep. Luis Terrazas. “He’s always like ‘this is m...
FARMINGTON − A federal grant sent Diné College $2.9 million to fund high-speed internet programs, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration?(NTIA) announced last month.
“Diné College is one of five minority-serving colleges and universities receiving grants totaling $10,642,577.03,” NTIA said in a news release. “The grants will b...
A new program designed to boost employment opportunities in rural northern New Mexico is getting $6.4 million in federal support.
State and federal officials on Wednesday announced the grant intended to get more residents working in health care, construction and other skilled trades.
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Prices are rising (8.6%, to be exact). This isn’t news. We see it at the grocery store, car dealership, and especially at the pump.
But thanks to a mix of slowed business growth and rising labor costs, we’re starting to see something new. Companies like Tesla, Netflix, Wells Fargo, and Carvan...
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that 80 companies received Fiscal Year 2022 grants from the Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) to hire or retrain over 2,000 workers at an average wage of $23.67.
The June JTIP awards mark th...
Star power helped fuel space flight dream
Jul 10 2022One thing this endeavour has had from the start is star power. Richard Branson and Bill Richardson are larger-than-life-figures with résumés to match.
In addition to eight years as New Mexico’s governor, Richardson has been ambassador to the United Nations, Secretary of Energy and chair of the Democratic National Convention, an...
Trends in Data Center Site Selection
Jul 6 2022What makes a good location for a data center? There are quite a few factors, and some of the most important are the availability of space, land, and power. However, emerging technologies that will require edge computing — such as 5G, virtual reality and metaverse applications, AI, and self-driving car...
The national news headlines in 2021 shifted dramatically, from wall-to-wall pandemic coverage to stories of extraordinary economic growth and recovery. After a dramatic downturn in 2020, the economy came roaring back with unexpected gusto — and that enthusiasm is reflected in the economic development activity that was bringing smiles an...
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, but that doesn’t mean the workforce is simply returning to normal. In March of 2022, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs, leaving 1.9 job openings for every unemployed worker. According to the Institute o...
Breaking the Cyber Color Barrier
Jul 4 2022The pronounced shortage of cybersecurity workers has been exhaustively chronicled, as has the low participation rate of Black people and other minorities among technology industry professionals. According to the 2021 Cybersecurity Workforce Study issued in October by the non-profit International Information System Security Certification Consortium — (ISC)2 — unfilled cybersecurit...
New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said today that the agency’s latest round of quarterly economic reports shows 30 of 33 counties seeing gains in Matched Taxable Gross Receipts (MTGR) over the year with Sandoval up 44%, Santa Fe up 32%, Doña Ana up 22%...
The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has launched an online platform to make it easier for business owners to connect with financial institutions that can fund their projects, Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today.
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SANTA FE, NM – New Mexico State Film Office Director Amber Dodson announced today that Nickelodeon Studios is set to begin principal photography in June on the new Paramount+ original live-action series, The Loud House, in Albuquerque. The 10-episode series is slated to premiere later this year exclusively on Paramount+...
The Evolution of the Megasite
Jun 7 2022Competing on a national and global scale for large economic development projects — and winning — is a sure sign of a community’s vitality. A community’s ability to position large-scale, shovel-ready land tracts for investment consideration exponentially increases its ability to secure desired jobs and capital investment at the loca...
Station to Station
Jun 6 2022Remember as a child trying to learn the difference between “electric” and “electronic,” two words separated only by that “ON” switch in the middle?
Today — with a surge in EV demand and a shortage of semiconductors — they are the two most operative words in the automotive industry. How the...
FARMINGTON — Flo Trujillo, the president of the Northwest New Mexico Arts Council, had just finished explaining how the first Makers Market of the season on June 2 in Orchard Plaza had attracted three youth vendors when a mother with four children approached her.
The woman's daughter, a 10-year-old girl name...
There is a great feeling of achievement in creating your own business. You can successfully work for yourself and have flexibility in your daily schedule. The potential for growth, expansion and money is unlimited as long as you are able to maintain your company's progress and profits for the lon...
If you’re looking to tackle housing shortages in your community, especially in affordable and workforce housing, D3G is probably one of the best companies to learn from. The company works on over 3,000 housing projects per year. Their work ranges from strategic planning to helping communities secure grant dollars t...
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...