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It’s Friday night and, judging from the dejected slump of a quartet of would-be diners outside of the legendary Una Pizza Napoletana on the Lower East Side, there are no tables to be had. Around the corner, a similar scene plays out at Nom Wah, the century-old dim sum restaurant...Continue Reading

The Aztec Senior Center will get a new kitchen, along with a multipurpose room. The $650,000 project began with the closure of the facility April 17, with meals now being prepared at the VFW in Aztec. Aztec City Manager Jeff Blackburn said a $363,000 TSD Capital Building Grant from...Continue Reading

Film and Media Day at San Juan College hosted a diverse group of film industry professionals Thursday who shared their experience with college and high school students. Read the complete article here. Continue Reading

What word comes to mind when you think about strategy development? Probably not emotion. Strategy is often a dry, analytical exercise led by the few at the top of an organization and broadcast to the rest of the organization in long, turgid presentations. It’s no wonder that few strategies...Continue Reading

The conference room at Farmington Municipal Schools was filled with representatives from service agencies and concerned citizens on Friday, April 21, for the 100% San Juan Summit. Dominic Cappello, who created the organization 100% New Mexico about four years ago along with Katherine Ortega Courtney, said the idea was...Continue Reading

About 100 students, parents and San Juan College officials gathered Thursday at Connie Gotsch Theatre to honor students who have committed to attend San Juan College in the fall. The National Coalition of Certification Centers mirrors the NCAA’s National Signing Day for athletes, with dozens of technical institutions hosting...Continue Reading

There are plenty of grants available that cover the hard costs, or the direct physical costs, of construction. However, finding grants that can be allocated to cover the soft-costs of construction projects is generally much more difficult. These soft-costs are the indirect expenses that are involved in construction, such as...Continue Reading

Film Office Director Amber Dodson said that with recently signed legislation to increase the cap on tax credits, the New Mexico film and television industry is poised to continue to expand, solidifying growth well into the next decade while creating thousands of jobs.  Read the complete article here. Continue Reading

First things first: inflation, supply chain issues and a flat stock market were not the talking points anyone would expect to inspire optimism when talking about the retail industry. With that observation out of the way, know that there are still plenty of positive happenings in the U.S. retail...Continue Reading

Long-range Farmington planner Colby Gibson on March 21 presented Farmington City Council with a snapshot of housing, focusing on how to enhance zoning and affordability in order to make Farmington a place where people can live and thrive. The study looked at demographic and economic data, housing profiles and...Continue Reading

The State Investment Council is pumping another $97.5 million into two venture funds that will invest in “transformative,” next-generation technology from New Mexico’s national labs and research universities. The two funds, Playground Global and Lux Capital Management, are focused on accelerating the development of “frontier technology” that can propel...Continue Reading

When Ikea Canada introduced its new Design Studios in Ontario and Quebec, it did so with the intention of creating an entirely new shopping experience. These small concept stores located in urban centers offer personalized design services and one-to-one planning—a far cry from the traditional Ikea shopping trip that centers...Continue Reading

Today's digital world has opened up many opportunities for small businesses to leverage data and maximize their marketing ROI. First-party data allows businesses to develop customer insights, optimize campaigns, track performance metrics and create targeted strategies. With first-party data in hand, small business owners have access to valuable consumer...Continue Reading

Every generation worries about the changing expectations of "kids these days." But the pandemic changed the labor market, and this new generation of young people entered with an advantage — more power and new demands. Now, leaders are concerned with how hard it is to get people back into...Continue Reading

If you’re not incorporating artificial intelligence into your work in some way, you’re behind the curve. Even the most suspicious and non-technical entrepreneurs could save time and money making use of the tools available, let alone those thinking bigger with AI and creating their own. Read the complete article from...Continue Reading

As we weigh yet another strong jobs report against persistent inflation and the looming threat of a recession, we have to acknowledge that the workforce has transformed and now plays by a different set of rules and is motivated by a different set of factors. Leaders take note.  The...Continue Reading

People have claimed that Gen Z workers are “quiet quitting.” That is, doing the bare minimum to maintain their position at work.  This behavior isn’t explained by some stark generational divide that’s left young people devoid of ambition while their seasoned counterparts maintain a no-nonsense work ethic that’s driven...Continue Reading

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Dallas-based Arcosa, Inc., a manufacturer of infrastructure-related products and solutions, announced today that Arcosa Wind Towers, an Arcosa subsidiary, will open a wind-tower production facility in Belen and anticipates hiring 250 New Mexico employees. Read the complete article from New Mexico Partnership...Continue Reading

As an economic developer, you understand that economic recessions can wreak havoc on local businesses and communities. These times of economic uncertainty cause businesses to shut down, people to lose jobs, and local economies to crumble. However, with the right strategies, you can recession-proof your economic development efforts and ensure...Continue Reading

Any local community’s ability to work toward positive economic development hinges upon the presence of a fully functioning infrastructure to facilitate its basic necessities. This includes hard infrastructure like sufficient roads and highways, in addition to a strong electrical grid, sufficient water, and, more recently, broadband coverage for all. Economic...Continue Reading

Last week, New Mexico’s Albuquerque-based chapter of NAIOP — the commercial real estate development association — put the Inflation Reduction Act on the radar of its membership. A panel of experts, moderated by Dale Dekker, sketched out in conjectural tones some of the opportunities the sprawling piece of legislation...Continue Reading

As the "boss," I knew meeting me for the first time would be intimidating for many employees. But unfortunately, the employee engagement I fought so hard to build came to a sudden halt during the pandemic. And I know I'm not alone. According to Gallup research, by early 2022,...Continue Reading

Two familiar faces appear on the cover of this issue, recognizing the states that won 2022’s corporate facilities race and their chief executives. Governors Laura Kelly of Kansas and Greg Abbott of Texas were last year’s winners of the Governor’s Cups, the former for total qualified capital investment projects per...Continue Reading

Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that nine companies were approved for Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) funds during the February 2023 JTIP board meeting. Click here to learn more information about Four Corners Economic Development. Continue Reading