At last week’s board meeting – what the group hopes will be its last fully virtual gathering – the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors nominated and approved the coming year’s Board and Executive Committee, led by Norm Becker. Becker, who recently retired from his longtime role as New Mexico Mutual President and …
The next round of federal stimulus money – a cool $1.75 billion set to be deposited in New Mexico accounts this month – could have broad and flexible allowable uses, according to an Albuquerque Journal article this week. The state Legislature and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham may still disagree over who has the authority to …
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With an extraordinary school year just weeks away from being in the rearview mirror, we’re spotlighting a charter school the Chamber supported through its launch a couple years ago. Solare Collegiate is a middle school that serves largely low-income students whose strong academic performance proves that demography is not destiny. Its founder and director is …
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Over the weekend, the Albuquerque Journal reported that a recent study showed New Mexico tied for third-highest unemployment rate in the country at 8.2% last month. In the article, a University of New Mexico economist observes that the state’s unemployment rate is often on the high end of the national spectrum, and that our economy …
RETURN-TO-WORK INCENTIVES: It’s Time for the Next Tool to Support Our Businesses Read More »
Last Sunday, the work search requirement to receive unemployment benefits was restored. Waived for nearly a year during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic – when sectors that depend on in-person visits saw jobs simply evaporate – the requirement means people must contact two employers each week to look for work in order to qualify …
GOOD NEWS FOR BUSINESSES: Work Search Requirement Restored for Unemployment Read More »
In our last edition of News and Views, we highlighted a local news story about a man who fatally shot another man while on bail. Unfortunately, we’re back with another story of our state’s broken pretrial detention system. Over the weekend, Angello Charley, accused of sexual assault last fall and released under with a GPS …
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