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MAKING A DIFFERENCE — CASE BY CASE: Chamber awards two Prosecutor of the Year Awards

Public safety is not a partisan issue — it’s an economic and quality-of-life issue. This is why the Chamber views public safety as one of its top three priority issues. On March 11, the Chamber awarded two Prosecutor of the Year Awards to Savannah Brandenburg-Koch and Rebekah Reyes. Brandenburg-Koch is the deputy division leader over […]

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‘WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT’: Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman outlines up and downs during Chamber’s CrimeStat Luncheon

  On March 11, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce held its 8th annual CrimeStat Luncheon featuring Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman at the Embassy Suites. The Chamber has supported important changes to public safety over the years and uses the luncheon as an opportunity to keep the business community involved in the progress.

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REQUEST FOR DONATIONS: Help our ABQ Reads students keep reading this summer and thank our amazing tutors!

Our Albuquerque Reads kindergarten and first-grade students are close to celebrating the end of the school year. Here’s how you can help them celebrate their reading accomplishments AND help us all say thank you to all our amazing volunteer tutors! In just a few weeks, at end-of-year celebrations at each of the program’s participating elementary

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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: Chamber Board gets update on UNM School of Medicine plans

On Feb. 26, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors hosted Dr. Michael Richards, University of New Mexico Health Systems CEO and executive vice president of UNM Health Sciences, as he updated the board on the UNM School of Medicine and UNM Health Sciences update. Richards and UNM are celebrating a win as the

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Leadership Albuquerque gets up-close look at Kirtland Air Force Base during ‘Energy and National Defense’ day

On Feb. 23, Leadership Albuquerque hit the road — to Kirtland Air Force Base. Participants engaged in its “Energy and National Defense” program day. Jeremy Oswald, Leadership ABQ chair and ABQ Market President, Citizens Bank, told participants that the program included learning about how New Mexico plays a leading role in energy and national defense.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Chamber leadership advocates for changes to Bernalillo County economic development resolution

On Feb. 25, Chamber leadership — including Terri Cole, president and CEO, Peter Lorenz, chairman of the board and Tom Jenkins, Economic Development chair — presented a letter to the Bernalillo County Commission to defer action on the proposed resolution implementing community benefits priorities into Bernalillo County’s Economic Development Strategy. In the letter, the Chamber

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