After 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions, New Mexico is leaving behind the Red-to-Green reopening framework. Though all 33 of the state’s counties have been operating at the least-restrictive Turquoise Level for weeks, the change marks the first time since March 2020 that businesses can truly operate normally if they choose. The reopening follows Governor Michelle …
REOPENING: NM Set to Remove Restrictions TOMORROW Read More »
Albuquerque adventurers, rejoice – one day soon, there may be a new way to explore and experience our downtown area. A proposed Rail Trail would offer a multi-modal path for bikes and pedestrians that follows Albuquerque rail lines to connect the Rail Yards and central Downtown. Plans also contemplate sky bridges and improved crossings to …
A BIG DEAL FOR DOWNTOWN: Rail Trail Project Gaining Traction Read More »
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 …
FEDERAL STIMULUS: Unemployment Fund Should Be First to Benefit from Flexibility Read More »
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 …
SOLARE COLLEGIATE: ABQ Charter in the Business of Defying Odds Read More »
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 »
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