Business Advocacy

CHAMBER IN THE NEWS: Incoming GACC chair Peter Lorenz featured in ABQ Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican

    On June 8, the Albuquerque Journal did a one-on-one interview with Peter Lorenz, incoming Greater Albuquerque of Commerce Board of Directors chair and Unirac Inc. CEO. Starting in July, Lorenz will become the chairman of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors — a role that, in many ways, can influence […]

CHAMBER IN THE NEWS: Incoming GACC chair Peter Lorenz featured in ABQ Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican Read More »

NATIONAL GUARD IN ABQ TO SUPPORT APD’S CRIME-FIGHTING EFFORTS

Over the next two weeks, the National Guard will arrive in Albuquerque to work alongside police service aides, freeing up sworn Albuquerque Police Department officers to respond to, address, and investigate the City’s most serious crime incidents. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham used her executive authority to declare an emergency relating to crime in Albuquerque, allowing

NATIONAL GUARD IN ABQ TO SUPPORT APD’S CRIME-FIGHTING EFFORTS Read More »

SHOWCASING THE HEART OF ABQ: Mayor leads UNM deans on tour to highlight Downtown campus expansion possibilities

On May 28, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller took several University of New Mexico deans on a tour of Downtown to explore the possibility of a campus in the city’s core. Keller said it’s a game-changing move that would expand academic programs and connect students to real-world learning, while bringing new energy, activity and investment to

SHOWCASING THE HEART OF ABQ: Mayor leads UNM deans on tour to highlight Downtown campus expansion possibilities Read More »

HOT-BUTTON ISSUE: Chamber opposes N.M. Environmental Improvement Board’s Heat Illness and Injury Prevention proposal

  On May 22, at its Board of Directors meeting, Bruce Stidworthy, GACC Local Government Affairs chair, introduced the board to the Heat Illness and Injury Prevention proposal from the NM Environmental Improvement Board. Stidworthy said, as drafted, the proposal could have significant unintended consequences, hindering New Mexico’s ability to address urgent economic needs, especially

HOT-BUTTON ISSUE: Chamber opposes N.M. Environmental Improvement Board’s Heat Illness and Injury Prevention proposal Read More »

CHAMBER LEADERS ANNOUNCED: Unirac Inc. CEO Peter Lorenz to lead Chamber in 2025-2026, New Mexico Mutual’s Kellie Mixon named GACC Chair-Elect

Today, at the May 22 Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting, the board approved Peter Lorenz, Unirac Inc. CEO as the incoming Board Chairman and New Mexico Mutual President and CEO Kellie Mixon, as chair-elect of the board. The upcoming program year begins on July 1.  

CHAMBER LEADERS ANNOUNCED: Unirac Inc. CEO Peter Lorenz to lead Chamber in 2025-2026, New Mexico Mutual’s Kellie Mixon named GACC Chair-Elect Read More »

BUILDING A LEGACY: First National 1870 opens its second location in Uptown

On May 19, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce celebrated alongside First National 1870 as it had a ribbon cutting for its Uptown branch, located at 6605 Uptown Blvd NE, Suite 120. Known as Sunflower Bank, First National 1870 or Guardian Mortgage, the company offers a full range of financial products that create possibilities Sunflower

BUILDING A LEGACY: First National 1870 opens its second location in Uptown Read More »

Scroll to Top