At its Dec. 19 meeting, the city’s Environmental Planning Commission heard hours-long testimony for and against the proposed Mesa Film Studios on the West Side. The 60-acre film studio is estimated to create 25 jobs through direct hires, between 700 and 800 jobs through tenant productions, 723 indirect jobs supported by business services and 452 […]
On Dec. 18, the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve a right-sizing plan that will close Taft Middle School next year due to declining enrollment. The hours-long meeting saw members of the public who rallied against the plan and board members criticizing school officials for the way it was handled. APS Superintendent
On Dec. 16, Doug Majewski, chair of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Transformation Bold Issue Group and CEO of Hartman + Majewski, offered testimony in support of the proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in Downtown Albuquerque during the City Council meeting. According to the city, tax increment financing is commonly used to improve
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It’s December — which means it’s time for the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Washington DC Fly-In. Twelve members flew to Washington, D.C., and spent three days in meetings with the state’s congressional delegation and policy experts – and also got in a bit of sightseeing. The GACC group kicked off meetings Dec. 11 with Sen.
On Dec. 1, Tom Jenkins, chairman of Economic Development teams for the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and Terri Cole, GACC president and CEO, published an op-ed in the Sunday Journal regarding the proposed Mesa Film Studios on Albuquerque’s West Side. Jenkins and Cole wrote that the Chamber advocates for changes that will help diversify
On Dec. 3, Leadership Albuquerque was in full swing, with members taking part in its Economic Development Day. The participants had the opportunity to tour Wagner Equipment Co. and Netflix Studios. David Campbell, Leadership ABQ chair and executive director of the Lobo Development Corporation, began the day by telling the participants that “a growing
