Downtown Transformation

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.  

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MOVING TO THE NEXT PHASE: Construction to begin May 22 on Central railroad crossing in Downtown

Beginning May 22, construction on the Central railroad crossing in Downtown Albuquerque will begin as the center of the Albuquerque Rail Trail. Terry Brunner, interim director of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency, said it took a lot of planning, but the agency is ready to transform the underpasses into a new overpass. He said construction crews

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END OF AN ERA: Department of Justice ends oversight of Albuquerque Police Department after 11 years

U.S. District Judge James O. Browning dismissed the Court Approved Settlement Agreement (CASA) on May 12, ending U.S. Department of Justice oversight in Albuquerque. The ruling comes after the Albuquerque Police Department’s achievement of full and effective compliance with all terms of the agreement. After the ruling, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque Police Department

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MONEY MOVES: City Councilors approve $4.5 million in opioid settlement money for the city’s Gateway system

On May 5, the Albuquerque City Council approved a resolution — sponsored by City Councilors Nichole L. Rogers, Tammy Fiebelkorn, Dan Champine and Renée Grout — which appropriates $4,589,736 in opioid settlement funds. The funding will support, expand and enhance the city’s comprehensive services for individuals in Albuquerque experiencing substance-use disorder. Last month, these councilors

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CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: SOMOS ABQ returns to National Hispanic Cultural Center with music, food, art

On Saturday, May 10, the creative community of Burque will transform the National Hispanic Cultural Center into a living, breathing work of art — a place where music, creativity and culture collide in a kaleidoscope of color, movement, sound and connection. SOMOS ABQ is back to transform the NHCC with large-scale art installations, hands-on maker

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FROM A VISION TO REALITY: Work on Albuquerque’s game-changing Rail Trail is chugging along!

Albuquerque’s planned Rail Trail, long a goal of the Chamber, is making the transition off the drawing board and into the city’s hardscape. Terry Brunner, interim director of Albuquerque’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency and Mayor Tim Keller’s chief of staff, shares that “if you are visiting the Old Town and Sawmill area you will see the

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