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Gallup’s Transportation Assets Are Good for Business

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Gallup, New Mexico is ideally situation in the Southeastern United States – a rapidly growing region. According to Johnny Johnson, Managing Director of the New Mexico Trucking Association, “The advantage of New Mexico and McKinley County is the strategic location coming off the west coast for HOS and proximity to the port of Houston in Texas.” Businesses can use the interstate to travel coast to coast From Gallup and McKinley County, businesses can easily access the Southwestern United States and drive the interstate to the east and west coasts. For example, it is possible to take I-40 all the way to Wilmington...

GGEDC awarded TBIC FDI Certification

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Gallup, NM — GGEDC Board President Tommy Haws announced Trans-Atlantic Business Council (TBIC) is awarding the Foreign Direct Investment Qualified Community Certification (FDI Certification) to Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) with the purpose of promoting the Gallup-McKinley County market to foreign, specifically, European industries. Trans-Atlantic Business Council seeks to connect European industrial enterprises with American communities in efforts to develop distant yet promising economies. “With the FDI community certification, TBIC will market Gallup-McKinley County to European manufacturing firms” said Executive Director Patty Lundstrom. “The FDI community certification indicates that Gallup-McKinley County has the necessary education infrastructure, talent pool, community suppor...

Microsoft, Sacred Wind attack digital divide in rural NM

Friday, June 28, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque-based Sacred Wind Communications is partnering with Microsoft Corp. to provide wireless broadband to remote New Mexico communities through unused TV spectrum. Sacred Wind will install Microsoft technology to tap into “TV white spaces,” or unused UHF and VHF broadcast spectrum, to potentially provide high-speed internet for the first time to up to 40,000 rural households over the next eight years, Sacred Wind CEO John Badal told the Journal. “This technology allows us to leap frog over older technologies to get broadband to more rural areas,” Badal said. “Microsoft’s equipment costs about the same as other technologies widely use...

Gallup, New Mexico is a Patriotic Community Centrally Located in the SW United States

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Gallup, New Mexico is conveniently located within one of the fastest growing regions of the United States. Gallup provides companies with easy access to expanding markets in Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. In fact, Gallup is a transportation hub with immediate rail and highway access, providing companies with multiple ways to transport raw materials and finished products throughout the entire United States and internationally. In addition to being a transportation hub, Gallup is affordable. When compared with other major cities, the cost of doing business and owning commercial property can be significantly lower here. Gallup is a Patriotic Community, Supportive of Business an...

2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Executive Director, Patty Lundstrom in Washington, D.C. attending the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit with NM Partnership, Cibola Communities Economic Development Foundation, Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, and the Village of Los Lunas.

Community gathers to celebrate opening of Gallup veterans cemetery

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) - People near Gallup now have a new place to remember those who gave it all after the opening of New Mexico's second state-run veterans cemetery in Gallup. "If they bury their loved ones here, they will be close to home and not have to drive around the state to be with them," Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney said. Previously, families would have to drive hours to visit their loved ones' graves at national cemeteries like the one in Santa Fe. Monday, people gathered to honor our fallen heroes and celebrate the completion of the new state veterans cemetery in Gallup. It'...

Making Sci-Fi Real

Monday, May 20, 2019

New Mexico is emerging as a national leader in joint government-industry efforts to modernize the country’s space-based defense systems and build 21st century laser and microwave weapons, and that is creating opportunities for local business. That includes companies of all sizes, from global players like Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to small homegrown firms and even startups with innovative technologies. Kirtland Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range are playing critical roles in the modernization efforts, thanks to their technical talent and established infrastructure. That’s boosted through aggressive efforts by Democratic senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall to promote New Mexico a...

Top 7 Reasons New Mexico is Perfect for the Space Industry

Monday, May 13, 2019

We are on the cusp of a new Space Age. The space industry anticipates more advances in the next decades than we have seen since the launch of Sputnik in 1957. The space industry is becoming less sci-fi and more mainstream thanks to a new shift toward direct-to-consumer services. Things like video calls, inflight WiFi, navigation, driverless navigation and weather monitoring were initially conceived as space technologies, and are now used every day down on Earth. Additionally, large internet-providing fleets of commercial satellites are being deployed, bringing the space economy into the lives of half the planet on a near constan...

New Mexico Makes Historic Investment in Tribal Communities

Monday, May 06, 2019

SANTA FE -- New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Cabinet Secretary Lynn Trujillo credited state lawmakers and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for a “historical investment” in tribal communities this year. The Indian Affairs Department has received $75 million in direct capital outlay funds and an additional $30.7 million will be invested in tribes through other state agencies such as the Departments of Transportation, Aging and Long-Term Services, and Education. The $75 million will fund over 140 projects in tribal communities, including improvements to drinking water and sewer systems, renovating chapter houses and tribal buildings, and extending broadband services. Read full press release.

The New Mexico Film Office Announces “Better Call Saul” to film a fifth season in New Mexico

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Santa Fe, N.M. – The New Mexico State Film Office announced that the television series, “Better Call Saul” will begin principal photography on season five this month. “The fact that Sony Pictures and “Better Call Saul” are filming for a fifth season in New Mexico is a tribute to our professional crews, our climate, and our new package of incentives which make New Mexico the best in the country for this industry,” said New Mexico Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes. “We welcome them back.” “Albuquerque itself is one of characters in “Better Call Saul” and we welcome the show bac...

U.S. News & World Report Releases 2020 Best Graduate Schools

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

A number of programs and schools at The University of New Mexico were ranked among the country’s best in the 2020 US News & World Report graduate school rankings. U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, unveiled the 2020 Best Graduate Schools evaluating universities across six major disciplines including business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing. Read full article.

THE FUTURE IN SPACE IS IN NEW MEXICO

Monday, April 29, 2019

A study of the emerging space opportunity for New Mexico GROW New Mexico’s space industry through public/private partnerships EXPAND New Mexico’s existing space industry through new opportunities ATTRACT space industry players to New Mexico Goals: Increase private and government investment in space in New Mexico Broaden New Mexico space business opportunities Expand the available NM space workforce to meet emerging space tech needs Create a bigger voice for Space in NM Read full study.

Shovel Ready and Certified Sites Add Long-Term Success for Companies

Monday, April 22, 2019

As time slices through 2019, shovel-ready or "certified" site programs of all kinds continue to be key economic development tools fast-tracking the creation (or expansion) of manufacturing or industrial facilities for America's corporate citizens. When done right, these programs don't discriminate by size, but have proven to add long-term value and an attractiveness cachet to both communities large and small. Typically these sites are certified by either their home states and/or by an outside consulting firm retained by the states and the communities housing the sites. They are prepared and marketed to be either an industrial site ready for a distribution...

LFC Economist named Deputy Cabinet Secretary

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Santa Fe, N.M. – Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes of the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced that state economist Jon Clark will serve as Deputy Cabinet Secretary. Clark has been with the Legislative Finance Committee since 2012 and has been instrumental in analyzing state revenue trends, tax changes and investments. He has also served as a business development manager and helped bring new jobs to the state with the New Mexico Partnership. Keyes said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is working on strategic investments to diversify the economy and Clark’s expertise is more important than ever as the state looks to make decision...

UNM-Gallup launches seminars for running, maintaining a business

Monday, April 08, 2019

Participants will receive entrepreneurial training and technical assistance The University of New Mexico-Gallup has partnered with STC.UNM and the Innovation Academy to provide an entrepreneurial seminar series for the spring 2019 semester. These seminars will provide training and technical assistance at numerous UNM campuses and sites. The seminars will be free to the UNM community and the public, both in-person and online. Participants are required to register for the series. Read full article.

Gov. Lujan Grisham creates new Outdoor Recreation Division

Friday, April 05, 2019

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed into law a new initiative to boost the marketing of New Mexico’s outdoor recreation industries and create a division in the Economic Development Department to grow outdoor businesses. The Legislature has appropriated an initial $200,000 to launch the Outdoor Recreation Division as well an Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee. The money will be used to hire a director who can move forward with a plan on ways to expand New Mexico’s outdoor economy. Read full article.

RMCHCS approved to build medicine residency program

Friday, April 05, 2019

Training program will focus on Native Americans and rural residents Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services announced that it received approval to build a family medicine residency program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The ACGME monitors and sets U.S. professional educational standards in preparing physicians to deliver medical care. The approval will allow future doctors to receive their residency training in a real-world medical facility at RMCHCS’s College Clinic. Upon graduation in 2024, physicians will be encouraged to open family practices in the Gallup area. Read full article.

New Ranking Suggests UNM is a Hidden Gem

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Recent rankings compiled by Business Insider listed The University of New Mexico as one of the most underrated colleges in the United States. To compile the ranking, Business Insider evaluated several career and outcome-based metrics for each of the schools – including cost of attendance and financial aid, career outcomes and overall return on investment. Schools were given a score out of 100 for each of those metrics and were rewarded for scoring better on those measures than on traditional rankings from publications like U.S. News and World. Read full article.

Gov. Lujan Grisham recommits state to film and television industry, signs legislation aimed at steadier growth, expansion

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 2 at Albuquerque Studios, delivering on a promise to boost the state’s film, television and media industry and provide for steady growth in an economic sector that keeps New Mexicans employed and offers young adults the opportunity to build a sustainable career. Read full article.

Outdoors a bright spot for New Mexico

Monday, April 01, 2019

There is good news for New Mexicans who may be feeling like the last kid picked for the team during this economic turnaround. In the recent Conservation in the West Poll of voters in eight Mountain West states, New Mexico voters expressed economic angst far higher than their neighbors in the region around issues like low wages, unemployment and slow growth. Amid the economic uncertainty, there is a bright spot. An overwhelming majority in New Mexico — 84 percent — believe the outdoor economy is important to the economic future of their state. In fact, a majority say that this segment o...

University of New Mexico marketing students launch ad campaign for 2019 Acura ILX

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Undergraduate marketing students at The University of New Mexico (UNM) Anderson School of Management unveiled a new advertising campaign for the 2019 Acura ILX titled “Made You Look.” The campaign is part of the Acura ILX Marketing Challenge, an industry-education partnership program sponsored by Acura and managed by EdVenture Partners. Read full article.

VIDEO GAME AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Since 2002, New Mexico has offered a rebate through the Refundable Film Production Tax Credit to companies who produce movies in New Mexico; and this incentive also applies to the production of all forms of digital media. This means video game companies qualify for the same incentive that film companies get; a 25% rebate of most expenses incurred in New Mexico, including compensation costs. When paired with New Mexico’s lower cost of compensation, this provides companies with a near 50% total savings when compared with places that typically attract companies in the digital media industries like Seattle or San Francisco. Ne...

NM space industry poised for launch

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

New Space NM is giving fresh thrust to the state’s emerging commercial space industry. The organization released a new report that provides a comprehensive overview of the state’s assets and advantages to lure more space-related investment and business to New Mexico. And it offers four immediate steps for local companies, investors, professionals and public officials to work together on building the industry. Read full article.

GGEDC awarded $10,000 BNSF Railway Foundation Grant

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Funding will support workforce development initiatives in McKinley County Gallup, NM – GGEDC Executive Director Patty Lundstrom announced BNSF Railway Foundation is awarding a $10,000 grant to Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) to support local workforce development efforts in McKinley County. “The opportunity to provide residents with the skillsets that employers demand is one that we sought out, and with the BNSF Railway Foundation, our organization can now deliver a wonderful contribution to our community,” said Executive Director Patty Lundstrom. “There are employers right now in the local logistics sector that have a need for qualified employees, and with this fundin...

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