................................................................ Once statewide vaccinations got underway, people started trickling back in. As of late June, about 50 people were renting space again. And now, with the state’s full economic reopening on July 1, FatPipe is set for a new surge in activity. “Things are definitely picking up,” Adkins said. “Things are really flowing again.” Like FatPipe, New Mexico’s myriad entrepreneurial programs, startup accelerators, newly launched businesses and networking forums are all preparing for a robust return to in-person activities. And most of the community’s movers and shakers expect the startup ecosystem to come back even stronger than before, buoyed by a virtual world of interaction that kept the bustling, pre-COVID startup landscape alive and vibrant, even during the pandemic.