AED planning effort will eye ABQ's competitiveness » Albuquerque Journal
“We want to determine how competitive we really are,” Casey said. Casey, who worked most recently for the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, said Albuquerque saw a 24% decline in information-sector jobs in the previous five years, and has lagged behind cities like Phoenix in job growth in professional, scientific and technical services. Casey said Albuquerque improved its job total in that industry by 23% in the past two decades, while Phoenix increased by 52% over the same period. “These are things we’re going to be thinking about in our strategy,” she said. Still, Casey said Alb...