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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The first round of state funding through the Job Training Incentive Program in 2021 will support 265 new jobs, a news release said. The state Economic Development Department announced Tuesday that eight companies will receive more than $2 million to support 264 trainees and one intern in New Mexico. Companies receiving funding in excess of $50,000 include: • Tempur Productio...

SANTA FE — An economic council that includes business and labor leaders is recommending New Mexico dedicate about $215 million in bonding capacity this year to expanding broadband internet service,…

Scott McMahon, a senior lobbyist with the Flaherty & Hood, P.A., law firm, is the new executive director for the Greater Minnesota Partnership (GMNP). McMahon, who has worked with the partnership since 2017,  lobbying to address Greater Minnesota’s child care shortage while working with the organization’s growing membership. He was appointed to the executive director’s job by the nonprofit’s board of directors, the group said in Jan. 6 press release. “The leadership he has shown in advancing our policy agenda over the past two years and the effort he has made to strengthen the orga...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... When the Great Recession ended in 2009, it took the United States five years to regain lost jobs. In New Mexico, recovery took twice that long, with the state surpassing its pre-recession employment levels just before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the economy to a halt. It was a lost decade of job growth that stalled upward mobility for workers and families and forced college graduates – New Mexi...

EDD Sets Groundwork For Economic Recovery Across State COVID-19 emergency funds awarded to the Mobile Bike Center in Gallup. Courtesy/EDD EDD News: SANTA FE — From global manufacturing and biosciences, to outdoor recreation and film production, the Economic Development Department (EDD) set the foundation for long-term job growth in 2020, putting New Mexico on the path to sustainable recovery, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said Tuesday. The COVID-19 pandemic and the public health emergency brought unprecedented challenges to small businesses, employees, and the overall economy. But EDD ...