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AREA CONTRIBUTOR NEWSLETTER

November 2023

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

Greetings,

I hope you all are gearing up for an enjoyable holiday this week! AREA is looking forward to spending some time with friends and family following our wildly successful 505 Awards and Annual Dinner!

Throughout the year, AREA plans the event working to make it better than the year before, as we honor incredible leaders in economic development. I am so pleased with our turnout as we took our guests on an out of this world experience including some spaceships, little green men, and a look ahead to what the year 2051 could look like for the greater Albuquerque region.

As we look ahead to the upcoming year, we will continue to implement the AREA 1.0 Strategic Plan, as well as our newly improved marketing plan, with the main goal in mind to recruit talent while also marketing the region.

We do have one more event coming up before the close of the year and we sure do hope to see you there.

Have a happy Thanksgiving and thank you for your continued support.

With gratitude,

Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP

Outside Investment puts New Mexico on a roll

Inn-N-Out buys land from University of New Mexico for $2 million in south campus TDD

2023 505 Awards and Annual Dinner

The 2023 AREA 505 Awards and Annual Dinner were a tremendous success thanks to the many event and award sponsors, and of course the amazing honorees. We also enjoyed some special visits from OUT OF THIS WORLD guests.

2023 Honorees

With Thanks to our Generous Award Sponsors:

Event Sponsors

Special thanks to Comcast for this feature on AREA that premiered at the 505 Awards

Quarter 3 Report is now available

Q3 REPORT

SCORE Free Workshops

ABQ Score

Investor Spotlight

Thank you to our generous investors for your continued support

Member since: 1993

Gold

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New Mexico Health Insurance | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (bcbsnm.com)

Member since: 2021

Bronze

Website: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Member since: 2008

Bronze

Website: HB Construction - Built Different

IN THE NEWS: HEADLINE HIGHLIGHTS

New Mexicans to Know: Marcos Gonzales wants to help New Mexican businesses grow

Marcos Gonzales never planned on pursuing a career in economic development. As he neared graduation at the University of New Mexico in the early 2000s, he thought he may end up as a professor of human resources, where he could put his interest in both the human and financial sides of business to good use.

Albuquerque as seen by corporate expansion decision makers

The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, recently hosted six national site selectors, hailing from all over the United States including Chicago, Phoenix, Nashville, and Dallas. Site selectors provide location strategy to corporations across the globe and for every industry, sector, and function.

AREA announces new business coordinator

The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance hired Antonio Granillo as its business development and research coordinator.