New Mexico celebrates National Manufacturing Month in October
At 4.9%, New Mexico ranks 3rd nationally for year-over-year manufacturing employment growth in FY2024!
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Many resources are available for businesses and communities throughout New Mexico. Check out our map or add/update your listing today!
The Community, Business & Rural Development staff (CBRD) are located in the regions they serve in every corner of the state. They assist businesses and communities in a broad variety of economic development needs. Learn more about CBRD.
More plains than peaks, this region’s serene, short-grass prairie is dotted with hidden lakes. Once the domain of Santa Fe Trail pioneers and cattle barons, the northeast remains home to working ranches, dairy production, storied stops along Route 66, and the state’s large portfolio of wind farms.
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Tim Hagaman
Region 4 Representative
(505) 862-2322
Tim.Hagaman@edd.nm.gov
This region is home to many of New Mexico’s tribes, pueblos, and nations including the Navajo Nation, Zuni, the state’s largest pueblo, and the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Internationally recognized arts and culture combine with outdoor recreation, plus oil & gas resources and a growing renewable energy portfolio, including a 50-megawatt facility slated to be the third-largest solar project on tribal land in the nation.Â
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Region 1 Representatives:
Lorraine Ruggles
Bernalillo Office
(505) 490-7662
Lorraine.Ruggles@edd.nm.gov
Keegan Mackenzie-Chavez
(505) 699-4966
Keegan.Mackenzie-Chave@edd.nm.gov
Albuquerque, abbreviated as ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Home to the University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, and several major healthcare employers, the economy of Albuquerque centers on science, medicine, technology, commerce, education, entertainment, and culture.
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Central New Mexico Representatives (Region 3):
Yuriria Morales-Mangone (Habla Español)
(505) 479-2308
Yuriria.Morales@edd.nm.gov
Beth Waldrip
(505) 470-4339
Beth.Waldrip@edd.nm.gov
Known for its stunning outdoor recreation, this region offers epic blue skies, snowy mountain peaks, incredible vistas at White Sands National Monument, and the irresistible spectacle of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Industries include oil and gas, tourism, and energy, along with arts, culture, and history that range from fine art to the truly out-of-this-world UFO culture.
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Region 6 Representatives:
Jim Lucero
(575) 749-5336
Jim.Lucero@edd.nm.gov
Kevin Wilson
(575) 416-7709
Kevin.Wilson@edd.nm.gov
Traditionally a region for mining, agriculture, and trade, this region has significantly diversified while maintaining its roots. Agriculture and value-added production, including around its world famous green chile and pecans, play a major economic role in the region as does aerospace and aviation, arts and culture, and a quickly growing port of entry with Mexico. Plus a more galactic port of entry in the form of Spaceport America.
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Region 5 Representatives:
Louise Marquez
(575) 430-1232
Louise.Marquez2@edd.nm.gov
Julia Brown
(575) 419-0499
Julia.Brown@edd.nm.gov
Known for tremendous natural beauty, northern New Mexico is home to mountain landscapes, natural hot springs, and wild rivers, all of which have drawn artists for generations to Abiquiú, Santa Fe, and Taos. Eight Native American pueblos dot the region, and six ski areas draw visitors for year-round recreation. Tourism and travel play a large part in the region economically, as does film & TV production, ranching, and outdoor recreation.Â
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Region 2 Representatives:
Peter Mitchell
(505) 570-7796
Peter.Mitchell@edd.nm.gov
Paige Ryan
(505) 412-5036
Paige.Ryan@edd.nm.gov
New Mexico Economic Development Department
Main number: (505) 827-0300 (se habla español)
Email: info@edd.nm.gov
Joseph M. Montoya Building
1100 S. St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Albuquerque Office
500 Marquette Ave NW Suite 640
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Mailing Address:
New Mexico Economic
Development Department
P.O. Box 20003
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5003
The mission of the New Mexico Economic Development Department is to Improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive.
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