Overview

Consistently ranked as one of Forbes’ Best Cities for Business, Albuquerque is a diverse and growing metropolitan area of 887,000 people. Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc., is a private, non-profit corporation that provides confidential assistance to businesses considering the area for expansion and new investment. Contact us .

With more than 310 days of sunshine a year and the highest elevation of any major city in United States, Albuquerque is not only a great place to live; it is a great place for business. Our young, highly educated workforce and pro-business environment has helped attract industries as diverse as aerospace, solar technologies, directed energy, microsystems/nanotechnology, semiconductors, and photonics, to name a few.

Featured News

General Mills' Albuquerque Expansion Earns LEED Certification

General Mills' recently completed $100 million expansion in Albuquerque earned a LEED Gold certification. The 160,000 square foot, 60 job expansion joins fewer than ten other food production facilities in the world with this environmental designation.
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Lowe's to Open Albuquerque Customer Support Center

Lowe’s announced it has selected Albuquerque, New Mexico for a new Customer Support Center. The center is expected to be operational during the first quarter of 2012 and is estimated to create 250 jobs by March and a total of 600 jobs by the end of 2013. Lowe’s plans to invest more than $15 million to renovate leased space in a 65,000 square-foot building at 6301 Jefferson Avenue, NE. The new center will provide multiple support functions for Lowe’s, including customer care, store support, internet sales support and repair services for customers and will complement the company’s existing Customer Support Center located in Wilkesboro, N.C.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez joined Lowe’s and representatives of Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque and Albuquerque Economic Development Inc. to make the announcement at Albuquerque Economic Development’s Quarterly Investors’ Luncheon. Read more.

Tempur-Pedic to Hire 100 New Workers in Albuquerque

Mattress maker Tempur-Pedic International has announced it will add 100 jobs to its factory in Albuquerque. About half of the new employees will be hired in early 2012. The company is filling management, engineering, administrative and warehouse positions. Read more .

"We are in a recession and yet UNM is still speeding out new businesses."
- Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said during his visit to New Mexico that the State has the intellectual and natural resources to be an alternative energy powerhouse. Chu praised the University of New Mexico's efforts to develop technologies and create jobs. Read more.