Albuquerque Economic Development

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Read all about Albuquerque Economic Development in our special marketing piece featured in the New Mexico Business Weekly.

AED Activities

2006 Consultant / Company Business Development Trips

New York (November 2006)
AED organized a marketing trip to New York around the Forbes CEO Forum in New York.

AED Representatives and Gov. Bill Richardson welcome PR Newswire & Prime Therapeutics to Forbes CEO Forum in New York, November 9-10. Left to right: Forbes Publisher Rich Karlgaard, AED President Gary Tonjes, PR Newswire COO Dave Armon, Gov. Bill Richardson, Prime Therapeutics Senior VP Mark Ahmann, and TVC President Sherman McCorkle.

Dallas (October 2006)
AED organized a brief trip to Dallas for meetings with five leading site selectors.

2005 Consultant / Company Business Development Trips

Europe (June 2005)
AED organized a marketing trip around the Forbes CEO Europe conference, meeting representatives from 18 companies and industry organizations in London, Munich and Paris.

Representatives from AED and Lockheed Martin meet with Steve Forbes at the conclusion of a successful Forbes CEO Europe conference.
Left to right: AED President Gary Tonjes, Steve Forbes, AED Chairman Carolyn Monroe, AED Past Chair Sherman McCorkle and Lockheed Martin Global President, Continental Europe, Scott Harris.

Los Angeles (May 2005)
AED staff traveled to Los Angeles to meet with representatives from four different companies to discuss expansion opportunities in the Albuquerque metro area. In addition, AED staff visited the NSTI Nanotechnology Conference to promote the area to new and expanding small tech companies.
San Francisco (April 2005)
AED staff traveled to the Bay Area to meet with three different companies to discuss potential opportunities in the Albuquerque metro area.

2004 Consultant / Company Business Development Trips
2003 Consultant / Company Business Development Trips
2002 Consultant / Company Business Development Trips

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2008 Events

SCHOTT Solar Groundbreaking (March 2008)
On March 3rd SCHOTT Solar broke ground for its $500 million solar product manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, creating as many as 1,500 jobs at peak production. The $100 million initial investment will require 200,000 square-feet and is expected to begin operations in early 2009 with 350 employees.

2007 Events

AED's First Annual Golf Classic (October 2007)
AED was able to raise over $75,000 from the event, which will be used to promote out-of-state business recruiting efforts. 136 participants from the business community played in the tournament for prizes and bragging rights. AED will host the Second Annual Golf Classic in the fall of 2008.
VIP Weekend, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 2007)
AED hosted a VIP Weekend for representatives from various companies considering the Albuquerque area as a site for the expansion of their business.
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra (February 2007)
AED honored new and expanding businesses at the event, which featured a performance by the Mambo Kings. Sponsors were introduced during the performance and representatives from new and expanding companies were honored at a private reception.

2006 Events

VIP Weekend, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 2006)
AED hosted a VIP Weekend for site selection consultants and representatives from a few companies considering expanding to the Albuquerque area.
Eclipse Receives FAA Certification (July 2006)
AED traveled to EAA 2006 AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI to see Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Marion Blakey present Eclipse Aviation with provisional type certification for the world's first Very Light Jet: the Eclipse 500.

Pictured: Eclipse Aviation President & CEO Vern Raburn and AED Chairman Carolyn Monroe
Eclipse Aviation Receives Collier Trophy (May 2006)
AED Chairman Carolyn Monroe, Past Chairman Sherman McCorkle, Former Chairman Bob Murphy, and President Gary Tonjes went to a gala ceremony in Washington, D.C. to support Albuquerque-based Eclipse Aviation. Eclipse was honored as the recipient of this year's Robert J. Collier Trophy, the industry's highest award for innovation in the advancement of general aviation.

Photo 1, left to right: Eclipse Aviation President & CEO Vern Raburn, AED Chairman Carolyn Monroe, and Former AED Chairman Bob Murphy
Photo 2, left to right: Raburn and AED Past Chairman Sherman McCorkle
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra (February 2006)
AED organized a recognition reception honoring expanding companies in Albuquerque in conjunction with being a sponsor of an NMSO concert.

2005 Events

VIP Weekend, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 2005)
AED hosted a VIP Weekend at the fiesta to showcase Albuquerque to site selection consultants and potential clients.

2004 Events

VIP Weekend, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 2004)
AED hosted a VIP Weekend at the fiesta to showcase Albuquerque to site selection consultants and potential clients.
Tempur-Pedic Groundbreaking (September 2004)
AED hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for mattress and pillow manufacturer Tempur-Pedic International Inc., which selected Albuquerque as the site for its 750,000-square-foot facility slated to open in 2006.
AED 3rd Quarter Luncheon Featured Speaker Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine (September 2004)
Forbes Publisher Rich Karlgaard spoke at AED's Quarterly Investor Luncheon. Karlgaard said that the rising costs of doing business in states such as California and New York will only benefit New Mexico.

2003 Events
2002 Events

2007 Conferences/Convention

Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Forum Albuquerque, NM (December 2007)
AED staff attended the forum, which Steve Forbes delivered a presentation regarding the future and implications of the nanotech industry. AED interacted with investors and nanotech company representatives.
Alternative Energy Innovations San Francisco, CA (November 2007)
AED President Gary Tonjes attended this event in the Bay Area and met with many renewable energy corporate executives to market Albuquerque as an expansion site for their operations.
CoreNet Global Summit Atlanta, GA (October 2007)
AED staff attended the event and advocated Albuquerque to many corporate real estate company representatives.
Roundtable in the High Desert, Tucson, AZ (September 2007)
AED attended this event hosted by Expansion Management magazine. The program allowed AED the opportunity to promote Albuquerque to leading national site consultants.
International Economic Development Conference, Phoenix, AZ (September 2007)
AED staff represented Albuquerque at the conference and connected with other economic developers from all over the world.
Industrial Asset Management Council Fall Professional Forum, St. Louis, MO (September 2007)
AED President Gary Tonjes attended the event and met with company executives and presented the Albuquerque area as an ideal site for corporate expansion.
National Business Aviation Association, Atlanta, GA (September 2007)
AED staff promoted the Albuquerque area to many general aviation company representatives at this event, which is the largest civil aviation trade show in the world.
SEMICON West, San Francisco, CA (July 2007)
AED staff represented Albuquerque at the semiconductor industry's largest conference. They met with many CEOs and promoted Albuquerque.
Organization for International Investment (OFII) Location USA, Washington, DC (June 2007)
AED sponsored and attended the inaugural OFII Location USA conference. Site consultants and corporate leaders came together to learn and share ideas.
Consultants Forum, San Diego, CA (June 2007)
AED staff attended this conference of site selection consultants with the aim of attracting more businesses to the Albuquerque metro area.
Cleantech 2007, Santa Clara, CA (May 2007)
AED staff attended this years Cleantech conference, which focuses on the use of sustainable green technologies throughout the world.
Financial Executives International Summit, Boston, MA (May 2007)
AED represented Albuquerque at this gathering which hosted many of the world's top finance executives.
Bio2007, Boston, MA (April 2007)
AED staff represented Albuquerque at the conference encompassing more than 1,700 biotechnology companies.
CoreNet Global Summit, Denver, CO (April 2007)
AED staff attended the conference to market Albuquerque to hundreds of corporate real estate companies.
Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Conference & Exhibition, Atlanta, GA (April 2007)
AED staff represented AED the metro area advocating the area’s commercial appeal to several aviation-related companies.
IAMC Professional Forum, Jacksonville, FL (March 2007)
AED staff represented the metro area to promote the area's commercial appeal. AED met with 12 representatives during the show.
Site Selection Network First Annual Networking Conference, Las Vegas, NV (February 2007)
AED staff attended this conference which consisted of seminars and panels on current economic growth trends in target industries.
Photonics West, San Jose, CA (January 2007)
AED staff attended the conference hosted by the International Society for Optical Engineering to promote the metro area to growing optics and photonics companies. AED staff met with representatives from 20 companies during the show.

2006 Conferences/Conventions
2005 Conferences/Conventions
2004 Conferences/Conventions
2003 Conferences/Conventions

AED Advertisements
The following are some examples of AED's marketing and recruitment advertisements, which have been published in various journals and magazines.