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Latest News
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance Announces its 2023 Board of Directors and Welcomes Several New Faces
January 10, 2023 (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA) today announced its Board of Directors for 2023. Following an organizational restructure in December 2021 along with an update to its bylaws and a name change from Albuquerque...
City of Albuquerque approves funding for Universal Hydrogen manufacturing hub; shows support for regional job creation
Twelve million dollars of Local Economic Development Act funds will be leveraged to create significant economic impact for the greater Albuquerque region January 6, 2023 (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) – A three-year economic-impact analysis conducted by the Albuquerque Regional...
AREA Awarded 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization Status
AREA is now a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, retroactive to May 11, 2022 when the application was submitted to the IRS. The transition from 501(c)(6) to a 501(c)(3) will allow the organization to apply for federal, state and local grants as well as funding from...
AREA Receives the 2022 Cleve Matthews Vision Award from NAIOP New Mexico
AREA is honored to receive the 2022 Cleve Matthews Vision Award from NAIOP New Mexico. Every day we strive to achieve the goals set forth in the AREA 1.0 Strategic Plan, which aligns with the spirit of the award which is: "to recognize a company or project that has...