BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.abq.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220525T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220525T170000 DTSTAMP:20220415T185425Z CREATED:20220408T171850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220415T185425Z UID:225147-1653487200-1653498000@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Building a Regional Economy: Economic Development Training May 2022 DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY\, MAY 25\, 2022 2 – 5 p.m.\n\n\nJoin us for an exciting tour and hear updates about the renovation project for the Albuquerque International Sunport. \nIn early January of this year\, the City of Albuquerque and Sunport officials announced a major renovation project aimed at upgrading the Albuquerque International Sunport’s safety and security infrastructure and reimagining its food\, beverage\, and retail offerings. The project will be phased\, with construction beginning in January 2023\, and is estimated to cost $85 million. The project does not use Albuquerque general fund dollars\, instead\, it is funded with revenue generated by the CABQ Department of Aviation and federal funds. The Sunport is working with local architecture firm FBT Architects\, chosen in 2020 via the City’s RFP process\, to conduct surveys and develop initial concepts and designs for the redevelopment.  \nMore details coming soon. \n  \n\n\n\n \n REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR SPOT URL:https://www.abq.org/event/building-a-regional-economy-economic-development-training-may-2022/ LOCATION:NM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/05252022_EconDevTrainingBanner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220513T170000 DTSTAMP:20220408T170638Z CREATED:20220408T170635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T170638Z UID:225141-1652083200-1652461200@www.abq.org SUMMARY:IEDC Economic Development Week 2022 DESCRIPTION:MAY 9-13\, 2022\n\n\nEconomic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in 2016. To increase awareness of local programs that create jobs\, advance career development opportunities\, and improve communities’ quality of life everywhere\, we have continued the tradition. Over the last six years\, 450+ campaigns have been made throughout the United States and Canada. EDOs have created millions of impressions\, hundreds of news stories\, blog entries\, videos\, events\, and other activities. Campaigns occurred in all 50 American states in 2019\, with more than 60 communities officially proclaiming Economic Development Week. URL:https://www.abq.org/event/iedc-economic-development-week-2022/ LOCATION:NM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EDW_2022_Email-Header-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220421T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220421T144500 DTSTAMP:20220408T165816Z CREATED:20220408T161206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T165816Z UID:225130-1650549600-1650552300@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AREA Aerospace Ecosystem Industry Breakdown DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY\, APRIL 21\, 2022 2 – 2:45 p.m.\n\n\nIn Greater Albuquerque\, New Mexico a strong pool of qualified talent\, a competitively priced operating environment with access to world class innovation assets allow Greater Albuquerque to compete as a location of choice for high quality aerospace and aviation operations. Join us\, as we take a deep dive into the Greater Albuquerque’s robust aerospace ecosystem. Haven’t read the report yet? Download it here: www.abq.org/aerospace-ecosystem/\n\n\n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/area-aerospace-ecosystem-industry-breakdown/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220331T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220331T144500 DTSTAMP:20221103T183432Z CREATED:20220323T230301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T183432Z UID:8614-1648735200-1648737900@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AREA Jobs Board Webinar DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 31\, 2 – 2:45 p.m.\nAREA provides a high quality showcase of key employers and job opportunities that can be a difference maker when residents are looking at career growth or a newcomer is deciding whether to move to our region. \nJoin Daniel Schmuck\, Research Specialist\, AREA and Scott Goci\, Co-Founder\, TrueJobs as they walk you through this powerful tool. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/area-jobs-board-webinar/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220317T140000 DTSTAMP:20220307T175133Z CREATED:20220125T191936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T175133Z UID:7932-1647511200-1647525600@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AREA March 2022 QIL and UNM Regional Innovation Series DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Join us on March 17th for a remarkable discussion and a great two-event special. See below for more details. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/area-march-2022-qil-and-unm-symposium/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220310T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220310T144500 DTSTAMP:20220303T220428Z CREATED:20220202T165346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T220428Z UID:7979-1646920800-1646923500@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AREA Webinar: Creative Hiring and Employment Practices in a Tight Labor Market DESCRIPTION:“Creative Hiring and Employment Practices in a Tight Labor Market”\nThursday\, March 10\, 2022 2-3 p.m.\nOnline Zoom Webinar \nMany companies have been challenged during the pandemic to attract and retain talent. Some smaller firms don’t have the resources available to larger ones. Learn from local experts on creative ways firms are finding the talent they need\, and what employment practices should be considered in light of the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. \n \n REGISTER HERE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured panelists:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beth Barela\, Market Manager\, Manpower – New Mexico\nBeth has a solid 4 decades of staffing industry experience. She has dedicated her career to a life long commitment to people by working within the staffing industry. People are her passion. A business is not just a a business. A business is an entity comprised of people. Through every decade Beth has worked in the staffing industry there have been changes and challenges.  Incredible changes have taken place in our economy\, technology\, social\, political\, environmental\, education\, generational\, health\, cultural plus many more.  Beth knows how to navigate through change and challenging times. Though each challenge is different\, at the core of what is impacted are people. The staffing industry allows Beth the unique opportunity to affect change by changing peoples lives. Having the ability to place people in a job changes that persons life.  Having the opportunity to place people in a job with a company\, changes that company no matter how small or large the change is.  And\, having the ability to do that over a long period of time and with literally thousands of people and companies is Beth’s greatest honor. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joe Mercadante\, Practice Director\, Finance and Accounting – Permanent Placement\, Robert Half\nFor over 15 years\, Joe Mercadante has been placing accounting and finance talent with top employers throughout Central and Northern New Mexico.  In addition to being the Vice President/Practice Director of Robert Half’s Accounting and Finance practice group\, Joe is also a multi-million-dollar producer and Presidents Club award recipient.  Joe has acquired experience in all facets of Hiring\, Recruitment\, Compensation and Business Development\, including roles as Site Employment Manager with a Fortune 500 manufacturer; Senior Career Consultant with a consulting firm and Practice Director with Robert Half. \nGrowing up in Albuquerque\, Joe has developed a passion for seeing our business community grow and be successful.  He thrives on championing individuals to realize their career objectives and helping employers obtain the talent they need to grow their company.  \nJoe is regularly sought out for his expertise regarding local job market\, hiring trends and salaries by employers and job seekers\, Albuquerque Economic Development\, reporters\, and guest spots on FOX New Mexico Living. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Misty Sanders\, SHRM-SCP\, Director of HR\, French Funerals & Cremations\n​Misty Sanders\, Director of Human Resources for French Funerals-Cremations\, moved to New Mexico from North Idaho in 2011 and happily now calls this home. She began her career in Human Resources in 2007 and joined French in 2018. She plays an integral part of supporting the ladies and gentleman that care for the families in our community who are experiencing a loss. Through her 15 years in Human Resources\, she has honed her skills in recruiting\, on-boarding\, performance appraisals\, employee engagement\, coaching & counseling\, benefits and strategic planning to help support operations during a time of constant change. Misty’s positive energy and passion for human resources has led her to be part of a company that is both built on a strong\, ethical and community focused framework and a continuous\, forward-thinking mind. In her role\, she gets to bring a different insight to a company that has 114 years of history to support current employees but also be ready to welcome the next generation of professionals dedicated to making an impact on families in our community. URL:https://www.abq.org/event/area-webinar-overcoming-hiring-challenges-march-2022/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220217T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220217T170000 DTSTAMP:20220215T173747Z CREATED:20220107T231310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T173747Z UID:7476-1645106400-1645117200@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Economic Development Training: Building a Regional Economy DESCRIPTION:REGISTER FOR THIS NEXT TRAINING\nThursday\, February 17\, 2022 from 2-5 p.m. \nIn-person/Hybrid \nEl Zocalo Plaza Event Center264  S Camino Del PuebloBernalillo\, NM 87004 \nAREA Ambassadors champion the cause of growing the economy of the greater Albuquerque region. Ambassadors are educated in economic development initiatives\, strategies and priorities through workshops and forums. Ambassadors will speak firsthand of the work of AREA and can promote the greater Albuquerque area through an economic lens. \nThis event is a hybrid event. If you decide to join us via Zoom\, we will send you a meeting link 48 hours prior to the event. \nCOVID SAFE PRACTICES: We respectfully request that all attendees attest that they are fully vaccinated or have received a negative COVID-19 test within the last 72 hours of the event\, and are not experiencing any COVID symptoms and have not been knowingly been exposed to anyone that has tested positive in the last 10 days. In addition\, we will ask all attendees to wear masks while not actively eating or drinking. \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/economic-development-training-building-a-regional-economy/ LOCATION:NM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Feb17-Training-Graphic_v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20211119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211119T170000 DTSTAMP:20210512T153458Z CREATED:20210512T153352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T153458Z UID:5652-1637330400-1637341200@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Ambassador Training Program - November DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 19 from 2-5 p.m.\nThis educational program is designed to bring together individuals from AED’s far-reaching membership base – giving them the tools to promote economic development from within. \nPresident Casey will give an overview of AED’s strategic plan and how Ambassadors play a critical role in its execution. AED welcomes back current Ambassadors and invites anyone interested in contributing to attend. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/ambassador-training-program-november/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210723T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210723T170000 DTSTAMP:20210512T153604Z CREATED:20210512T153023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T153604Z UID:5645-1627048800-1627059600@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Ambassador Training Program - July DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 23 from 2-5 p.m.\nThis educational program is designed to bring together individuals from AED’s far-reaching membership base – giving them the tools to promote economic development from within. \nPresident Casey will give an overview of AED’s strategic plan and how Ambassadors play a critical role in its execution. AED welcomes back current Ambassadors and invites anyone interested in contributing to attend. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/ambassador-training-program-july/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210629T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210629T120000 DTSTAMP:20220106T195236Z CREATED:20210512T155425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T195236Z UID:5671-1624960800-1624968000@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Greater Albuquerque\, 2021 and Beyond: DESCRIPTION:Join us for the unveiling of our comprehensive economic development strategic plan serving the metropolitan region. The program will also feature a brief panel conversation with members of the Strategic Plan Task Force\, and an exciting recognition announcement.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/aed-2021-strategic-plan-launch/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210624T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210624T170000 DTSTAMP:20210518T031559Z CREATED:20210512T152054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T031559Z UID:5637-1624546800-1624554000@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Ambassador Training Program - June DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 24 from 3-5 p.m.\nThis educational program is designed to bring together individuals from AED’s far-reaching membership base – giving them the tools to promote economic development from within. \nPresident Casey will give an overview of AED’s strategic plan and how Ambassadors play a critical role in its execution. AED welcomes back current Ambassadors and invites anyone interested in contributing to attend. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/ambassador-training-program/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210617T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210617T131500 DTSTAMP:20210518T172540Z CREATED:20210512T154118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T172540Z UID:5662-1623931200-1623935700@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Quarterly Investors' Luncheon June 2021 DESCRIPTION:AED Quarterly Investors’ Luncheon\nJune 2021\n\n\nMORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!\n\n \n Pre-Registration is open! URL:https://www.abq.org/event/quarterly-investors-luncheon-june-2021/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210513T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210513T130000 DTSTAMP:20210420T160324Z CREATED:20210407T190709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T160324Z UID:4903-1620905400-1620910800@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Discover the Opportunities in Albuquerque DESCRIPTION:Discover the Opportunities in Albuquerque\n\n\nJoin us for the launch of a new joint study highlighting the exceptional talent in the Greater Albuquerque Region \n        \nAED President Danielle Casey and CBRE Managing Director Jim Chynoweth will highlight the talent and industry sectors that thrive in the Greater Albuquerque region. This hybrid event will feature a live online broadcast of this small in-person gathering. \n\nFeatured Speaker: \nEric Stavriotis \n \nEric Stavriotis is an Executive Vice President in the Advisory & Transaction Services Practice and the leader of CBRE’s Location Incentives Group. This advisory group assists clients globally with site selection and economic incentive negotiations\, in conjunction with the overall strategy and execution of corporate real estate initiatives. With over 18 years of experience\, Mr. Stavriotis has negotiated more than $1.9 billion incentives for clients and has worked on over 350 site selection assignments across all industry verticals and project types. \nFireside Chat with Local Business Leaders \nHear from local business leaders regarding their experiences hiring talent and choosing the region in which to expand their business. \n\nLeean Kravitz\, VP Public Affairs\, will join the conversation speaking about the incredible recruitment initiative of 4\,000 new employees to Fidelity Investments workforce. Fidelity Investments’ operating and financial performance in 2020 was one of the best in their 75-year history as a private company. And\, the pandemic this past year has had clients reaching out to them more and more for help in planning.\n \nThis strong client growth and engagement is why Fidelity Investments is looking for about 4\,000 more customer obsessed people to join their valued team to support customers and to experience their own career growth and opportunities\, plus enjoy industry-leading benefits such as flexible work options\, student loan debt repayment assistance\, and relief days due to the pandemic\, to name a few.\n \n\n \nCustomer acquisition is the heartbeat of every company’s growth strategy. Simply put\, LQ Digital is here to ensure your heartbeat is healthy.\n \nLQ Digital combines their people\, technology platform and full funnel approach to help clients get the most out of their acquisition efforts. It’s not just a volume game\, it’s a profitability game. It’s not just cranking the mechanics of acquisition—it means smart segmentation and making intelligent bets on the customers who are most valuable.\n \nIt means thinking more like a digital economist than a digital marketer. Join CEO Katy Keim\, leader of strategic growth and operational excellence at LQ Digital\, as we discuss talent acquisition.\n\n  \nSpecial thank-you to our media sponsor:\n \n  \n\n \n PRE-REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/go-beyond-a-greater-albuquerque-region-launch-event-cbre-x-aed/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210506T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210506T150000 DTSTAMP:20210317T192200Z CREATED:20210317T191539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T192200Z UID:4511-1620309600-1620313200@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Train the Trainer - SizeUp Session 3 DESCRIPTION:Our hosts will walk participants through best practices and a Q&A. Check out the video below to see how this tool can help grow your business!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/train-the-trainer-sizeup-session-3/ LOCATION:NM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SizeUpTraining_graphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210415T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210415T150000 DTSTAMP:20210407T230848Z CREATED:20210317T191250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T230848Z UID:4504-1618495200-1618498800@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Train the Trainer - SizeUp Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Our hosts will walk participants through best practices and a Q&A. Check out the video below to see how this tool can help grow your business!\nThis session will include special guest host: Wendy Ederer\, owner of Cornerstone Consulting Associates. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/train-the-trainer-sizeup-session-2/ LOCATION:NM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SizeUpTraining_graphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210414T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210414T141500 DTSTAMP:20210406T211558Z CREATED:20210302T155926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T211558Z UID:4391-1618407000-1618409700@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AED Presents: Calculating Economic Impacts DESCRIPTION:Hear from Keynote Speaker Sarah Murley with Applied Economics!\n \nSarah\, co-founder of Applied Economics\, is an economist with over 25 years of experience in regional economic analysis\, particularly in economic development and public finance.  Ms. Murley is an experienced economic modeler\, researcher and analyst.  She has performed engagements for a wide range of public sector clients including city and county governments as well as economic development corporations\, and utilities across the country. \n \nPanelist Discussion:\n John Jacobs of Flagship Food Group and Desert Premium Logistics\n \nJohn Jacobs serves as a stockholder and member of the Board of Directors at Flagship Food Group and is the CEO of Desert Premium Logistics where his focus is growing Flagship’s 3PL Logistics Food Grade Frozen and Dry Storage Division. John has over 45 years of experience in Food Manufacturing\, Logistics\, Materials Management\, Quality Management and Supply Chain Leadership \n \nMindy Koch of Intel\n \nMindy Koch is the Corporate Services Site Manager at Intel Corporation in New Mexico.  The Intel New Mexico Site is a 200 acre campus with over 5M square feet of space where she and her team are responsible for facilities operations\, construction\, building maintenance\, regulatory compliance\, employee services\, site security\, and environmental\, health and safety. \n \n Register now for this presentation\, Q&A and input session!\n  \nSpecial thank you to our sponsor!\n \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/aed-presents-calculating-economic-impacts/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210325T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210325T150000 DTSTAMP:20210317T191736Z CREATED:20210316T143929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T191736Z UID:4486-1616680800-1616684400@www.abq.org SUMMARY:Train the Trainer - SizeUp w/ Mario Ubalde DESCRIPTION:This first training session will feature Mario Ubalde of SizeUp. Mario\, and our hosts\, will walk participants through best practices and a Q&A. Check out the video below to see how this tool can help grow your business!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/train-the-trainer-sizeup-w-mario-ubalde/ LOCATION:NM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SizeUpTraining_graphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210318T131500 DTSTAMP:20210208T233140Z CREATED:20210203T231915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T233140Z UID:4105-1616068800-1616073300@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AED Quarterly Investors' Luncheon March 2021 DESCRIPTION:AED Quarterly Investors’ Luncheon\nMarch 2021\n\n\nJoin AED from the comfort of your own home or office!\nThe first QIL of 2021 kicks off Thursday\, March 18\, from 12-1:15 p.m. \nKeynote Speakers\nRitchie Huang\nExecutive Manager\n\n\nDaimler Trucks North America\nABOUT DAIMLER TRUCKS\n\nLearn more about the recent announcement of Torc Robotics\, a partner of Daimler Trucks North America\, extension of its testing to New Mexico by building up a new testing center in Albuquerque. Expanding to a new location will support testing\, collect data\, and provide for more real world use cases towards the next generation of vehicles on public roads in New Mexico starting this fall. Register today to learn more from Mr. Huang.\n\n\n\nLewis Byrd\nPresident\n\n\nLancs Industries\n\n \n\nABOUT LANCS INDUSTRIES\nLancs has produced over 80% of the lead wool blankets used in United States nuclear power plants and U.S. Naval facilities today and is one of the largest producers of flexible lead-free shielding products made from tungsten\, bismuth\, and iron. We carry a ready-to-ship inventory of standard products that include flexible shielding\, lead wool blankets\, glove bags\, and sleeving. Since 1974\, the in-house manufacturing facilities at Lancs Industries have supported a flexible design process that delivers the highest quality products\, on-time and on-budget.\n \n \n\nSpecial Thank-You to Our Sponsors\n \n\nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/aed-quarterly-investors-luncheon-march-2021/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210210T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210210T143000 DTSTAMP:20210208T233635Z CREATED:20210203T231127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T233635Z UID:4100-1612963800-1612967400@www.abq.org SUMMARY:AED Presents: ABQ International Sunport: Current Trends and Growth Opportunities Webinar DESCRIPTION:AED’s Webinar Series is starting off with a special guest from the Albuquerque International Sunport:\n\nDirector Nyika Allen \nThe first woman to serve as Director of the Department of Aviation\, Mrs. Allen is responsible for management oversite of the largest airport in New Mexico\, the Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) and Double Eagle II (AEG) General Aviation Reliever Airport. This includes the airports annual operating budget and multi-year capital program. Director Allen is a founding member of the New Mexico Land of Enchantment Chapter of Women in Aviation International an organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests. \nUnder Mrs. Allen’s leadership\, ABQ has expanded its route portfolio\, completed a $30 million-dollar terminal renovation\, taxiway reconstruction\, added new streamline exit-doors\, a nursing room and a pet relief area. Mrs. Allen has led the effort to partner with the electric utility to perform major upgrades to the electrical infrastructure\, negotiated a water reuse contract with the water authority to save millions of gallons of potable water per month\, and was awarded funds to purchase electric passenger busses and charging stations for EGSE. According to the most recent economic impact study\, ABQ and AEG generate $2.25 billion annually in economic impact for the region. \nJoin us for this presentation\, Q&A and input session!\n \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.abq.org/event/aed-presents-abq-international-sunport-current-trends-and-growth-opportunities-webinar/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR