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AREA Honored at Philanthropy Awards as a Nonprofit of the Year
Albuquerque Business First's 2023 Nonprofits of the Year include the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance *Full article courtesy of Albuquerque Business First ALBUQUERQUE – March 23, 2023 – The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, formerly known as Albuquerque...
Best Practices and Visionary Ideas Shared at ‘The Case for Downtown’ Event
Best Practices and Visionary Ideas Shared at ‘The Case for Downtown’ Event Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance and its Technology and Innovation Advisory Council hosted a quarterly event focused on the importance of the urban core to the entire regional economy. To...
Arcosa chooses New Mexico for new wind-tower production facility
Tuesday, March 14, 2023Courtesy abqjournal.com, Matthew Narvaiz, Journal Staff Writer (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - Arcosa chooses New Mexico for new wind-tower production facility. Belen will get a big economic boost with the expansion of a wind-tower manufacturer into the...
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...
505 Leadership in Economic Development Award Winners Provide Comments on their Awards
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance has announced the honorees for the fourth annual 505 Leadership in Economic Development Awards, which recognize organizations and individuals that are making exceptional contributions to economic growth and prosperity in the greater Albuquerque region, resulting in improvements to its overall economic strength and competitive position.
Pueblo of Santa Ana Welcomes Tesla Sales, Service and Delivery Center
News Release Pueblo of Santa Ana Welcomes Tesla Sales, Service and Delivery CenterThe largest all-electric vehicle company to have a presence on Santa Ana Tribal Lands Pueblo of Santa Ana, NM – October 7, 2022 - This morning, it became official: Soon NM...
AREA Announces 505 Award Honorees for 2022
News Release AREA Announces 505 Award Honorees for 2022Recognizes outstanding leadership in economic development in the region, to be awarded at the Nov. 17 AREA Annual Dinner at Sandia Resort. Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance has...