Is Albuquerque as strong as it can be when a visitor comes here? Is their experience what we promised them? Is there more that we can do to make Albuquerque more attractive? Those are the questions Tania Armenta, CEO and president of Visit Albuquerque, posed to members of the Economic Forum of Albuquerque on Wednesday morning. Armenta, who has led …
The Economic Forum of Albuquerque announced Thursday that Emily Howard, the founder of Cheetah Strategy, will be the group’s next executive director. A pro in marketing, tourism and strategic planning sectors, Howard said she is ready to start her “next chapter.” “Having engaged with the Forum as both a member and consultant, I’ve seen firsthand the impact this organization has …
There’s a new leader of an influential business group. Economic Forum of Albuquerque, founded in 1982 as a non-partisan membership organization of business and community leaders, has named Emily Howard its new executive director, effective Jan. 1, 2025. “I am honored to lead the Economic Forum into its next chapter,” Howard said in a news release. “Having engaged with the …
From rockets to COVID-19, Sandia National Laboratories is researching and producing solutions to a litany of problems. David Gibson, deputy laboratories director, presented at Wednesday’s Economic Forum. He said Sandia is leaning into the development of several new technologies. He highlighted the labs’ work in… Gizmo, robotic dog, photo credit: Albuquerque Journal
Artificial intelligence may not replace your job, but someone using AI could. John Boersma is an AI and machine learning strategy consultant and is the principal at JB Management Consulting. He presented what he called a practical guide to AI for leaders at Wednesday’s Economic Forum meeting…
Rio Nuevo has been a core part of Tucson’s downtown redevelopment success, Marquez told the Economic Forum of Albuquerque Wednesday morning. The Southern Arizona city has been named one of the top places to live downtown and one of the best music cities in the U.S., and it was recognized as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2015, among a …
Athletics, health care and quantum theory. Those were some of the topics that University of New Mexico President Garnett Stokes covered at the Albuquerque Economic Forum last week.
University of New Mexico President Garnett Stokes, Ph.D., outlined how the university is advancing growth in New Mexico, at the Economic Forum of Albuquerque on Aug. 28. The presentation highlighted the most recent university-generated economic impact report that shows UNM, overall, accounted for 47,000 jobs, $1.9 billion in labor income and $5.2 billion in economic output across New Mexico. Image credit: …
Terry Brunner, director of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency, presented at Economic Forum on June 12, and outlined the city of Albuquerque’s vision for economic revitalization. Image credit: Albuquerque Business First
How does New Mexico take the lead in attracting businesses to the state? Business leaders say by getting ahead of the curve on site readiness barriers it faces. Image credit: Albuquerque Journal