Albuquerque Rankings

March 29, 2012

New Mexico Personal Income Increases

Via New Mexico Business 

Personal income in New Mexico grew by 4.5 percent in 2011, to $72 billion from $68.9 billion, placing it 37th among the states and the District of Columbia in terms of growth, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Nationally, personal income ...

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Jan. 30, 2012

Albuquerque Ranks #3 for Independent Films

MovieMaker ranks Albuquerque No. 3 for independent filmmakers

Date: Monday, January 30, 2012, 2:56pm MST

The ...

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Dec. 21, 2011

New Mexico One of 6 Top Job States

According to REALTOR Magazine:

One factor reportedly holding many Americans back from purchasing a home is job stability. But several states’ future looks bright when it comes to adding jobs. 

Texas is expected to add the most jobs over the next five years on a percentage basis, according to Forbes ...

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Dec. 7, 2011

Ojo Caliente Wins Spa Awards

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa has been recognized with three spa industry awards by Spa Magazine and SpaFinder.

Each year Spa Magazine asks its readers to pick top spas across the globe in categories such as favorite destination, favorite spa for cuisine, favorite romantic spa and others. The full ...

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Nov. 30, 2011

Albquerque Theater Company wins National Award

Fusion Theater Company National Theater Company Grant

Via New Mexico Business Weekly 

FUSION Theatre Co. was one of just 10 theater companies around the country to land an award from the American Theater Wing, and the only one in New Mexico.

The $10,000 National Theater Co. grant honors companies ...

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Nov. 1, 2011

Albuquerque Has Bi

According to the New Mexico Business Journal, only Carlsbad/Artesia ($40,000), Farmington and Hobbs at $38,000 have slightly higher individual employee earnings than Albuquerque's $36,200. Overall, however, Albuquerque has the highest annual payroll at almost 10.5 billion dollars.

Albuquerque ranked !78 out of the 938 ...

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Oct. 26, 2011

Rio Rancho for Sports Fans

New Mexico Stars
Global Spectrum, operators of the Santa Ana Star Center, and The Indoor Football Leagueannounced on Oct. 20, 2011, that an IFL franchise is coming to Rio Rancho, New Mexico. 

Through a naming rights deal with the Santa Ana Star Casino the team will be named the ...
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Oct. 25, 2011

New Mexico Community Colleges nab $2M for green job training

According to New Mexico Business Weekly, North Albuquerque will soon see the solar, thermal and photovoltaic course at the CNM Workforce Training Center expanded.

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions awarded $2 million in grant funding for three community colleges to expand green training opportunities.

The grant, funded through ...

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Oct. 20, 2011

Albuquerque Sacred Power Motorsports

 Sacred Power takes Native American spirit to NASCAR

Date: Friday, October 14, 2011

Members of the Sacred Power team in the

Courtesy Sacred Power

Members of the Sacred Power team in the "Pit Box."

Albuquerque’s Sacred Power Motorsports soon might join New Mexico’s Unser family as ...

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Oct. 11, 2011

Albuquerque Has New Wildlife Preserve

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, September 29, 2011 (ENS) - Acquisition of 570 acres to establish a national wildlife refuge along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque has been approved, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today in Albuquerque.

"With the support of Bernalillo County, the Trust for Public Land, New Mexico's ...

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