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Each month, the JTIP Board meets to review applications for funding new hire training or upskilling current employees.

The Business Resource Center, home to the Small Business Office and the former NM MBDA, remains open and operational.

This milestone highlights New Mexico’s commitment to expanding career pathways and strengthening the workforce across industries ranging from traditional skilled trades to film and media to higher education and more.

The program needs businesses, organizations or agencies to partner with the County.

As of March 2025, the market capitalization of stablecoins stood at $232 billion, up forty-five times since December 2019.

The trade mission aimed to strengthen business ties, promote New Mexico’s leadership in advanced energy technologies and computing, and explore natural gas export opportunities.

The inadequate verification of an applicant’s identity and citizenship by states is specifically highlighted as contributing to the improper payments of SNAP funds.

Walgreens will owe the United States an additional $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred prior to fiscal year 2032.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed two bills strengthening New Mexico’s support for communities near military installations.

House Bill 47 (HB47) recently implemented provisions of the constitutional amendments increasing veteran’s property tax exemption from $4,000 to $10,000

In a two-part blog series, we offer an economic perspective on the value of a college degree, updating our previous research and analysis.

Thirty-six U.S. states already have site-readiness programs, with outcomes proving this approach works.

Stock price expectations declined and reached the lowest level since June 2022.

The series is kicking off this Thursday, April 17, virtually over Zoom at 2:00 p.m. with “Immigration Changes and Your Business: What you Need to Know.”

“The best things in life are free.” –Coco Chanel

This alleged conduct violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which prohibits discrimination in the hiring, firing, and compensation of employees 40 years old or older because of their age.

Households assign higher likelihoods to a variety of tax cuts and to reductions in a range of transfer programs, while they assign lower likelihoods to tax hikes and expansions in entitlement programs.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies require tremendous amounts of stable electricity generation, and some reports estimate that data centers could consume up to 12% of total U.S. energy production in 2028. 

The Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) Internship Program is a competitive program that awards internships to students pursuing an associate degree in one of the participating technology programs

If the taxpayer has already filed, they can check their refund status using the “Where’s My Refund” tool on TAP—no account is needed. Refunds can take up to 12 weeks, though most arrive sooner.

Surprisingly, credit card interest rates are very high, averaging 23 percent annually in 2023.

Foreign central banks and investors also help absorb U.S. national debt. Their holdings doubled from about $4 trillion in 2010 to over $8 trillion in 2024.

Company outlooks have deteriorated, and uncertainty has spiked, with half of TBOS respondents expressing concern about softening demand and a potential recession.

For the first time in decades, the United States will see fair trade as President Donald J. Trump announces tariffs to level the playing field for American workers and businesses.

The sectoral composition of employment reveals job growth has been concentrated in areas that are the least sensitive to national employment fluctuations over the business cycle.

Household income in Texas has risen consistently, growing faster than inflation.

Total transborder freight: $134.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 8.2% compared to January 2024

The company outlook index decreased 12 points to -4.9, suggesting slight pessimism among firms.

Within the private service-providing industries, private education and health services experienced a gain of 4,500 jobs, or 3.1 percent.

After 30 years in central banking, I can unequivocally say: Uncertainty is the only certainty in monetary policy.

This expansion is supported by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD), which is providing economic incentives to help fuel job growth and workforce development in the region. 

The Taxation and Revenue Department does not call individuals that have not already reached out to the department for assistance.

U.S. electricity demand is forecast to soar in the coming years driven by consumer needs, data center growth, increased AI use, and the industrial sector’s need for constant power.

The GTO requires all money services businesses located in 30 ZIP codes across California and Texas near the southwest border to file Currency Transaction Reports with FinCEN at a $200 threshold, in connection with cash transactions.

Throughout this process, the department is ensuring that any employees impacted by the workforce reductions are treated with dignity and respect.