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Friday, March 05, 2021Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) met with the New Mexico Chamber Executives Association to discuss COVID-19 relief for local economies, support for workers and small businesses, and much-needed investments to bridge the digital divide. More than 25 Chambers of Commerce were represented in the virtual meeting. “It was a pleasure meeting with Chambers of Commerce ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Business news, Community, Press ReleaseFriday, March 05, 2021EDD is hosting USDA to discuss The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)March 10, 1:30-2:30pm REAP provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or in order to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system ...read moreCategories: Community, Newsletter, Press Release, General News ArticleFriday, February 26, 2021SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed House Bill 11 into law, delivering $200 million in grants to support New Mexico businesses to ease the hiring or rehiring of employees. “New Mexico will continue to get meaningful financial assistance out the door to businesses all across the state,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “Our economy will bounce back. And businesses will get ...read moreCategories: Business news, Community, Press Release, Community, General News ArticleFriday, February 26, 2021SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed Senate Bill 10 into law, repealing a 1969 state statute that criminalized abortion. “A woman has the right to make decisions about her own body,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “Anyone who seeks to violate bodily integrity, or to criminalize womanhood, is in the business of dehumanization. New Mexico is not in that business – not any more. Our ...read moreCategories: Press Release, Community, Community, General News ArticleFriday, February 26, 2021PORTALES, NM – The Roosevelt County Board of Commissioners declared an extreme drought and fire danger emergency within the unincorporated areas of Roosevelt County during their regular Commission meeting Nov. 9, 2020. This resolution was renewed on Feb. 22, 2021, with agricultural burning permitted. This was based upon current drought indices published by the U.S. Drought Monitor Report, lack ...read moreCategories: Community, Press Release, Community, General News ArticleFriday, February 26, 2021On Monday, February 22, President Biden announced the following changes to SBA's coronavirus relief programs to ensure equity:Specifically, on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9 am ET, SBA will establish a 14-day, exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees. This will give lenders and community partners more time to work with the smallest ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Business news, Press Release
Wednesday, February 24, 2021More counties reach Yellow, Green LevelsOnly 4 counties at highest-risk Red Level, down from 14 two weeks past SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico’s Red-Yellow-Green framework for aligning county-level requirements and guidelines with local virus risk has been modified to permit more day-to-day and commercial activities, reflecting the improving COVID-19 outlook across the state as New Mexicans ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Human Interest, Newsletter, Press Release, Business of the Month, Community, CommunityWednesday, February 24, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Jessica Mraz info@nmmainstreet.org(505) 365-3998 February 24, 2021Gov. Michelle Lujan GrishamCabinet Secretary Alicia J. KeyesDeputy Secretary Jon Clark New Mexico MainStreet’s Virtual Winter Conference Will Focus on “Creating a Climate of Confidence” in Districts, Business Community Conference on March 5 & 12, 2021 is Free and Open to the ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Newsletter, Community, Human Interest, Press ReleaseTuesday, February 23, 2021NEWS RELEASE PRESS OFFICE Release Date: Feb 22, 2021 Release Number: 21-17 Contact: press_office@sba.gov, www.sba.gov/news Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram SBA Prioritizes Smallest of Small Businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program Steps to Promote Equitable Relief for Mom-and-Pop Businesses WASHINGTON – Building on a month of strong ...read moreCategories: Business news, Community, Political, Community, General News Article, Press ReleaseWednesday, February 17, 2021Power plant operations across the central U.S. are still hampered by limited natural gas supplies, which could lead to additional controlled outages in multiple states and in Xcel Energy’s Texas-New Mexico service area on Wednesday. As for Tuesday evening, the Southwest Power Pool notified Xcel Energy around 8 p.m. it is moving the status back up a notch for the night to an Energy Emergency Alert ...read moreCategories: Business news, Community, Press Release, Community, General News ArticleWednesday, February 17, 2021Coalition identifies approximately 20 bills that will hinder economic recovery Albuquerque, NM, February 17, 2021—Today, the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce and 21 business groups launched a new campaign to urge the New Mexico state legislature to refocus its efforts on economic recovery and expanding opportunities for workers and businesses. The campaign kicked off with a full-page ad running ...read moreCategories: Community, Business news, Community, Press Release, General News ArticleTuesday, February 16, 2021AMARILLO, Texas (7 a.m., Feb. 16, 2021) - Persistent deficiencies in natural gas supplies that fuel power plants in the central U.S., including Xcel Energy power plants in Texas and New Mexico, are threatening area utilities’ ability to meet customer demand. To protect the regional grid and maintain reliability, Xcel Energy, along with area electric co-ops and municipal utilities ...read moreCategories: Community, Community, General News Article, Press ReleaseFriday, February 12, 2021New webform will ensure robust workplace safety practices in place, save employers time In an effort to continue to ensure New Mexico workplaces are safe, to help businesses safely stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to make it easier, more efficient and more accurate to report positive COVID-19 cases among employees, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) launched a new webform ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Business news, Community, Press Release, CommunityWednesday, February 10, 2021All counties improve; all but four counties see positivity rate below 10%Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning Feb. 10, with 15 New Mexico counties at the Yellow Level and four at the Green Level, reflecting an improving overall COVID-19 outlook for the state. Every county saw improvements in their average ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleFriday, February 05, 2021To read the Roosevelt County Chamber's newsletter Warm Heart News CLICK HERECategories: Community, Press Release, General News ArticleWednesday, February 03, 2021To download a PDF of the Chamber's 2021 Legislative Priorities brochure CLICK HERECategories: General News Article, Business news, Press Release