As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin Three years ago, I was thrilled to return to the work of The Bridge of Southern New Mexico and in the state that I loved. In no way could I have envisioned how our community’s amazing work would play such an enormous role in the conversations driving education […]
As published in The Bottom Line of the Las Cruces Bulletin It’s always great to come home to the Chamber…it truly is the birthplace of The Bridge of Southern New Mexico! In 2007, legendary Las Cruces leader Patsy Duran began a conversation in the Chamber’s Education Committee about high school graduation rates, which lagged around […]
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News Workforce is the single greatest asset driving success for any company. Many have used the phrase, “I’m not in the _________ business, I’m in the people business.” Attracting, hiring, and cultivating a diverse, well-qualified workforce talent is critical to any company achieving success in fulfilling their mission, whatever […]
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin For the past decade, Doña Ana County has been at the forefront of proving the power of collaboration in our state, with cross-sector groups like The Bridge of Southern New Mexico and Ngage uniting the collective assets of the community to work together toward shared goals. As the […]
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin There is no issue more important to our county’s economic wellbeing than that of workforce development. It’s an intricate and all-encompassing issue that almost all communities talk about it, but few have been able to wrap their arms around. Not so, in Dona Ana County, thanks to the […]
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News May 10 was a history-making day for Doña Ana County and the rest of New Mexico when Sir Richard Branson and the team from Virgin Galactic came with the news that they were moving operations for the first-ever commercial “spaceline” to New Mexico right away, bringing their more […]
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News Just how much do we invest in workforce development in New Mexico, and how do we get the most bang for our buck? That’s a question I left Washington, D.C. with after attending the US Chamber of Commerce’s Talent Forward Summit, which focused on some best practices in […]
As published in El Prospero of the Las Cruces Bulletin Stories matter. Stories tell us about the world around us. Some stories tell us about ourselves. Across generations, across cultures, across the world, the stories we hear and share very much shape our present, as well as having the power to shape our future. I’ve […]
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin When some of our county’s new friends from Dell, Inc,. came to town earlier this month, they brought with them a tool, a process, they’ve used in other communities – a PolicyHack. Dell defines a PolicyHack as an event “where teams design solutions to policy challenges faced by […]
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News New Mexico’s minimum wage was one of the most hotly debated issues during the legislative session. Ultimately, a compromise was reached that will bring gradual increases from $9 in 2020 to $12 by 2023. Something else that survived the debate was the establishment of a youth minimum wage […]
Build My Future: Students get hands-on experience in construction industry
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About 500 students from Las Cruces area schools took part in the third Tyson Brown Memorial Build My Future event Tuesday.
Chamber, Bridge host Oct. 12-13 work summit
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What is the future of work in the Mesilla Valley? What information and emerging best practices do Doña Ana County’s critical industries and employers need to have to succeed in the future?
Governor announces satellite film school to open in Las Cruces. Here are the details.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that the state’s Next Generation Media Academy will have a satellite location in Las Cruces.
New Mexico leaping ahead in next space race
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New partnership helps companies surmount barriers to success