by Tracey Bryan | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News, April 5, 2021 Nowhere in New Mexico are there greater opportunities for growth and expansion of the Agriculture Industry than Doña Ana County. Agriculture already accounts for 4,830 jobs in the county and generates 12% of...
by Tracey Bryan | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin, March 19, 2021 At the one-year mark of the COVID pandemic, we’re all pretty familiar with COVID numbers. However, throughout the crisis, we, at The Bridge of Southern New Mexico, have been keeping our eyes on other numbers...
by Tracey Bryan | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News, March 1, 2021 “New Mexico just lost a huge advocate for kids,” said Michael Chavez, superintendent of Hatch Valley Public Schools (HVPS). The enormity of that loss advanced like a black fog across Las Cruces and New Mexico, as...
by Tracey Bryan | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin, February 19, 2021 Leaders lead…and in Doña Ana County, we are leaders in the state! That’s why our people are going to be a part of two projects currently underway with the New Mexico Public Education Department focused...
by Tracey Bryan | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News, February 1, 2021 COVID is having a double-whammy on workforce: disrupting the rate at which individuals are pursuing college, as well as displacing a surprisingly high number of degree holders in specific fields. Two pieces...
by Tracey Bryan | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin, January 15, 2021 The New Mexico Chamber of Commerce launched into 2021 with a business-led, strategic plan for the economic recovery of New Mexico. The plan, Driving New Mexico’s Future: Empower a Competitive...
by Tracey Bryan | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News, January 4, 2021 I don’t think anyone was sad to see 2020 fade into the rearview mirror, but now that we have a shiny new year in front of us, we have the opportunity to turn our attention to the most pressing needs we have a...
by Tracey Bryan | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin, December 18, 2020 2020 has demanded a lot from us. It changed so many aspects of our lives. It has taken away health, jobs, mobility, and yes, lives. It also presented us a mandate to dig deeper, think differently about...
by Tracey Bryan | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Sun-News, December 2020 New Mexico is a state in transition in one of its major industry sectors: Energy. Unlike the southeastern part of the state, Doña Ana County’s contribution to the Energy Industry has been more reliant on...
by Tracey Bryan | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog
As published in the Las Cruces Bulletin, November 20, 2020 It’s hard to believe it, but there will come a time when COVID is not ruling our lives. But right now, it’s stealing not just health and wellbeing, it’s stealing jobs, students’ learning, our sense of...
