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New Housing Options in Carlsbad, New Mexico

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Carlsbad, New Mexico is a desirable place to live with an enviable quality of life. With a population that has seen tremendous growth over the past 10 years, Carlsbad's cost of living is 23.9% lower than the U.S. average. Carlsbad has also seen its job market increase by 8.5% over the last year. Eddy County — home to Carlsbad, Loving, and Artesia — was assessed by financial consulting firm SmartAsset to be New Mexico’s leading county in terms of business growth with a seven percent business growth rate and an incoming investment index of 61.86. The study evaluated the number o...

Paycheck Protection Program Round Two: What Carlsbad, New Mexico Businesses Need to Know

Monday, February 01, 2021

Further assistance for businesses is now available — the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid Act became law and extended the authority to make PPP loans through March 31, 2021. With an official title of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Venues Act, the Economic Aid Act is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. This $325 billion title would provide additional assistance to the hardest-hit small businesses, nonprofits, and venues that are struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Chevron donates $100,000 to Friends of the Living Desert to support energy efficiency and facility upgrades at New Mexico state park

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Chevron announced today that it has donated $100,000 to Friends of the Living Desert, a non-profit organization founded in 1982 to provide supplemental financial assistance and volunteer support to Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park opened in 1971 and is owned and managed by the State Parks Division (SPD) of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). Under a cooperative agreement maintained between Friends of the Living Desert and the State Parks Division, the funds will be used to make energy efficiency upgrades to the park’s visitor center &ndash...

Entrepreneurs, Here's Why 2021 Is The Right Time To Start Your New Business

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

The year 2020 came with its own share of problems. If there is one thing to learn from living through pandemics and lockdowns, it’s that a lot can change in a year. Many entrepreneurs started last January with high hopes and expectations for their businesses. However, many of those expectations went downhill as the year progressed. As with human nature, life moves on no matter what, so even though we were stuck at home for most of 2020, many businesses found ways to stay afloat. As we move forward in this new year, entrepreneurs are looking to strategize and many ar...

Five Essential Elements Of A Marketing Plan For A Small Business

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

If you are planning to open your own small business, the first step is to develop a business plan. The next step is to develop a marketing plan, as all business plans should be paired with a strategy for marketing your products or services. Marketing strategies vary in format, but they all have the common goal of attracting and building relationships with customers. The style is up to you, but it should include the following elements. 1. Marketing Goals and Objectives You will need to develop realistic and measurable marketing goals that cover a full calendar year and are aligned with you...

State Focuses on Rebuilding Industry Jobs

Monday, January 11, 2021

When the Great Recession ended in 2009, it took the United States five years to regain lost jobs. In New Mexico, recovery took twice that long, with the state surpassing its pre-recession employment levels just before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the economy to a halt. It was a lost decade of job growth that stalled upward mobility for workers and families and forced college graduates – New Mexico’s future – to leave the state for opportunities elsewhere. The reason it took twice as long to recover: New Mexico’s answer to tight budgets was to cut economic development investments in the LEDA fun...

Longhorn Flats Extended Stay Opens in Loving, New Mexico

Friday, December 18, 2020

For Immediate Release Loving, NM, December, 2020 – The Permian Basin is now home to a brand new extended stay facility. Longhorn Flats is now open in Loving, New Mexico and is ideally situated closer to oilfield work as well as the amenities of Carlsbad. The new facility offers 72 rooms. While recent events related to the COVID-19 pandemic have seen many businesses curtailed, and some closed, the oil and gas industry has remained steady. A drop in oil prices occurred earlier in 2020, but since then the industry has rebounded and many insiders feel is poised to make great gains goin...

Carlsbad, NM and Eddy County Work to Get CARES Act Grants to Struggling Businesses

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the country hard because of imposed shutdowns of businesses, and New Mexico is no exception. Small businesses, in particular, took a heavy hit during this ongoing public health emergency. The City of Carlsbad and Eddy County have been doing the best they can to provide assistance to businesses in distress using allotted CARES Act funds. This funding does not eradicate the crisis, but it provides some critical assistance to keep small businesses afloat. The CARES Act is a federal relief program which provided funds to states for distribution to communities. For business relief funds, local government...

T-Mobile Launches 5G in Carlsbad, New Mexico

Monday, November 16, 2020

Carlsbad, NM, November, 2020 – T-Mobile has opened its first location in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The wireless giant is bringing a whole new level of freedom and choice to consumers looking to choose the service plan and devices that best serve their wireless needs. T-Mobile’s retail store held a grand opening on November 6th. New business growth in Carlsbad has endured industry fluctuations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, with more projects still to come. The Carlsbad market continues to be a viable option for new ventures and expansions of current operations. The opening of the new T-Mobile store brings completio...

How Businesses in Carlsbad, NM Can Encourage Residents to “Shop Small” this Holiday Season

Friday, November 13, 2020

Shop Small is a nationwide movement to celebrate small businesses each and every day and to help communities thrive and stay vibrant, but the Saturday after Thanksgiving is their Super Bowl: Small Business Saturday! This year’s event falls on November 28th, and Carlsbad, NM is rolling out the welcome mats, both at storefronts and virtually. Carlsbad MainStreet knows exactly how important supporting local businesses is because their mission is “to strengthen the MainStreet District as the center of our community through concentrated efforts in organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring.” "Our homegrown businesses need our community's help now more than ever,” sai...

Data-Driven Operational Strategies in the Pandemic Era

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

As state economies struggle between surging cases of COVID-19 and intense pressure to reopen — albeit with varying degrees of restrictions — companies that reduced or halted operations in response to stay-at-home orders are torn between the urgent needs to both restore revenue streams and to ensure the safety of their employees and customers. Since every location has a different dynamic and risk profile, creating a return-to-work strategy is complicated, whether a company operates in five locations or 500. The solution to developing a sound, portfolio-wide strategy includes having ready access to data, analytics, and insights, including regional and community-specifi...

Entrepreneurs Are Supported In Carlsbad, New Mexico

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

City Council member, Jason Shirley, is a prime example of how entrepreneurs are supported in Carlsbad, NM. He owns a variety of businesses with his wife, Tiffany: Perfect Designs for custom screenprinting and embroidery; Paramount Cleaning Service for commercial, oilfield, and residential cleaning; 831 Enterprises for business management, social media content, and printing; and 831 Properties for property investment. And with a partner, they co-own Assign Advertising, a full-service marketing agency, and Next Day Laundry, a laundry pick up and delivery/linen and uniform rentals service. All told, they employ 23 people in the community. “Carlsbad is a tight knit community,” sai...

New Mexico's renewable energy sector growing in rural areas, local seek to capitalize

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Renewable energy could stimulate some of New Mexico’s most rural areas and economic development leaders sought to embrace the sector to diversify economies and provide local jobs. In a panel hosted last week by Powering New Mexico, an initiative led by the American Wind Energy Association to promote the renewable sector, leaders of local economic organizations in southeast and northern New Mexico discussed how solar and wind energy developments have strengthened their economies and what needs to be done to continue building New Mexico’s renewable energy portfolio. Read full article.

NMSU Carlsbad’s nursing programed ranked first in NM

Monday, October 19, 2020

New Mexico State University Carlsbad announced Carlsbad’s Nursing Program was ranked as No. 1 in the State of New Mexico. The ranking can be found at registerednursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization that provides educational and career resources to future nurses. The organization determines the ranking based on NCLEX-RN exam pass rates, a licensed exam that is required for nursing students to take in order to begin practice as a nurse. “The NMSU Carlsbad Nursing Program changed my life for the better. It challenged me in ways that I had never been challenged before. It has also provided me with a fulfilling career i...

‘New Mexico continues to attract top-tier aerospace companies’

Friday, October 09, 2020

ROSWELL, N.M. – Arizona-based Ascent Aviation Services is planning to expand to the Roswell Air Center and hire 360 employees in New Mexico for airplane repair and maintenance services, Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. Ascent Aviation Services has signed a letter of intent to commence operations at the Roswell Air Center. The firm is set to hire 130 employees in the first year, for a total of 360 over the next five years. Workers are expected to earn an average salary of $54,000 a year. The State of New Mexico, through its Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job creation fund...

Carlsbad, NM Has Properties and Resources to Support Onshoring Companies

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

For companies looking to stabilize their supply chains by onshoring, Carlsbad, New Mexico has the desired assets and amenities that appeal to site selectors looking to relocate or expand. Why Did Onshoring Become a Key Strategy? Onshoring to strengthen supply chains has become critical for many businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight the vulnerability of relying on global resources and products. Over the past 40 years, many companies focused on cost reduction, choosing to steadily relocate manufacturing overseas as global markets opened up in places such as China, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. However, because of world events, businesses ar...

New Mexico Women Highlighted for Efforts During Pandemic

Monday, September 07, 2020

The leader of The University of New Mexico’s 3D mask production effort during the COVID-19 pandemic is being recognized for her efforts on a national scale. Christina Salas, an associate professor of the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at UNM and special assistant to the dean of the School of Engineering for Health Sciences Center relations, has been selected by InStyle magazine to be a “Badass 50: Healthcare Workers Who are Saving the Day” in the August 2020 issue. Read full article.

New Strategies for Learning and Development in an Increasingly Virtual World

Thursday, September 03, 2020

Newly dispersed work teams are facing new challenges. During the early months of the global pandemic, more than three-quarters of organizations reported 80 percent or more of their employees were working from home, according to a global survey on workplace re-entry. While workplace mobility isn’t new, the scale of remote work has accelerated digital transformation, with rollout timelines shrinking from years to weeks. Workflows have also been upended as employees try to adopt new tools as part of their daily routines. Read full article.

Front Line: COVID-19 Spurs More Automated Manufacturing

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

The global pandemic has upended the labor market and dramatically and suddenly reversed U.S. economic expansion. COVID-19, especially, has caused U.S. manufactures to face unprecedented labor challenges. With COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, these shortages are escalating. Many factories have shuttered to protect workers and prevent COVID-19’s spread. Even before this global crisis, in 2018 Deloitte had already projected that manufacturers would face shortages of some 2.4 million workers through 2028. Read full article.

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Carlsbad is the best emerging economy in New Mexico thanks to our diverse group of businesses and forward-thinking residents.

Carlsbad residents enjoy a low cost of living. At only 93% of the national average, our residents have more money to spend doing things they love.

We are an active community with immediate access to beautiful natural resources, hiking, boating, swimming, fishing, and more.

Our population is growing. Developers can benefit from an increased demand in housing, retail, and other amenities.

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Carlsbad is the best emerging economy in New Mexico thanks to our diverse group of businesses and forward-thinking residents.

Carlsbad residents enjoy a low cost of living. At only 93% of the national average, our residents have more money to spend doing things they love.

We are an active community with immediate access to beautiful natural resources, hiking, boating, swimming, fishing, and more.

Our population is growing. Developers can benefit from an increased demand in housing, retail, and other amenities.