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Fourth of July at the International Balloon Museum

Fourth of July at the International Balloon Museum

The Red, White, and Balloons fundraiser welcomes the public to celebrate the birth of the U.S.A. at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. The museum encourages the public to enjoy a day filled with food, family, fun, and fireworks. This fundraiser will be loaded with games and activities for children as well as music and live entertainment for the older crowd.

Tickets will provide access to the Balloon Museum, VIP parking, a traditional picnic dinner, and seats with the best view of Albuquerque fireworks. A balloon glow is planned, weather permitting.

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Santa Fe and Anthony Recieve Housing Counseling Grants From HUD

Santa Fe and Anthony Recieve Housing Counseling Grants From HUD

 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced $33,012 will be granted to the Northern Pueblos Housing Authority in Santa Fe and Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation.

 

As a result of these grants and funds, more than 1.6 million households nationwide will have a higher opportunity of finding housing and make more informed housing choices.

 

“The evidence is clear that housing counseling works,” said Mark Brezina, HUD Acting Regional Administrator, “The HUD-approved counseling agencies this funding supports are crucial in helping families manage their money, navigate the home buying processes, avoid foreclosure and secure their financial futures.”

 

Trade Alliance opens registration for trade mission to Taiwan

Trade Alliance opens registration for trade mission to Taiwan

Registration is now open for the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Trade Alliance’s mission to Taiwan. This trip aims to provide local businesses with opportunities to find customers and business partners in Taiwan. From Sept. 1-9, Bernalillo County Commission Chair, Maggie Hart Stebbins, will lead the trade mission.

 

“Over the last couple of decades, Taiwan has evolved into a Who’s Who location for multinational corporations to do their product research and development” said Stebbins. “Our New Mexico companies are developing the technologies they are looking for.”

 

The trade mission will focus on SEMICON Taiwan, a large semiconductor tradeshow that covers a variety of subsectors, but is not limited to companies interested in SEMICON Taiwan.

 

New Mexico Economic Development Commission to Meet July 8th

New Mexico Economic Development Commission to Meet July 8th

The New Mexico Economic Development Commission will meet on July 8 in Las Cruces at the New Mexico State University campus in the Business Complex Building, Room 247.

 

The meeting will be the first of several sessions to come where the Commission will conduct its work to complete the Five Year Strategic Plan.

 

Two separate sessions will be held, one in the morning and a separate on the afternoon.

 

General business meeting of the Commission plus presentations from the New Mexico Partnership and the Economic Development Department's staff on research information in the draft proposal of the Five Year Strategic Plan will be the focus of the 10 to 11:45 am session.


The 1:30 to 4:30 pm session will allow Opportunity for groups/organizations and individuals to give presentations to the Commission on potential elements they would like to see included in the upcoming Five Year Strategic Plan.

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Celebrate New Mexico's Rising Business Stars

Celebrate New Mexico's Rising Business Stars

Albuquerque Business First’s 40 Under Forty event honors young professionals who are climbing the charts in their industries and making an impact on the New Mexican Community.

 

The event will be held Friday, June 28 at Sandia Resort and Casino from 6 pm to 9 pm.

“Groundbreaking artists. Wickedly successful entrepreneurs. Advocates winning fights against injustice. Really successful people, all of them — and those are just the ones we had to decline this year,” said Rachel Sams, “Picking our honorees for the annual 40 under Forty awards is always difficult, and 2013 was no exception, as we received over 400 nominations.”

 

Join the Albuquerque’s Business First 10th Annual elegant evening affair where 40 under forty and Under 30 Honorees will begin the night networking with martinis and complete the night with a posh awards dinner honoring New Mexico’s future successors.

 

Health Care Companies to hold Job Fairs

Health Care Companies to hold Job Fairs

 

Two major health care companies in the Albuquerque area are set to host job fairs this week to handle a boom in hiring to serve the state’s Medicaid members.

 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico will hold a job fair June 20 at the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown Hotel from 10 am to 7 pm. RN case management, utilization management RNs, nurse managers, clinical trainers, and Native American community relations specialists are just some of the positions that the company is looking to hire.  

 

The hotel is located at 2600 Louisiana Blvd. NE. If you miss the job fair, you can always fill out an online application at www.molinahealthcare.com/abtmolina/careers/Pages/careers.

 

City and County Agree to Share Responsibility for Receiving and Processing Municipal Court Bonds

City and County Agree to Share Responsibility for Receiving and Processing Municipal Court Bonds

The City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County have made a deal to share responsibility for receiving and processing Municipal Court bonds.

 

Starting Monday, June 24, Santa Fe Detention Center Electronic Monitoring Program employees will be in charge of receiving and processing cash bonds only for the Municipal Court on Monday through Friday after 4 pm until 8 am the next morning.

 

All cash bonds collected by Santa Fe County shall be money orders or cashier checks payable to the “City of Santa Fe”. There will be a $10 fee for each bond posted with Santa Fe County and there will be a separate payment payable to “Santa Fe County” in money order or cashier’s check only.

 

The Santa Fe County Detention Center Electronic Monitoring Program is located at the jail at 4312 NM Highway 14 across from the prison.