New Mexico in the News

Santa Fe Restaurant Week kicks off on February 20th and lasts through March 3rd.  After a two-year hiatus, this popular annual event resumes with 31 restaurants participating. Anchoring Santa Fe's winter schedule, it's an opportunity for local chefs to showcase their talents with prix fixe dinners and lunches. Featuring a range of price points, Santa Fe foodies as well as those just looking to socialize with friends get to partake in a range of cuisines...

Dominating this week’s Albuquerque business news is The Orion Center, a proposed satellite assembling and testing plant. The major multi-million-dollar deal is currently in negotiations between the Theia Group Inc. and the city. Current plans call for the campus hosting 1,000 workers with plans to ultimately grow to 2,500. "The Orion Center has the potential to be a game-changing partnership for our city’s aerospace and tech sector,” Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said in a statement last...

Business editor Teya Vitu reports that construction is booming in Santa Fe. Seventeen apartment projects and a 68-unit independent living center have been recently completed or under construction. Between January and November 2020, 281 building permits for single-family dwellings were pulled. Construction activity and related job growth have ranked Santa Fe in or near the top ten among the nation's 358 metropolitan areas. Read the full article on the New Mexican....