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Promoting Las Vegas $40K awarded to city, MainStreet Las Vegas Optic By: Mercy Lopez September 11, 2014 http://www.lasvegasoptic.com/content/promoting-las-vegas A large chunk of change is coming to Las Vegas to promote and market the town, along with its events. On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Susana Martinez announced $40,000 of cooperative marking funds has been awarded to Las Vegas for promotional use. The city of Las Vegas will receive $20,000 and MainStreet de Las Vegas will get the other $20,000. The governor made her announcement at the Plaza Park, along with state Tourism Department Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson and Las Vegas Mayor Alfonso … Read More

S&P Data bringing 425 jobs to Rio Rancho Albuquerque Journal By: Rosalie Rayburn / Journal Staff Writer September 10, 2014 RIO RANCHO — Gov. Susana Martinez, Rio Rancho city officials, New Mexico Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela and leaders of the Sandoval Economic Alliance and Albuquerque Economic Development announced Wednesday that S&P Data plans to open a new call center in the city, creating up to 425 new jobs in the next few years. The Ohio- and Canada-based call center company, with clients that include Apple, American Express and McDonalds, said it will pay on average about $38,000 a … Read More

SF Brewing expanding, adding 105 jobs Albuquerque Journal September 4, 2014 http://www.abqjournal.com/456655/biz/sf-brewing-expanding-adding-105-jobs.html Santa Fe Brewing Company announced Thursday it is expanding its manufacturing and production facility and creating 105 new jobs. Santa Fe Brewing brews, cans, and bottles its product on site and exports throughout a nine-state region. The expansion will help the manufacturing company reach new markets both nationally and internationally, according to a news release. Gov. Susana Martinez and Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela planned to join officials from Santa Fe County, the City of Santa Fe, the Regional Economic Development Corporation, and the Santa Fe Chamber of … Read More

Piñon Elementary student wins reading prize Santa Fe New Mexican September 3, 2014 http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/briefs/local-news-in-brief-sept/article_f9c55219-44f5-5d7d-8544-1ae95ea244ac.html Piñon Elementary student wins reading prize Sonja Lovitt, a sixth-grader at Piñon Elementary School in Santa Fe, took one of the top prizes in Gov. Susana Martinez’s Summer Reading Challenge, designed to encourage kids to read over the summer. Participants had to submit reading logs for at least 12 books they read from mid-April through July of this year and write a short essay, “Why I Love New Mexico.” There were 18 students across the state who completed the challenge, and their names were randomly drawn … Read More

Martinez Started “Breakfast After The Bell” To Ensure Every Child Gets A Good Breakfast, And Protected Taxpayers By Prohibiting Welfare Cards In Bars And Casinos The Susana Martinez for Governor campaign released a new television ad called “Breakfast.”  The commercial highlights how Governor Martinez started “Breakfast After The Bell,” a program that serves breakfast to more than 60,000 elementary school students every year right at their desk.  Governor Martinez goes on to say that while she supports a strong safety net to help those most in need, there must also be measures to stop adults from abusing the system.  That’s why … Read More

In Case You Missed It! Gary King Attacks Family-Run, New Mexico Small Business Blinded by a desire to score cheap political and partisan points, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gary King launched a jaw-dropping attack against a family-run, New Mexico small business just as it announced the creation of 150 new jobs in the state. King said in today’s Daily Times in response to the jobs announcement, “‘What if they then outsource these jobs to Arizona or Texan workers like Gov. Martinez did with the behavioral health service providers?’ he said.  ‘We need answers about who this will benefit before we start … Read More

Hundreds of jobs coming to Los Lunas Valencia County News Bulletin By: Deborah Fox August 27th, 2014 http://www.news-bulletin.com/2014/08/27/news/hundreds-of-jobs-coming-to-los-lunas.html Gov. Susana Martinez announced 250 well-paying jobs coming to the Los Lunas area at a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday in Los Morros Business Park for Accurate Machine & Tool Co. “They are creating 250 manufacturing jobs right here in Los Lunas,” said Gov. Susana Martinez. “We were competing with Amarillo, but when it came down to it, New Mexico turned out to be a better place to do business than Texas.” The South Valley company is expanding production and moving to the Los … Read More

250 manufacturing jobs coming to Los Lunas KRQE By Chris McKee August 27, 2014 http://krqe.com/2014/08/27/250-manufacturing-jobs-coming-to-los-lunas/ Hundreds of new manufacturing jobs are coming to the metro area. An Albuquerque company made that announcement Wednesday morning while breaking ground on a new building in Los Lunas. Accurate Manufacturing announced they’ll build a new facility here in the Los Morros Business park near I-25. They say eventually it will be home to those 250 new jobs and most of the company’s employees who are currently working in Albuquerque. The company is owned by a New Mexico family and started in Albuquerque. They say … Read More

Governor Aguilar: Governor Martinez ‘A Caring Leader Who Treats Our Tribal Community With Respect’ The Pueblo de San Ildefonso announced today that it has endorsed Governor Susana Martinez for re-election.  The Pueblo de San Ildefonso Council passed a resolution earlier this month endorsing her candidacy.  You can read the resolution here: http://www.susanamartinez.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SI-R14-031_Susana-Martinez.pdf “Governor Susana Martinez is a caring leader who treats our tribal community with respect and is willing to fight for us when we need her most,” said Pueblo de San Ildefonso Governor Terry L. Aguilar. “Her willingness to work across the aisle to get things done for all New Mexicans is a breath of fresh air and … Read More