The Plateau Sciences Society will be conducting its 17th Annual Native and Xeric Plant Sale on Saturday, May 21, from 9 am-3 pm. The location of the Plant Sale is the Holiday Nursery, 1214 E, Aztec Ave, which is co-hosting this event.

A large selection of plants (perennials, shrubs, vines and small trees) that are native to this area, or can survive in a hot, dry or low-water environment, have been specially ordered for this occasion.

These plants will be concentrated in the area immediately adjacent to the front gate of the nursery and members of the Plateau Sciences Society will be available to assist the customer regarding the selection of plants.

The Society will also be sponsoring...

In recognition of National Economic Development Week, key local organizations will be sharing their work and focus on our Gallup-McKinley County economy.

The Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) is the economic development organizations for the City of Gallup and McKinley County.  While ‘economic develop’ is a globally recognized term, “economic development program’ appears to have a wider and sometimes less consistent interpretation.

Economic Development Week kicks off on May 8, so this is an ideal time to share our interpretation. GGEDC’s mission is to “drive economic growth through building on local assets and strategic partnering to target...

In 2012, Associated General Contractors New Mexico (AGC) began working with the Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) and UNM-Gallup to connect the local education system with job opportunities.  An informal agreement was signed to help align what students learn at school with what employers need at the workplace and what industries need to locate in northwest New Mexico.  We struck up a new conversation to see how worlds that sometimes collide can cement new partnerships that benefit the whole community.

The three-way partnership among AGC, GGEDC, and UNM also reaches into the Gallup-McKinley school system.  In order for students to graduate “career ready” and...

The Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments is using the resources of a federal EDA “POWER” grant and working with partners in our region to create jobs replacing energy and coal jobs that have been or will be lost.

The long-term demand for coal has fallen, with energy industry sources blaming governmental regulation, international climate agreements, alternative energy production, and supply-and-demand pressure as the culprits. The US Energy Information Agency (EIA) estimates that U.S. coal production in the Western region will decline by 20% in 2016.

Farmington, NM has recently been named as the “Fastest Shrinking City in the US,” and general economic trends in the Four...