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...
The face for economic development in Gallup-McKinley County
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...
Connecting local education with job opportunities
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...
Creating new job opportunities in a changing economy
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...
UNM-Gallup departments collaborate
While at first glance jewelry-making and construction technology may appear to have little in common, two creative instructors at the UNM-Gallup campus found a way to bring their departments together to improve the work environment for one group while providing valuable educational experience to the other.Kristi Wilson, Visiting Assistant Professor and Instructor of Small Metals Construction, received an internal mini-grant to fund the design and construction of new jewelers benches for her students.
Chris Chavez, Instructor and Coordinator of Construction Technology, was happy to have his students construct the new ergonomically correct island workstations which gave them...
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