How can New Mexico’s economy continue to grow? How do you retain talent here in the state and how do you bring those back who left?
A panel of local experts sought to answer those questions Monday at an event held at the Marriott Albuquerque in Uptown by NAIOP New Mexico, a commercial real estate organization. The event came as the state still battles a relatively low labor force participation rate and as out-of-state businesses continue to expand locally.
“I think the onus is on all of us, really. We’ve got to open our doors and I think we’re really good at that as a small state,” said David Silverman, a qualifying broker with Geltmore.
Opening those doors means looking at transferable skill sets, said Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance VP of Economic Competitiveness Chad Matheson. That, in itself, is of value to expanding businesses.
Source: https://www.abqjournal.com
