Posts Tagged ‘rural development’
Los Lunas Officials Discuss Economic Development And Future Facebook Data Center
November 18, 2016 – Earlier this year, Facebook announced that it will build a new data center in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The project was touted by the governor and local leaders as an economic development success story but some New Mexicans have raised questions about the tax package offered to the company and water…
Read MoreSmall Towns, Big Change: Economics And Cannabis In Rural New Mexico
November 18, 2016 – Many New Mexicans have heard that recreational cannabis sales in neighboring Colorado is adding tax revenue to the state coffers. What could be the economic impact of a similar program in New Mexico? This month NMiF teamed up with the Solutions Journalism project to look at whether recreational cannabis sales could…
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