Employment

New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Director Axie Navas Leaves Legacy Of Equity And Stewardship

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Axie Navas

New Mexico Economic Development Department News:

SANTA FE — Axie Navas, whose efforts as the first-ever Outdoor Recreation Division Director propelled New Mexico as a national leader in the field, is leaving state government.

Growing New Mexico’s outdoor recreation assets is a priority for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who signed a law creating the state’s first Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD), a division of the Economic Development Department, just a few months after taking office in 2019. Navas, a former editor at Outside magazine, was named New Mexico’s first ORD Director. Read More

Santa Fe Community Foundation Awards $445,000 To Nonprofits In 2022 Fall Grants Cycle

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SFCF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Community Foundation (SFCF) announced it has awarded $445,000 in grants to 38 nonprofits as a part of its 2022 fall grants cycle. 

Through its grantmaking, the Foundation seeks to fund a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Mora counties that are addressing unmet community needs, tracking results and are actively collaborating and aligning their work with other community partners, including the Foundation, to improve outcomes and promote equity.

“This year’s grantees have listened and responded to both ongoing

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Economic Development Department Budget Requests Support Diversified New Mexico Economy

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Economic Development Secretary Alicia J. Keyes

EDD News:

SANTA FE — Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes asked state lawmakers today to continue their support for a diverse New Mexico economy with robust job growth and higher-paying jobs.

“EDD has just completed our best fiscal year for job creation in over a decade,” Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes told members of the Legislative Finance Committee today. “The word is getting out about New Mexico’s success in bringing in new businesses and higher-paying jobs and we are asking for continued investments to sustain this Read More

NMDWS To Mail All Unemployment Insurance Claimant 1099s By Jan. 31, 2023

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) will mail out all IRS 1099-G forms by Jan. 31, 2023 to individuals who received Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits from the agency during calendar year 2022.

The department urges claimants to view and verify their mailing address by logging into the UI Tax & Claims system (https://www.jobs.state.nm.us). From their claimant homepage they may select “View and Maintain Account Information” and then “Contact Information.” 

The 1099-G forms will also be available on individuals’ online UI claimant Read More

NMDWS: Claimants Should Plan For Holiday Closures

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ (NMDWS) offices, including the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Operations Center, will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 in observance of Christmas; and Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in observance of the New Year holiday.

The department urges claimants to plan accordingly.

The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when business hours resume at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Read More

New Mexico Minimum Wage Hike Goes Into Effect Sunday

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) advises employers and workers that New Mexico’s minimum wage is increasing, effective Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.

This increase is in accordance with an amendment to the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act signed into law April 1, 2019 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023:

  • State minimum wage: $12 per hour; and
  • State tipped minimum wage: $3 per hour.

Minimum wage is the lowest wage that an employer is legally required to pay to workers. NMDWS enforces the state and federal minimum wage. The City of Albuquerque, Read More

Leger Fernández, Cortez Masto, Barragán Introduce Resolution To Recognize Latina Equal Pay Day

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and U.S. Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44) introduced the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families and the economy. 

Video of Latina women in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) supporting the Latina Equal Pay Day resolution available HERE. 

“Mis hermanas, Sen. Cortez Masto y U.S. Rep. Barragán, y yo, decidimos que ya basta, Read More

New Mexico Unemployment Rate Hits 14-Year Low

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state Department of Workforce Solutions announced Friday that New Mexico’s unemployment rate has decreased to 4.1 percent, the lowest rate since June 2008.

“Our sustained investments in economic growth and workforce development have once-again brought New Mexico’s unemployment rate to a 14-year low,” Gov. Lujan Grisham. “As employment continues to increase and businesses continue to expand, New Mexico is now home to more business establishments than prior to the pandemic. And not only are we creating new jobs, but with record college Read More

Los Alamos Chamber News: Week Of Dec. 12

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From Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce:

Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce News For Week Of Dec. 12:

UNM-LA Community Internship Collaboration Applications Open for Spring 2023

Collaborate with a UNM-Los Alamos undergraduate on a project to grow your business. Benefit from flexibility, new perspectives, and the rewards of mentorship. Contribute to local workforce development while UNM-LA pays your intern’s salary. CIC applications are available now! Please submit by Jan. 10. For more information and to apply, visit losalamos.unm.edu/cic or email cic@unm.edu.

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Deadline Extended For Second Judicial District Attorney

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday announced that the deadline for applications to fill the upcoming vacancy for the Second Judicial District Attorney has been extended.

Applications will be received through Dec. 23, 2022. Minimum qualifications include a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and seven years of experience in the practice of law.

Candidates shall have been a resident of New Mexico for three years prior to their election and shall be a resident of the district.

The application form may be downloaded from the Office of Read More