August 16, 2010
Silver City, Artesia, Portales and Nob Hill among those honored for excellence SANTA FE- The New Mexico MainStreet Program celebrated its 25th Anniversary Saturday, August 14th, with an awards banquet in Albuquerque. The evening brought together representatives from all 23 New Mexico MainStreet communities, national MainStreet luminaries and various local…
May 7, 2010
Pilot “Project MainStreet Makeover” event bonds community SANTA FE– The 25th Anniversary celebration of the New Mexico MainStreet program continued in March and April with “Project MainStreet Makeover,” culminating in the renovation of Martha’s and Smith’s Office Supply store, a landmark business in downtown Truth or Consequences. A crew of…
April 13, 2010
Portales and Tucumcari to receive entrepreneurial assistance SANTA FE– The New Mexico Economic Development Department announces the selection of two New Mexico MainStreet programs – Portales and Tucumcari – to serve as models in creating an Entrepreneur Development Initiative on MainStreet. The initiative includes two years of technical assistance to…
January 27, 2010
MainStreet Programs in Truth or Consequences, Lovington, Roswell, Las Cruces and Tucumcari highlighted SANTA FE, N.M.– The New Mexico MainStreet program today made five major announcements at their winter quarterly meeting, including: adopting a new MainStreet slogan, honoring a new State Certified MainStreet project, naming the 2010 façade squad communities,…
December 11, 2009
Signs to go up in 15 communities across the state SANTA FE, N.M.– Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Fred Mondragón was in Las Vegas today to unveil the first in a statewide series of MainStreet designation road signs. The signs will act as a gateway into each MainStreet community as…
September 10, 2009
Money to fund 10 MainStreet and Arts and Cultural District Projects SANTA FE, N.M.– The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has allocated an appropriation of $1 million to fund 10 planning, design and construction projects in MainStreet and Arts and Cultural Districts. The grant money will be spread to…
August 28, 2009
Taos, Raton, Los Alamos and Albuquerque Achieve Designation SANTA FE, N.M. – The Economic Development Department’s MainStreet Program welcomed Taos, Raton, Los Alamos and Downtown Albuquerque as New Mexico’s newest Arts and Cultural Districts at an event held this afternoon at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. The four…
May 5, 2009
SANTA FE, NM –The Economic Development Department and the New Mexico MainStreet program held the first Façade Squad work day in Santa Rosa the last weekend in April. The Façade Squad is a new program to attract and inspire private property owners in downtown districts to renovate and rehabilitate the…
