September 14, 2015
Theme of Revitalizing through Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Preservation helps Communities Collaborate, Grow, and Thrive Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico MainStreet and the Department of Cultural Affairs are partnering to host a conference that will connect New Mexico’s local community builders and stakeholders with resources, networking opportunities, and means…
September 1, 2015
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico MainStreet Announces the communities of Eagle Nest, Mountainair, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Springer, Tularosa, and Villanueva have been selected for this year’s Frontier Communities Initiative. The Frontier Communities Initiative was established by the New Mexico Legislature and signed into law by Governor Martinez in…
August 18, 2015
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico MainStreet gathered in Artesia, Aug. 13, with local affiliates and public and private partners to celebrate 30 years of MainStreet’s economic development and revitalization efforts in New Mexico. “Governor Susana Martinez and I have worked to increase MainStreet investments over the past 4 and…
July 21, 2015
Free Public Event on August 13 at Artesia’s Ocotillo Theater Santa Fe, NM – The New Mexico MainStreet will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in Artesia on Aug. 13 at 3 p.m., at the Ocotillo Theater. This free event is open to the public and celebrates New Mexico MainStreet’s many success…
June 22, 2015
Santa Fe, NM – Today, Governor Susana Martinez and Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced that the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) is awarding the Silco Theater in Silver City, and the El Morro Theater in Gallup $100,000 each as part of the Historic Theater Initiative. The Economic Development’s…
May 19, 2015
Focus of Institute is to Help Communities Restore and Update Historic Theaters in MainStreet Districts to Serve as Anchors for Economic Growth Santa Fe, NM – The New Mexico Economic Development Department and New Mexico MainStreet program announce the first-ever Historic Theaters Institute Friday, June 19 at the historic Shuler…
April 20, 2015
The Shuler Theater celebrates its 100th anniversary this week and will soon be able to show first run, digital movies as part of participation in the initiative Raton, NM – Today, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the Shuler Theater, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week,…
April 16, 2015
Program helps jumpstart economic development for rural communities with less than 7,500 in population Santa Fe, NM – The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s MainStreet program will accept applications for the latest round of Frontier Communities starting April 30. New Mexico MainSteet staff and consultants will hold three pre-application workshops…
April 10, 2015
Santa Fe, NM – Seven New Mexico MainStreet communities have been designated as National Main Street Accredited Communities for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center®. Nob Hill MainStreet, Artesia MainStreet, Carlsbad MainStreet, Clovis MainStreet, Grants MainStreet, Los Alamos MainStreet and Lovington MainStreet…
February 18, 2015
Website will allow residents and visitors alike to search for historic and cultural attractions and businesses in MainStreet and Arts & Cultural Districts Santa Fe – Today, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the re-launch of the website Off the Road in New Mexico with a new focus…
December 11, 2014
Frontier Community Program Allows the Most Rural of Communities to Participate in MainStreet Development Cloudcroft – Today, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the Village of Cloudcroft was selected to participate in the New Mexico Frontier Communities Initiative. Established by the state Legislature and signed into law by…
December 8, 2014
Alamogordo – Today, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced Alamogordo has been designated as an “Emerging” MainStreet Community. Alamogordo is welcomed into the New Mexico MainStreet network of 28 MainStreet communities, nine Arts & Cultural Districts and 16 Frontier Community Initiatives working to revitalize historic commercial cores of…
November 4, 2014
Santa Fe – New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS), a program of the New Mexico Economic Department, today announced the latest round of Design Initiative recipients. This year saw the largest and most competitive pool of applicants to date. “The growing interest from communities in the MainStreet program demonstrates just how valuable…
October 17, 2014
Community Economic Development Partnership Tailored to Serving Rural Communities Questa – Governor Susana Martinez announced the New Mexico communities of Anton Chico, Aztec, Carrizozo, Edgewood, Galisteo, Magdalena, Questa, and Tularosa have been selected for this year’s New Mexico Frontier Communities Program. Signed into law by Governor Martinez last year, this…
September 16, 2014
Santa Fe – New Mexico MainStreet, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Historic Preservation Division, New Mexico Arts and New Mexico Tourism Department invite community builders throughout the state to participate in the inaugural Building Creative Communities Conference November 12 to 14. This training, educational and networking event will take…
September 8, 2014
Funding for Lea Theater will Provide Improvements to Allow for Digital Movie Conversion to Show High-Quality, First-Run Movies and Serve as Anchor for Commerce in Downtown Lovington Lovington – Today, Governor Susana Martinez and New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the City of Lovington was awarded $100,000 in…
September 5, 2014
Santa Fe – The New Mexico Economic Development Department announced today that the National Main Street Center has reaccredited and licensed the department to host and operate the New Mexico MainStreet Program for another two years. New Mexico MainStreet works to revitalize and redevelop the local traditional or historic town…
June 20, 2014
Santa Fe – The New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS) Program announced today that it is accepting a limited number of applications for emerging MainStreet and Frontier Communities. NMMS will be holding three Pre-Application workshops aimed at providing an introduction to the program benefits, process, eligibility criteria, ranking and selection. “The New…
June 3, 2014
Santa Fe – The New Mexico Cultural Properties Review Committee recently awarded three New Mexico MainStreet projects with the Heritage Preservation Annual Award at its 42nd Annual Heritage Preservation Awards Ceremony. The Heritage Preservation Annual Awards recognize outstanding achievements and exceptional leadership in Heritage Preservation. “The New Mexico Economic Development…
May 20, 2014
Santa Fe – The New Mexico MainStreet program announced today its program accomplishments for 2013. The data show that the 27 MainStreet districts across New Mexico continued to build strong local economies. During 2013, MainStreet entrepreneurs, launched 82 net new businesses, assisted in the expansion of 24 businesses and created…
April 30, 2014
The Grants, Nob Hill, Harding County, Belen and Corrales leaders will receive their certificates at the National Main Street Conference in Detroit Santa Fe – The New Mexico MainStreet Program (NMMS) announces five program executive directors recently completed the Executive Director Certification Program through the National Main Street Center. To…
April 14, 2014
City of Las Vegas, MainStreet de Las Vegas and the New Mexico Economic Development Department were instrumental in facilitating the project which will help revitalize the Northern New Mexico city’s economy Las Vegas – Today Governor Susana Martinez, Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela and the community of Las Vegas joined…
April 9, 2014
Lordsburg and Carrizozo will benefit from unutilized funding which allows for the additional assistance Santa Fe – The New Mexico MainStreet program in the New Mexico Economic Development Department announces the expansion of its Frontier Communities Initiative. Unutilized funding willallow the addition of Lordsburg to the initiative and for further…
February 5, 2014
SANTA FE – Wednesday, the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s New Mexico MainStreet program released the final Economic Impact Analysis report conducted by Place Economics, a Washington D.C. based real estate and economic development consulting firm. In December, the department announced preliminary findings from the study that indicated New Mexico…
December 12, 2013
Santa Fe – New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) Cabinet Secretary, Jon Barela and the department’s New Mexico MainStreet program hosted a presentation on the findings of its study evaluating the economic impact of the New Mexico MainStreet program over the last 28 years. “New Mexico’s MainStreet program is one…
November 26, 2013
Santa Fe – For the first time since 2009, the New Mexico Arts Commission authorized three new Arts &Cultural District (ACD) programs. Mora, Gallup and Artesia were selected after a competitive application and review process. They join Las Vegas and Silver City, authorized in 2007, and Central Arts in Albuquerque,…
November 9, 2013
Corrales – Saturday, Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela kicked of the “Shop MainStreet” holiday campaign to encourage New Mexicans to consider shopping locally for the holidays and support small businesses. Secretary Barela was joined by Corrales MainStreet, Corrales Mayor Phil Gasteyer and local small business owners. Studies support the…
September 4, 2013
Roswell – Governor Susana Martinez and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary announced$100,000 in capital outlay funding today for MainStreet Roswell for use toward updates to Reichman Memorial Park in downtown Roswell. The city of Roswell identified this as a priority project during thecreation of its downtown master plan. State funding for…
August 20, 2013
Restoration of New Mexico’s historic theaters designed to revitalize rural downtowns Silver City – Today Governor Susana Martinez and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela announced that the Silver City MainStreet and Town of Silver City will receive $137,000 in MainStreet capital outlay for phase II of renovations for the…
August 14, 2013
Funding will Aid in the Renovation of the E. Romero House & Fire Building Las Vegas – Today New Mexico Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela presented a capital outlay award of $75,000 to MainStreet de Las Vegas in partnership with City of Las Vegas for Phase 2 Renovation…
August 12, 2013
Written by Elmo Baca, New Mexico MainStreet Program Associate, Economic Development Department A tiny prairie town of 3,200 on the state line in northeastern New Mexico, Clayton welcomes many Texas snowbirds in the winters en route to the New Mexico and Colorado mountains. Long before, Santa Fe Trail wagon caravans…
August 6, 2013
Santa Fe – Governor Susana Martinez today announced that seven rural communities in New Mexico have been awarded technical assistance and services from the newly-created Frontier Communities Initiative. Signed into law by Governor Martinez in April 2013, the initiative is a community economic development partnership coordinated through the Economic Development…
August 5, 2013
SANTA FE – Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela congratulated ten award winners at the New Mexico MainStreet Awards Ceremony in Taos. The New Mexico MainStreet Annual Awards recognize outstanding achievements and exceptional leadership among the state’s local MainStreet organizations and partners. Among this year’s awardees were the City of Las…
July 25, 2013
TAOS – The New Mexico MainStreet Program announced today, two recipients of the Dallan Sanders Awards for MainStreet Advocacy; Senator Sue Wilson Beffort (R- Sandia Park) and Representative Roberto J. Gonzales(D- Taos). The Dallan Sanders MainStreet Advocate Awards are given by the MainStreet New Mexico Coalition of MainStreet Communities in…
July 2, 2013
Applications due September SANTA FE – The New Mexico Economic Development Department announced that its MainStreet program is now accepting applications for communities interested in becoming an Arts and Cultural District (ACD). The MainStreet Program will select two communities for state authorization this fall. The ability to add additional Arts…
June 23, 2013
Initiative to update historic theatres in rural downtowns with 3D digital media, infrastructure improvements so they may continue to be vital economic anchors in traditional commercial districts CLAYTON – Today New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela kicked off the MainStreet Historic Theater Initiative, an investment in rural downtown theaters…
June 10, 2013
SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced the selection of four new “Emerging Communities” to join its MainStreet Program. The selected communities include: the historic Barelas neighborhood commercial district in Albuquerque, the historic business district in Gallup, the combined villages of Roy, Solano and Moscero in…
May 2, 2013
Communities of Less Than 7,500 in Population are Encouraged to Apply SANTA FE – The New Mexico MainStreet Program is currently accepting applications for its new Frontier Communities Initiative. Established by the New Mexico State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Martinez in April 2013, the program is a…
April 10, 2013
Dollars will go toward strengthening current programs and developing the new “Frontier Communities” project SANTA FE – Governor Martinez approved $1 million for the Economic Development Department’s New Mexico MainStreet Program. This funding will assist in the creation of a “Frontier Communities” program, provide support for MainStreet emerging and start…
January 24, 2013
SANTA FE – In an effort to make New Mexico MainStreet Program trainings more accessible, the New Mexico MainStreet Program has released a new e-training series entitled “The New Mexico MainStreet Basic Training Series.” “New Mexico MainStreet has been developing a series of digital products to assist with basic training…
January 24, 2013
MainStreet assisted in the start up of 134 new businesses aided in the creation of 622 new jobs and raised $16.9 million in private reinvestment in MainStreet Districts SANTA FE – The New Mexico MainStreet Program recently released its 2012 Annual Report. The report focused on highlighting the program’s successes…
January 2, 2013
ARTESIA – Today, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the New Mexico MainStreet Program created 622 jobs across the state in 2012 during an event in Artesia. Along with the program’s success in job creation, MainStreet assisted in the expansion of 21 businesses and startup of 134 new…
July 22, 2011
SANTA FE – The National Trust Main Street Center announced that New Mexico MainStreet met national standards for state coordinating programs. The New Mexico Economic Development Department has gained re-accreditation to be licensed to operate the New Mexico MainStreet Program. “MainStreet is our premier community economic development program,” said Economic…
May 23, 2011
SANTA FE — Today the Silver City MainStreet program won the 2011 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Recognized as a leader by following the Main Street Four-Point Approach, embracing sound historic preservation ethics and building strategic partnerships, Silver City MainStreet was honored…
September 17, 2010
SANTA FE- Long awaited and much needed improvements to the New Mexico MainStreet Program’s Clayton district began this week. The new streetscape project includes the 100 block of Walnut, and will feature new sidewalks, planters and historical lighting. “This project is vital not only to business recruitment, but also for…
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…
