237 New Jobs in June for New Mexico as Part of Economic Development Department Workforce Training Program.Business Editors SANTA FE Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2003 There are 237 new jobs in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). this month as part of the New Mexico Economic Development Department's (NMEDD NMEDD New Mexico Economic Development Department ) workforce training program. "New Mexico saw 1,051 new jobs generated between January January: see month. 1 and May 19 -- giving us the second highest job growth rate in the country," said Secretary Rick Homans, New Mexico Economic Development Department. "And now, we're looking to add 237 new jobs to that total -- good news for New Mexico's economy," he said. The June jobs before the board are located in Espanola, Albuquerque and Rio Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. , and include imaging and records management, furniture manufacturing, fine jewelry design Jewelry design is the art or profession of creating, crafting, fabricating, or rendering designs for jewelry. This is an ancient practice of the goldsmith or metalworker that evolved to a billion-dollar industry with the odyssey from ancient cultures into the machine age. and manufacturing, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , electronic components, software development, and insurance administration and services. The workforce training board, known as the Industrial Development Training Program Board, meets to review these jobs 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., tomorrow, Friday, June 27, at the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, Workforce Training Center, 5600 Eagle Rock Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . NE, Albuquerque (NW corner of Interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. 25 and Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. ). The board meets each month to review business applicants who are applying for support to initially subsidize sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. the salaries of New Mexico employees hired for on-the-job training for new positions being created in the state. "This is a very successful program, and one which we find makes a big difference as to whether some companies expand or relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. their businesses here -- or go elsewhere," said Homans. "It is also a great program for New Mexico workers who need training in order to qualify for new jobs located in the state," he said. Companies that may qualify for this training assistance are "economic-based companies -- companies that bring out-of-state revenues into New Mexico, and then export their product -- ideas, widgets, microchips or any other commodity -- out of state," said Homans. "These types of businesses are what make our state's economy grow -- and they're the type we support through our In-Plant program." A list of the specific 237 jobs, their average wage and location follows.
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June Proposals
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Company Location # Jobs Request Ave. Company Info.
Wage
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Imaging &
Imagic Business records
Solutions Espanola 16 $170,926.00 $15.68 management
Ernest Thompson Furniture
Furniture Albuquerque 9 $57,643.00 $12.10 manufacturing
Fine jewelry
design and
Kabana Albuquerque 19 $85,820.00 $9.34 manufacturing
FatCow Web
Hosting, LLC Albuquerque 8 $74,620.00 $17.93 Web hosting
Insurance
Southwest administration
Reinsure, Inc. Albuquerque 13 $49,570.00 $12.58 and services
Software
development
Access for database
Innovations Albuquerque 18 $165,550.00 $17.56 management
SurFect Electronic
Technologies Albuquerque 9 $83,869.00 $12.82 components
Cabinets,
countertops
Phoenix Cabinets and plaque
& Countertops Albuquerque 35 $169,270.00 $10.77 banks
Credit
Project Gemini reporting and
(company information
confidential) Rio Rancho 110 $673,057.00 $12.00 management
Community
college
NM Highlands conducting
University @ training for
Rio Rancho Rio Rancho 0 $45,103.00 n/a Gemini
Total 237 $1,575,428.00
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Total Average
Wage $12.54
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