Issues

At the Roundhouse

See the bills related to economic development we’re tracking during the legislative session. FOCUS bills are selected as our key priorities and as indicators of friendliness to business.

Development and expansion of New Mexico’s economy requires a multifaceted approach to provide support and appropriate incentives for new, existing, expanding and potentially relocating businesses: large and small; rural and urban; established and emerging businesses and industries. Economic development requires cooperative investment of both public and private resources to retain existing jobs and create new ones as the local, state, regional, and world economies develop and evolve. ACI supports legislation focused on the following issues that are important to a wide range of economic interests in New Mexico.