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Innovate ABQ, Inc. has taken a significant step toward selecting a developer for an entrepreneurial partnership site in downtown Albuquerque. The board of Innovate ABQ will be entering into a 90-day due diligence agreement with Signet Development,

In a Facebook world of instant gratification it may seem slow. In a real world of bureaucracy and public money, Innovate ABQ is growing like a rainforest in the desert.  

The physical heart of Innovate ABQ is a seven acre research and business incubation site at the northwest corner of Broadway and Central. Buildings left by the First Baptist Church remain on the property, and some may be repurposed as offices or...

Sonny Hodge is a sentry of sorts. The volunteer security guard for Noon Day Ministries has spent the past two years keeping an eye out on the First Baptist Church property located at Central and Broadway. It will be the future home of UNM’s community i

The UNM Board of Regents authorized the acquisition of the old First Baptist Church property at Broadway and Central in a special meeting. Purchase of the property will give the economic development project an actual physical home.

The Bernalillo County Commission recently voted to approve $1 million to the Innovate ABQ project. The money will be added to the $2 million pledged by the City of Albuquerque, the $3 million from New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union, almost $1.5 ...

UNM’s Real Estate Department is conducting due diligence activities as a proposed deal to purchase a seven acre site now occupied by buildings owned by the First Baptist Church progresses.

In the summer of 2012 as the concept of an innovation district was taking shape among UNM and community leaders as the key to reshaping the New Mexico economy, two important advisory groups were created.  

The University of New Mexico added another partner to its Innovate ABQ venture, with the Bernalillo county commission’s tentative approval of $1 million to support the entrepreneurial and educational project downtown. At a January meeting, the commiss

The University of New Mexico’s Board of Regents voted unanimously to move forward with the purchase of land for an innovation center in downtown Albuquerque. In a special meeting to discuss the Innovate ABQ proposal, the regents approved the purchase ...