Speaker: Cooperation needed to build strong regional economy in central NM

Danielle Casey (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)

Building a strong regional economy takes time, multiple entities coming together in a way that combats siloing and duplication, and a focus on solving systemic issues.

Danielle Casey, who is nearing two years leading the organization, urged leaders of industry, educational institutions and government agencies to work together to build the region’s economy. in a presentation at the Economic Forum of Albuquerque on Wednesday at the Embassy Suites.

“It’s got to be all of us,” Casey said. “We’ve got to work with the state; we’ve got to work with local governments in a very meaningful way. … We’ve been working with UNM and CNM very, very directly doing some extremely creative things. I do believe that they have an uncanny ability to really transform and impact our economy.”

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