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Conference Circuit: Happy Campers

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Close to 1,300 camp and youth-development professionals are headed to New Mexico for four full days of education, social and issue-based networking, and special events to help them create exceptional experiences for campers, counselors, families, and communities. City: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Want more details?

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Is Minimum-Wage Opposition Beginning to Soften?

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The New Mexico Restaurant Association, which has generally opposed hikes in the minimum wage, might be willing to support a statewide increase to $8.30 It has to give restaurants time to budget and raise prices and all the things they have to do,” NMRA CEO Carol Wight told Albuquerque Business First.

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State Dealers Groups, Tesla Motors Find Room for Compromise

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The company, which is looking to invest $4 billion to $5 billion in a “gigafactory” that would produce lithium-ion batteries, is looking to build in one of four states—Arizona, Texas, Nevada, or New Mexico.

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State Dealer Groups, Tesla Motors Find Room for Compromise

Associations Now

The company, which is looking to invest $4 billion to $5 billion in a “gigafactory” that would produce lithium-ion batteries, is looking to build in one of four states—Arizona, Texas, Nevada, or New Mexico.

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Study: Why Business Travel Costs Vary Significantly by City

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According to new research from the living costs services firm Runzheimer, business travel to a high-cost city or state costs up to 54 percent more than the national average of around $1,293, thanks to higher expenses for airfare, ground transportation, and lodging. So, where are these expensive locales?

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Association Brain Food: 12.2.22

Reid All About it

On the side, green bean sauté with red onion, mushrooms, garlic and chicken broth, and roasted buttercup squash with maple syrup, bacon, cinnamon and ground chile powder—I used a New Mexico blend, but cayenne works too. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Light Up Navajo: Association Helps Bring Power to Homes for the First Time

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This spring, the American Public Power Association (APPA) undertook an initiative to bring power to homes in the Navajo Nation, a territory that covers parts of New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona (with Arizona making up the largest portion). But with the help of an association, some of them are getting on the grid for the first time.

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