by Leila Salim | Dec 30, 2022 | Economics, National, News
By Tony Pipa, senior fellow at the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. Opinion in New York Times | December 27, 2022 (Emphasis by AFLEP) In what has become a postelection tradition, there has been no shortage of analysis the past several...
by Leila Salim | Dec 28, 2022 | National, News
By Paul Solman & Diane Lincoln Estes, PBS News Hour | December 26, 2022 It’s not well known, but about 4.5% of U.S. households are unbanked, meaning no one in the house has a checking or savings account. The rate declined during the pandemic because...
by Leila Salim | Dec 12, 2022 | National, News
By OSCAR PERRY ABELLO at NEXT CITY Earlier this year, Crystal Ortiz started walking up and down Kensington Avenue looking for a proper storefront she could rent out for her growing business. When she found it right down the street, she was delighted that she didn’t...
by Leila Salim | Dec 6, 2022 | AFLEP in New Mexico, New Mexico
New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced Monday that the state has been awarded a $250,000 STEP grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help small businesses cultivate the global marketplace. The State...
by Leila Salim | Dec 2, 2022 | AFLEP in New Mexico, Uncategorized
KNCE’s Chris Pieper invited AFLEP Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Manning, as well as Hamilton Brown and Diane Schiffen, on his radio show to talk about Local Economies. The show is called “Living with Earth” on 93.5 True Taos Radio, and Chris is also a...