Our strong Technology and Research Corridor—including two research universities and two national laboratories, plus Santa Fe’s Info Mesa—make New Mexico an ideal location for burgeoning technology companies.

In 2000, New Mexico led the nation in high-tech exports, and Albuquerque was ranked number one in growth of high-tech output. Within New Mexico’s tech industry, Intel-Albuquerque is the largest private-sector employer and boasts the most sophisticated manufacturing plants in the world.

University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute continue to graduate young professionals prepared to contribute to the innovative environment characterizing today’s tech industry. Plus, young people enjoy New Mexico’s natural beauty, cultural uniqueness, and terrific quality of life.

Our state’s historic ties to Spain, Mexico, and Native culture make it unique in the Southwest and in all the country. Here, you can sit down to a piping hot plate of blue corn chicken enchiladas with green chile from the Mesilla Valley (often called the Napa Valley of chiles.) Witness the largest, most important flamenco festival in the United States, the nine-day Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque. Or, celebrate the Fourth of July at Nambe Pueblo Falls, amidst rushing water and tribal dances.

Outside magazine keeps its headquarters in Santa Fe—and for good reason. In New Mexico, they’ve got plenty of options for outdoor adventure: Whitewater rafting in Taos Gorge, snowboarding at Red River, soaking in the Jemez Hot Springs, camping near Anasazi ruins at Chaco Canyon National Historic Park, or mountain biking in the Gila National Forest--where Geronimo and his compatriots hid out more than 100 years ago.

Technology firms come here for the research base, educated workforce, and appealing incentives, such as the Job Training Incentive Program, High Wage Tax Credit, Rural Jobs Tax Credit, and Tech Jobs Tax Credit. They stay for the lifestyle.