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CreatingaStrongerEconomyinNorthernNewMexico
www.rdcnm.org
RegionalDevelopmentCorporation(RDC)
• 501(c)3EconomicDevelopmentOrganization(EDO)Incorporatedin1996toserveastheDepartmentofEnergy(DOE)LosAlamosSite“CommunityReuseOrganization”(CRO)
• AssistsNorthernNewMexicocommunitiesandsmallbusinesseswitheconomicdevelopmentactivitiesandactivelyworkstofurtherjobcreationintheregion
• PrimaryserviceareasarethefollowingcountiesinNorthernNewMexico:o LosAlamoso RioArribao SantaFeo Taoso SanMiguelo Morao Sandovalo andthemunicipalitiesandtheNativeAmericanPueblos
Program Funder Description RDCLead&Partners
RegionalEconomicDevelopmentInitiative(REDI)
LosAlamosCounty REDIisacollaborativeeffortwithpublicandprivatesectorpartnerstostrengthenanddiversifytheeconomyofNorthernNewMexico.Includes25yr strategiceconomicdevelopmentplan.
SteveGonzales,CarlaD.AbeytawithRegionalPartners
Business RetentionandExpansion(BR&E)
LosAlamos County,LANS,MEP
Oneononebusiness services SteveGonzales,CarlaD.Abeyta,StateEconomicDevelopment, LANS,MEP,LACounty
EntrepreneurialNetwork(EN)
LANS Localsupportforbusinesses&startupsinRioArriba,Taos,Mora,SanMiguel,&LosAlamos
RDCTeam,LANS,ENs
VentureAccelerationFund(VAF&NAVAF)
LANS,CityofSF,SFCounty,MEP,LosAlamosCounty
Seedfundingforearlystage startups CarlaRachkowski,LANS,Feynman Center
VAFImpactMagnificationProject
EconomicDevelopmentAdministration(federal)
Enhancethesuccessofstartupbusinesseswith afocusonVAFapplicants &awardees
CarlaRachkowski,FeynmanCenter,LANS
20/20Campaign LANS,Sponsors Annualid, nomination&recognitionofregion’sfastesthighgrowthcompanieswhoarethejobcreatorsoftheregion.
RDCteam
Workforce NMTandNNMCwithNSFgrants,Emera
Completedthe fiveyearAccelerateprogramwith6collegesinNorthernNewMexico.Continuetopartnerwithhighereducationinstitutionstoincrease thepoolofentry-levelworkersinSTEMfields
CarlaRachkowski,InstitutionsofHigherEducation
HighTechRoundtable CityofSF,FeynmanCenter
Bi-monthlynetworking andpaneldiscussionsforregionalhightechbusinesses
CarlaRachkowski, CityofSantaFe,FeynmanCenter,NMTechCouncil
ClientTestimonials
“TheRDChasplacedusinapositiontoberecognizedasalegitimatecompanyinNorthernNewMexicowiththe20/20awardnomination”.
“Wegainedpositivetractionandlaunchedsales(insideandoutsidetheUS)becauseofVAF.Wedevelopedseveralcommercialpartnershipsusingthefunding,andsubmittedagrantproposalin2015,whichwasawardedin2016.”
“TheAccelerateprofessionalreadinessworkshopsandcareertrainingeventswereveryvaluabletome.Ilearnedmanythingsaboutwhatemployersarelookingforinpotentialcandidatesandnewemployees.“
“Ithinktherecognitionwe’vereceivedfromtheRDCreallyvalidateswhatwe’redoinghereatUBiQD”.WinnerofVAFand20/20awards
“Bravototheorganizers,mayor,hosts,theparticipants(oftheHighTechRoundtable).Forthe1st timeIfeltdirectlysupportedbythecity. Myowntakeawaywasmeaningful– themakingnewcontactsandrenewalofseveralrelationships.”
RDCProgramSuccesses• REDI
o 2016AnnualSummitfocusedonworkforceinidentifiedtargetedareasandwasattendedby200regionalorganizationsandcommunityleaders
o 2016SummitPartnerswereLANL;SERJobsforProgress;HELPNM;NMWorkforceConnection,NorthernAreaWorkforceBoard
• BR&Eo Oneononemeetings/businessserviceswithSWPPEleadtonewcontractsinColorado&ElPaso
ü ReferredtoMEPwhodidassessmenttofinetunetheproductionprocessü AssistancewithfinanceoptionsandLEDAü 2016VAFawardü 201520/20recognition
• VAFo 60companiesfunded(2006- 2016);488jobs,$28Mincreaserevenue,$102.7Mfollow-upfinancingo 2016awardswentto7companiesfrom5NorthernNMcountieso FlowSciencerepaiditsloanearlytoassistotherbusinesses
• NativeAmericanVAFo HighWaterMarkpurchasedGISandfloodroutingsoftwareleadingtoasuccessfulcollaborative
efforttorestoreNambeReservoir
RDCProgramSuccesses• VAFImpactMagnificationProject
o FeasibilitystudyonwhethertochangeVAFstructuretoanequitymodelo WorkshopsonLeanStartup,Equity101and202,MarketingStrategy,Finance,Exporting,
Accounting,UI,BusinessBasics,andoneononementoringsessionsonspecificbusinessissues
• 20/20Campaigno 32awardeestodate,onaveragecreate60jobs&increaserevenue&attractadditional10Min
fundingo CongressmanBenRayLujanvisitsFastDitch,a20/20AwardeebasedinRioArribaCounty,after
speakingat20/20ceremonyandmeetingtheowners
• Workforceo Accelerateprogramincreasedpersistence,2-yearSTEMdegreegraduationrates,and4-year
transferratesby20percentagepoints.40%ofstudentinternsofferedjobbyinternshipemployer.o RDC/NSFSTeP programoffers15summerLANLstudentinternshipstonorthernNMstudents
pursuing2-yeardegreesinSTEMfields
• HighTechRoundtableo 50startupsandbusinessesattendedtheDecember2016evento MayorJavierGonzaleswaskeynotespeaker,andDescartesLabs&12FPSspoke
VAFCallforApplications– www.vafnm.org• 2016NativeAmericanVAFawardeesselectedinDecember
o PicurisPueblo(Bisonproject)o HighWaterMark,LLC– CochitiPueblo
• 2016VAFawardeesselectedinMayandSeptembero SWPPE– Espanolao TaosMesaBrewing– Taoso MoraValleyWoodworking– Morao Tibbar – LosAlamoso Ecopesticides,ReverseEngineerLab,NTXBio – SantaFe
• AnnualcallforVAFapplicationscomesoutonFebruary21withapplicationsdueMarch31o SpreadthewordtoqualifiedTechnologyandManufacturingbusinessesinLosAlamos,Santa
Fe,Sandoval,Taos,RioArriba,Mora,&[email protected] formoreinfo.
o EncouragestartupstoattendourfreeworkshopsinFebruary&MarchonMarketStrategy,FinanceforStartups,andPitch
2017andBeyond
TheRDC:
o Appreciatesyourongoingsupportandlooksforwardtoworkingmorecloselywithyouin2017andbeyond
o Realizesthatcollaborationwithourcommunitypartnersisessentialtoourcontinuedregionalsuccess;yoursupporttoexpandexistingprogramsandintroducenewoneswouldbegreatlyappreciated
o Wantstomeetwitheachoneofyoupersonallyregardinghowwecanbestassistyourcommunity
