{"id":20082,"date":"2010-07-30T08:38:12","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=20082"},"modified":"2010-07-30T08:38:16","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T14:38:16","slug":"high-tech-and-renewable-energy-jobs-for-new-mexicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2010\/07\/high-tech-and-renewable-energy-jobs-for-new-mexicans\/","title":{"rendered":"High-tech and renewable-energy jobs for New Mexicans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diane Denish<\/p><\/div>\n

Jobs are not just an issue in a campaign – they are what helps people get up in the morning, they put food on their dinner tables and put their kids through college.<\/p>\n

We are in the midst of a global economic slowdown not seen since the Great Depression. New Mexicans are hurting.<\/p>\n

I was a\u00a0small business owner. I know what it was like to hire someone and give them a job. I also know the pain of tough times and having to shrink my company and workforce – and sometimes not paying myself just to keep the doors open.<\/p>\n

That experience has taught me more than anything that\u00a0we need leaders who are focused on creating a foundation where job creation can flourish here in\u00a0New Mexico.<\/p>\n

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My opponent offers a lot of sound bites and a few paragraphs about how she\u2019d create jobs. Well, I know it\u2019s a little tougher than that. Creating jobs is hard work – and in this economy it will take an intense focus – every single day.<\/p>\n

And it will also take bold and innovative ideas. That means taking advantage of our natural gifts to build a high-wage economy.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I propose a two-prong strategy for long-term job creation and the development of new industries.\u00a0Read my entire plan here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Innovate New Mexico<\/h3>\n

First, we have fantastic federal and higher-education resources that we simply must take better advantage of.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I propose starting a new, statewide\u00a0high-tech development corporation\u00a0– Innovate New Mexico – modeled after other successful organizations. It will provide financing, grant support and technical assistance to New Mexico-based high-tech startups.<\/p>\n

Innovate New Mexico\u2019s main goal will be to support high-tech spinoff companies incubated by our national labs and research institutions, providing the technical support that will turn ideas into jobs.<\/p>\n

Second,\u00a0creating jobs from the sun – and from all of the other\u00a0renewable resources\u00a0that can put New Mexico at the forefront of a green-jobs revolution.<\/p>\n

Saving energy and creating jobs – that is what this is all about.<\/p>\n

The strategies<\/h3>\n

To do both, I propose the following strategies:<\/p>\n