Now Playing SEA Podcast Solving the Tech Jobs Deficit Making the Case for Quantitative Workforce Development https://sea-nm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Rio_Rancho_Technical_Talent_Pipeline.mp3   New Mexico will face an acute tech jobs deficit if the regional talent pipeline fails to keep pace with rapid corporate expansion. Rio Rancho is currently confronting this workforce bottleneck, but existing local training partnerships remain qualitative, uncoordinated, and…

Now Playing SEA Podcast New Mexico JTIP New Mexico pays your company to hire geniuses. https://sea-nm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/New_Mexico_pays_you_to_hire_geniuses.mp3   Talent is the primary currency of the modern economy, and in the first quarter of 2026, New Mexico has made a massive deposit into the future of our workforce. The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) recently announced a staggering…

The landscape of Sandoval County is about to change, and with it, the future of our region's economy. We are thrilled to share monumental news: Castelion, a trailblazing defense technology company, has officially chosen Sandoval County as the home for Project Ranger, its new 1,000-acre solid rocket motor manufacturing campus. This isn't just another business…

For years, the story of Sandoval County's economy was often simplified. We were seen as a "commuter county," a fast-growing suburb where people lived, but not necessarily where they built their careers. At the Sandoval Economic Alliance (SEA), our job is to look past the myths and find the truth in the numbers. And the…