The Job Training Incentive Program has boosted 221 companies in training workers and interns in New Mexico, according to Rob Black, the Secretary-Designate of the New Mexico Economic Development Department. Black, chosen by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for the role in September, will seek approval from state legislators in the upcoming 60-day session for up to $31.9 million to support the department’s divisions and programs in the 2026 fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. Matthew Narvaiz, who covers economic news for the Albuquerque Journal, can be contacted at mnarvaiz@abqjournal.com.

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