UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO OFFICIALS SAY THEY'LL CLOSE FRIDAY, JULY 11TH, ON THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION WHERE INNOVATE A-B-Q WILL BE ANCHORED. IT'S AT THE SEVEN-ACRE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ON CENTRAL NEAR DOWNTOWN. IT'S BEING CALLED THE FIRST MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE INNOVATE A-B-Q INITIATIVE … A HIGH-TECH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ZONE HOPED TO SPUR TECHNOLOGY-BASED ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE CITY.
JUST THIS PAST MONDAY, THE UNM REGENTS APPROVED A 2-MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM UNM FOUNDATION TO BUY THE MORE THAN 6-MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY AT CENTRAL AND BROADWAY.