Been out sick the past few days, bad cold, didn't work much or blog at all. Back to 100% now (like anyone cares).
Anyway, back, with.....more Albuquerque news. This market is unbelievable. Check out these two articles out just in the last few days. This is why Albuquerque is rated #1 in the nation for appreciation in the Housing Predictors survey of the nations top 25 markets. http://albuquerque.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2007/04/30/daily17.html .
This just adds to Intel's recent announcement of a $1.5 billion investment in new facilities, Eclipse Aviation's recent move, expansion and announcement of orders for 1,400 planes, Lion'sGate Studio opening, Tesla Motors manufacturing facility, the list just keeps going. This place is just screaming long term long growth. Long term job growth = long term population growth. Considering the high quality, relatively high paying nature of this job growth, the Albuquerque market is teed up to be one of the best for a while. Oh yeah, there Gov. Bill Richardson just announced he's running for Pres. Regardless of your politcal leanings, this only raises the profile of the state and market, which in New Mexico's / Albuquerque case, is a good thing. Sorry (if I need to be, not sure, still a newbie) for pasting the whole article, couldn't find the links. Info about seeing properties in Albuquerque is at the bottom.
Sony Pictures Imageworks Expands Operations into Albuquerque
Thursday, May 17, 2007
SANTA FE--Governor Bill Richardson announced today that Sony Pictures Imageworks and Albuquerque Studios have signed a deal that will house new Imageworks facilities in a build-to-spec 100,000-square-foot facility on the studio's campus at the Mesa del Sol development in Albuquerque. Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is an Academy Award winning, state-of-the-art digital production studio dedicated to the art of visual effects production and character animation. The company most recently received acclaim for its work on Spider-Man 3 and has also completed work on Sony Pictures Animation's latest feature, Surf's Up, due in theaters this summer
"This is a tremendous day for entertainment production in New Mexico," said Governor Bill Richardson. "We are so pleased to have Sony Imageworks here. Along with the construction of Albuquerque Studios it validates what this administration and the legislature have been building over the past four years with regard to our production industry. Together with our leading incentive program, our experienced crew base and the unmatched natural treasures of our state, this announcement means there's now no better place for movie and television production than New Mexico. I congratulate Sony Imageworks and Albuquerque Studios."
For Sony Pictures Imageworks the creation of a base in New Mexico provides the company with a number of great opportunities, according to Imageworks President Tim Sarnoff. "New Mexico offers a combination of quality of life plus economic advantages that will help us as a company to manage both our cost and expand our capacity." Among the "economic advantages" is New Mexico's 25 percent tax rebate on production costs for film and TV. The tax incentive's impact on the industry in the state was a key factor in Imageworks' decision according to Sarnoff. "We have the potential to grow our business in the region while, at the same time, maintain strong ties with filmmakers as the amount of physical production continues to increase."
Albuquerque mayor Martin Chavez was also enthusiastic. Imageworks' presence will further enhance Albuquerque's status as one of the nation's top cities for creativity and quality of life," said Mayor Chavez.
The deal with Imageworks is the latest announced by Albuquerque Studios, who have recently established agreements with a number of other companies including Axium Payroll Services, Clairmont Camera, NES Equipment Rentals, Quixote Expendables, Starwaggons, Studio Concierge (operated by Southwest Suites) & New Mexico Lighting and Grip a subsidiary of NBC Universal.
"We have built Albuquerque Studios in record time and are very proud that Sony Imageworks has selected us as one of their expansion sites," said Hal Katersky, CEO of Pacifica Ventures and Albuquerque Studios. "The state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque have worked hard with us to make this a reality."
In addition, Imageworks has chosen University of New Mexico to become a member of the Imageworks Professional Academic Excellence program (IPAX). IPAX, designed by Imageworks, is intended to build stronger relationships with established academic programs and to nurture and grow future generations of digital talent. IPAX is the first program of its kind, focusing on IPAX member faculty development and exposure to real-time production issues and development of standards for training future digital artists. The University of New Mexico joins a roster of member schools that includes Animation Mentor, Carnegie Mellon, DePaul University Computer Graphics and Animation Program, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Otis College of Art + Design, Pratt Institute School of Art & Design, Ringling School of Art & Design, Stanford University, and University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.
All together the agreement indicates another step forward in the state's strategic plan for growing the media production industries. "Imageworks continues to build on our physical and technological production infrastructure, and moves the state's production capabilities to the forefront of digital imaging and effects-which is crucial to the long term success of the industry here," said Eric Witt, Richardson's director of media arts and entertainment development. "This is a terrific complement to the Albuquerque Studios facility and means we now have full scale, start-to-finish, state-of-the-art production capabilities. The IPAX affiliation will also afford unparalleled opportunity to our university students and professors in this field."
The University of New Mexico Cancer Center, the Official Cancer Center of the State of New Mexico, Breaks Ground on New World-Class Cancer Treatment Center
A World-Class Cancer Center Deserves a World-Class Home
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of New Mexico Cancer Center, the State of New Mexico's Official Cancer Center based on the UNM campus in Albuquerque, broke ground today on New Mexico's first world- class cancer diagnosis and treatment center. Scheduled to open in early 2009, the new world-class University of New Mexico Cancer Treatment and Clinical Research Facility will be located at 2001 Camino del Salud NE, near the corner of University Boulevard and Camino del Salud.
As one of the nation's 60 pre-eminent National Cancer Institute (NCI)- Designated Cancer Centers and as the only cancer center in New Mexico ranked as one of "America's Best Cancer Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report, the groundbreaking is the first phase of construction of a new 190,000 square foot, $90 million world-class, ambulatory cancer treatment and clinical research facility. The new center will provide fully-integrated comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment all under one roof.
"New Mexicans deserve access to world-class health care here in their home state, surrounded by the people and places that they love, and our world-class cancer center deserves a world- class home," said Dr. Cheryl Willman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the UNM Cancer Center. "This facility marks the next stage in the development of our programs and our growing statewide cancer care network, creating a central hub that will allow all New Mexicans touched by cancer to have access to outstanding cancer diagnosis and treatment and the latest in advanced cancer care in a hopeful and comforting environment."
Designed for patients and their families first and foremost, the new world-class UNM Cancer Treatment and Clinical Research Facility will include many patient supportive care services, and provide the most advanced, state- of-the-art, cancer treatment in a beautiful, hopeful and caring environment. It will house state-of-the-art clinical cancer research programs and technologies for cancer imaging, diagnosis, and therapy; radiotherapy, radiosurgery, robotic surgery; and novel radioisotopes programs in collaboration with the state's national laboratories. This includes:
* The Southwest's first TomoTherapy Hi-Art System, one of the world's most advanced and versatile radiation therapy systems providing the finest image guided radiation therapy known today;
* Advanced PET/CT imaging systems, providing a more complete picture of a tumor's location and growth;
* A novel radioisotopes program, in collaboration with The UNM College of Pharmacy and Los Alamos National Laboratory, focused on developing the most advanced molecules for detection of cancer at its earliest stages and more effective forms of radiation therapy;
* New non-invasive radiosurgery technologies designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy;
* Electromagnetic Therapy where constant (static) magnets or pulsed electromagnetic fields may be applied to areas of the body affected by cancer;
* A fully integrated bone marrow and stem cell transplant program allowing New Mexicans to benefit from new advances in cancer stem cell research;
* An experimental therapeutics program assuring New Mexicans access to he latest therapies to prevent and treat cancer.
The UNM Cancer Center treats more than 40 percent of the adults and virtually all of the children in New Mexico affected by cancer each year. It provides care to more than 3,500 newly diagnosed patients in more than 80,000 annual patient visits. The UNM Cancer Center has the state's largest team of cancer specialists, with more than 60 cancer physicians, 110 research scientists, and 400 nurses and staff recruited from outstanding cancer hospitals and medical schools worldwide.
The existing UNM Cancer Center clinic provides care for as many as 375 patients per day in an outmoded facility designed to accommodate less than 100 patients per day when it was built in 1978. The new world-class UNM Cancer Treatment and Clinical Research Facility will include:
* Capacity for 200,000 patient visits per year
* 4 floors and a sub-terrace level
* 40 examination rooms per floor
* 32 infusion suites
* 2 pharmacies (1 chemo and 1 radio)
* 1 clinical laboratory
* 4 linear accelerators
* 3 surgery suites
* Facilities for professional and community cancer education including a 150 seat auditorium
* Many patient amenities, including healthful food services, support programs, patient navigator programs, complementary medicine, and piritual support and counseling for patients and families
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