Technology and Albuquerque

Albuquerque is home to numbers of robust and growing technology clusters, which have found a good workforce, a supportive business environment and the incomparable resources of national laboratories and a nationally recognized university.

In 2007 Inc. Magazine ranked Albuquerque 29th among the 100 Hottest Cities for Entrepreneurs, and the 2007 State New Economy Index ranked New Mexico 8th for jobs in high-tech fields.

Albuquerque has all the elements necessary for successful tech clusters: research centers, an environment of innovation, low cost of doing business, a sizable population of scientists and engineers, low utility rates, venture capital, support networks, and a quality of life that’s attractive to innovators.

Albuquerque’s clusters include:
Aerospace and Aviation

Alternative Energy
Bioscience
Electronics
Film and Multimedia
Information Technology and Software

Media Industries

Micro- and Nanotechnology
Optics and Photonics
Technology Programs