Local Leadership NM graduates 21

Twenty-one individuals have graduated from Leadership New Mexico’s Local Government Leadership Program.

In the Albuquerque area, that included Deanna Miglio, right-of-way manager for Bernalillo County; Andres Santiago, director of Risk Management for Bernalillo County; Lisa Sedillo-White, deputy county manager for General Services, Bernalillo County; and Linda Stover, Bernalillo County representative – County Clerk.

The Local Government Leadership Program is an educational partnership between the New Mexico Association of Counties, the New Mexico Municipal League, the New Mexico School Boards Association, and Leadership New Mexico.

The Local Government Leadership Program curriculum is patterned after Leadership New Mexico’s Core Program, and is designed to provide local leaders the opportunity to explore the critical issues facing New Mexico and participate in skill-building workshops, according to a news release from the organization.

HB Construction buys Texas firm

HB Construction of Albuquerque announced Monday it has acquired San Antonio-based Reid & Associates.

The acquisition expands HB Construction’s reach geographically, according to a news release from the company. In addition to the new San Antonio location, HB Construction has offices in Las Cruces, Denver, Hobbs, Albuquerque, El Paso

and Lubbock. Reid & Associates’ John Bonney will oversee the new HB Construction Central Texas office.

HB Construction specializes in education, health care, office, multifamily and federal construction. It forecasts 2018 revenue will be in excess of $200 million.

Facebook brings program to NM

Facebook is visiting New Mexico as part of a program to boost small businesses and build the digital skills of people both on and off the social networking site.

Facebook’s program kicks off April 30 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

Thirty cities will be visited, and Albuquerque is among the initial stops.

The kickoff comes amid a privacy scandal that has shaken the social platform, but a congressional hearing on the subject helped to solidify how intertwined Facebook has become not only in people’s social lives but the economic survival of entrepreneurs.

To learn more, go to www.facebook. com/business/m/ community-boost/ albuquerque?ref=fcb_home.