As part of the federal disaster relief secured for New Mexico, the Small Business Administration opened a Business Recovery Center at ENMU Ruidoso to assist businesses impacted by the McBride Fire. The center located at 709 Mechem Drive at ENMU is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5 PM. No appointment is necessary – all services are provided free of charge. Businesses of any size and private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for assistance.

The Village of Ruidoso Community Development Department is now offering Business Analytic Mapping (BAM), a program that uses mobile analytic software tool to help businesses learn about industry trends and market traffic that is designed to give them insight into reaching more customers. This free consultation is open to all Village of Ruidoso businesses. To sign-up for a consultation, contact Samantha J. Mendez at 575-258-6669 or via email at SamanthaMendez@ruidoso-nm.gov. There is also an online registration form.

The Village of Ruidoso and the Ruidoso Midtown Association has embarked on an assessment of the commercial corridor along Sudderth Drive, which includes Ruidoso’s MainStreet area and the gateway areas on either side leading into the MainStreet district, known as a Metropolitan Redevelopment Plan (MRA Plan). The purpose of the MRA Plan is to promote economic development in the Midtown district and the adjacent commercial districts that are the gateways into Midtown.

In an effort to help small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Village of Ruidoso recently applied for and received $2,787,792 from the State of New Mexico. Of that amount, $1,171,500 was earmarked specifically for loans to small businesses in the Village that have suffered economic hardship during the past seven months.

The Village of Ruidoso was successful in obtaining approval from the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) for the financing of a new Magistrate-District Court building. Having the court building centrally located in Ruidoso will be beneficial and convenient not only to residents of the Village of Ruidoso and out to other surrounding areas of Lincoln County.

For the first time since 1986, the Village of Ruidoso recently applied for a Community Development Grant to improve the Town and Country Subdivision. Last week, Village management was notified that its application was ranked #1 in the state and was fully funded the maximum amount of $750,000.00. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring and is expected to last for 18 months.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday announced $150 million in CARES Act grants to local governments across New Mexico to assist in off-setting the costs of necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19.

Starting at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) will be offering a one-time stimulus payment in the amount of $750 each to self-employed individuals affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance (“Superintendent”) and the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General offer tips and advice to help keep yourself safe from coronavirus COVID-19 scams.

The state has heard the concerns from workers affected by COVID-19 and is implementing the following changes to increase access for New Mexicans applying for benefits.

To help Ruidoso residents manage and mitigate severe economic hardship and financial difficulties caused by this global health crisis, the Village of Ruidoso has created a newly launched COVID-19 Economic Recovery Resource Center webpage. This page will be updated as initiatives and information become available.  These are local, state, and federal resources relevant to New Mexico businesses and employees.

The Village of Ruidoso is updating the Village’s Comprehensive Plan, which identifies Ruidoso’s vision and priorities for the next 20 years. Please review the Draft Current Conditions Report and Draft Economic Development Assessment (Appendix to ED Assessment) that set the stage for the Comprehensive Plan and come share your ideas at our next Community Meeting at 5:30 pm on April 10th, 2019.

The next Ruidoso MainStreet meeting has been set for Thursday, February 23rd at 1:00 in the Village Council Chambers at Village Hall. 

Join us for a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the SET Regional Economic Plan on February 15th at the Ruidoso Convention Center.