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Building a rainforest in the desert sure sounds like a crazy idea, but officials at The University of New Mexico, and other stakeholders including the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo county and other private partners, hope it rains economic opportunity...

It’s a little tough to break ground in an old parking lot, but that is what the Innovate ABQ partners did to kickoff construction of the Lobo Rainforest Building. The nearly 160,000 square foot, six-story facility will be the Phase I Building at the...

UNM students interested in starting and growing companies should have a new place to live, work and even play at Innovate ABQ in downtown Albuquerque by August 2017.

The University of New Mexico and STC.UNM hosts “Rainforest 2: The University of New Mexico Economic Development Summit 2015,” UNM's second economic development summit, on Monday, Oct. 26, from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Ballrooms B & C at the UNM Student...

Innovate ABQ, Inc. has taken a significant step toward selecting a developer for an entrepreneurial partnership site in downtown Albuquerque. The board of Innovate ABQ will be entering into a 90-day due diligence agreement with Signet Development,

The Innovate ABQ board is now reviewing proposals from developers for a new building at the Innovate ABQ site at Central and Broadway NE in Albuquerque. Requests for proposals were submitted on June 1. 

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents unanimously approved a master plan for the seven-acre Innovate ABQ site, located at Central Ave. and Broadway Blvd. – the site of the former First Baptist Church.

In a Facebook world of instant gratification it may seem slow. In a real world of bureaucracy and public money, Innovate ABQ is growing like a rainforest in the desert.  

Wanted: Developers to work with older property on Route 66, west of University of New Mexico, east of downtown Albuquerque

The physical heart of Innovate ABQ is a seven acre research and business incubation site at the northwest corner of Broadway and Central. Buildings left by the First Baptist Church remain on the property, and some may be repurposed as offices or...