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Lawmakers often use research and study committees to help inform legislative decisions, but this time it’s personal. Two groups at The University of New Mexico sought to uncover the need and estimate the costs of modernizations to the state legislature...

The Data Bank at the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) invites you to register and attend its 24th Annual NM Data Users Conference Nov. 16. This year's conference will be held in-person.  BBER has worked hard to...

A preliminary analysis from The University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (UNM BBER) says the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department’s Oil Conservation Division (EMNRD OCD) could produce millions of dollars...

The Data Bank at The University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is hosting its 23rd Annual NM Data Users Conference Nov. 29- Dec. 3. The Annual Data Users Conference is New Mexico’s premier forum for both beginning and...

From corridors of The University of New Mexico to halls of the U.S. Congress– community members are honoring the life and legacy of Jeff Mitchell. The researcher and director of UNM’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research died in his home in...

There are more than 300,000 enrolled tribal members of the Navajo Nation – the second most populous tribe in the nation, according to 2010 Census Bureau data. When Uranium mining surged in the U.S. in the 1940s, mining activities in New Mexico centered...

A new report released by the UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) gives a positive outlook for proponents of community solar initiatives. Community solar projects are large-scale facilities that individuals can buy into. They are an...

Michael ‘Mo’ O’Donnell has been made Acting Director of The University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research. He is temporarily taking the reins at the request of current director Jeff Mitchell. O’Donnell, who became a Lobo in 2010,...

The UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is hosting its annual Data Users Conference in a virtual capacity this year. This is the 22nd year of the Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference – New Mexico’s premier forum for both beginning and...

The UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) just released its 2020 second quarter economic forecast for the state, outlining impacts of unemployment, plunging oil prices and an economy on pause. The New Mexico Economic Forecast (FOR-UNM),...