by Carol Wight | Jul 24, 2017 | Notes from the CEO and Chair
We have had many victories in our attempt to promote pro-business messages against the sick leave initiative in Albuquerque. We won the attempt to keep the initiative off of the 2016 November ballot. We won the argument against putting a misleading summary on the...
by Wendy Hughes | Jul 13, 2017 | Notes from the CEO and Chair
A recent opinion piece by an Albuquerque restaurant owner shows she is passionately in support of a sick leave ordinance. Unfortunately, it appears she has not read and analyzed the entire ordinance or she would have a better appreciation and understanding of the...
by Carol Wight | Aug 11, 2016 | Notes from the CEO and Chair
Many times when I am working on behalf of restaurants in New Mexico I think of the founding fathers. I don’t mean those guys in New England, I mean the people who formed the New Mexico Restaurant association 70 years ago. We have a copy of the Articles of...
by Carol Wight | Mar 11, 2016 | Notes from the CEO and Chair
There is a new mandate in town! Yes, we have a food safety mandate to get more food safety training in our industry. Let’s try to remember this is not new to the US and it’s not completely new to New Mexico. If you live in Albuquerque or the unincorporated area of...
by Carol Wight | Jan 29, 2016 | Notes from the CEO and Chair
Listen to those who are fighting for New Mexico’s jobs! While our New Mexico economy circles the drain, many legislators ignore the very people who have the ability to add jobs to our economy. Every year business groups gather in Santa Fe, at the legislature,...
by Carol Wight | Sep 21, 2015 | Notes from the CEO and Chair
Congratulations to Rancho de Chimayo on their 50 Years Celebration! On behalf of the board of directors and members of the New Mexico Restaurant Association, I would like to congratulate Florence Jaramillo and her staff for 50 years of service in the restaurant...
