Office of Economic Development

Our Economic Development Mission:

The mission of the Office of Economic Development to achieve long-term sustainable and focused economic growth by building a diverse, innovative economy with high-wage, high impact jobs that provide opportunity and prosperity for the City's residents, businesses and entrepreneurs.

Economic Development Newsletter

Our City of Santa Fe Economic Development newsletter provides up-to-date resources for small businesses.

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Economic & Innovation Dashboard
Santa Fe Data Platform

Indicators of Santa Fe's economy including innovation drivers, economic health, community livability and more. 

Support strong, diverse, well-managed businesses

• About Santa Fe - History, Climate, Quality of Life, Demographics and Education
• Start a Business - resources and information for starting a business
• Grow it NM - The New Mexico Municipal Leagues' Grow It, helps municipalities stimulate economic development
• Build Your Business
• Free Business Consultants / Specialists - business accelerators, business incubators, workforce solutions, national labs programs, business organizations and institutes, incubator, health insurance, staffing, interns
• Doing Business with the City - Business Ombudsman's Office, get a business license, Bids and RFPs
• Financing - micro-lenders, government guaranteed loans, commercial banks, equity financing
• Incentives - workforce, facility, equipment, expenses incentives, tax credits, R & D deductions, high tech, green energy, film industry and teleservices incentives
• Jobs and Workforce - hire workers, find a job, training, demographics, county wage information
• Networking - Chamber of Commerce,Creative Santa, Green Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, MIX
• Plans, Reports and Ordinances
• Real Estate - commercial property information, commercial property lease listings, residential neighborhoods
• Relocate to Santa Fe
• City Business and Quality of Life Committee (CBQL) Click here to view 06-11-14-CBQL Packet .pdf
• Living Wage Information
• Weekly Meeting List
• Business Real Estate

Click here to read the 2017 Economic Development Crossroads Report

FEDERAL OPPORTUNITY ZONES - A NEW INITIATIVE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA FE

Federal Opportunity Zones (QOZ’s) are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. The QOZ program provides a tax incentive for investors to re-invest their unrealized capital gains into Opportunity Funds (QOF’s) that are dedicated to investing into QOZ’s designated by the chief executives of every U.S. state and territory.

City of Santa Fe submitted seven economically-distressed census tracts for designation as opportunity zones to the Governor’s office. Governor Martinez then approved five of the Santa Fe census tracts for designation to the US Treasury. Finally designation approval was received by U.S. Treasury in June 2018.

Click here to learn how the Opportunity Zones program works, as well as its history  and community of supporters.   More information and resources are listed on our QOZ page - click here.
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To expand or relocate your business to Santa Fe, please email Casey Dalbor.
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If you have questions about your business license, please email the [bot protected email address]

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Location, Phone and Hours

500 Market Street, 2nd Floor (map) Ph: (505) 955-6334
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Rich Brown
Economic & Community Development Director
(505) 955-6625 
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Casey Dalbor
Business Growth Manager
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Liz Camacho 
Economic Development and Communications Administrator
(505) 955-6042 
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Loretta S. Olguin
Business Operations Manager 
(505) 955-6334
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Economic Development Newsletters

Our County and City of Santa Fe Economic Development newsletters provide the most up-to-date resources for small businesses.

Sign up for the Newsletter by clicking here. 

For past newsletters click here.