Opening day: Take a tour of InnovateABQ’s UNM Rainforest Building
By May Ortega – Reporter, Albuquerque Business First - View online The day has finally come: InnovateABQ's first brand-new building is open for all to see. The University of New Mexico Lobo Rainforest Building, fresh carpeting and all, made its...
Grant will help UNM foster business startups
By Kevin Robinson-Avila / Journal Staff Writer View on Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A lot more local startups marketing University of New Mexico technology could emerge in the next few years thanks to a new $444,000 grant from the...
CNM Adds Robot Technology to FUSE Makerspace
Compact tabletop robotic arms will soon help innovators and startups weave automation into manufacturing processes at Central New Mexico Community College’s FUSE Makerspace Downtown. CNM Ingenuity, which manages all of CNM’s commercial...
UNM Puts Finishing Touches on ‘Lobo Rainforest’ Building
By KRQE News 13 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Students and aspiring entrepreneurs will soon have a space to live, work and play. The University of New Mexico’s first Lobo Rainforest building in downtown Albuquerque is just about finished. Students from all...
Lobo Rainforest Building, FUSE Makerspace at Innovate ABQ Opening in August
The six-story Lobo Rainforest Building, the first new construction on the Innovate ABQ site Downtown and the tallest building to rise here in some time, has already modernized Albuquerque’s skyline. Come its grand opening August 25 (see details below), the...
Next phase for Innovate ABQ could begin this fall
By Kevin Robinson-Avila / Journal Staff Writer View on Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The sound of hammers and construction boots could fill the old First Baptist Church building at Central and Broadway Downtown before year’s end. The...
Lobo Rainforest Wrap-Up
By Kevin Robinson-Avila / Journal Staff Writer View on Albuquerque Journal Site ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The sights and sounds of hammers, cranes and construction crews are about to give way to the hustle and bustle of students, entrepreneurs, and technology...
UNM Innovation Academy releases 2016-2017 Impact Report
The Innovation Academy at The University of New Mexico published its first-ever impact report recently illustrating the positive impact the academy is having on students at the university. “iA has really blossomed in the past year. From bringing on our fabulous...
Innovate ABQ Sets the Tone for its Mission
By May Ortega – Reporter, Albuquerque Business First Jun 26, 2017, 8:06am Original Article When you live in a desert, you have to make your own rain. Those are the large, blocky words greeting users when they enter Innovate ABQ's brand-new...