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Tesla Facility Opens on Santa Ana Pueblo with Spectacular Ribbon-Cutting Event

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 1, 2023
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The largest all-electric vehicle manufacturer is prohibited from selling their vehicles in New Mexico. Santa Ana Pueblo capitalized on it.

Tags Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA), Choice, Consumers, Direct-to-Consumer, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, Free Market, Manufacturing, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Project Frontier, Red Tape, Regulation, Santa Ana Pueblo, Tesla

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SPPI Employment Index: November-April

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date May 22, 2023
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The good times roll on — how long can they last?

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

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SPPI Takes Vegas: A High-Stakes Discussion on Emergency Lending

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 1, 2023
2 Comments on SPPI Takes Vegas: A High-Stakes Discussion on Emergency Lending

Patrick Brenner and Brett Kokinadis attend the American Financial Services Association 2023 Independents Conference and Expo

SPPI shares insights on the impact of the war on specialized emergency lending at AFSA’s conference in Las Vegas.

Tags American Financial Services Association (AFSA), Credit, Lending, No Loan For You, Specialized Emergency Loans

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Why Retail Bad Debt Statutes are Vital for Businesses and Consumers Alike

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 27, 2023
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HB 3389 in Texas is critical for protecting consumers and businesses.

Tags Bad Debt, Consumer Protection, Debt, Finance, Installment Loans, Lending, Tax Refund

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SPPI Employment Index: October-March

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 24, 2023
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The American Southwest’s jobs boom continues.

Tags Employment, Jobs, Unemployment

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SPPI Offers Driven Students Exciting Fellowship Opportunity

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 24, 2023
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Jack Radomski and Brandt Kringlie are the inaugural recipients of the Marianne T. Anderson Memorial Fellowship.

Tags Credit, Debt, Finance, Lending, Liquidity, No Loan For You, Payday Loans, Personal Finance, Specialized Emergency Loans, University of Minnesota

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SPPI-TV: Breaking Barriers with Occupational Licensing Reform

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 21, 2023
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Tags Economic Opportunity, Occupational Licensing

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We’re No. 17.5! We’re No. 17.5!

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 17, 2023
1 Comment on We’re No. 17.5! We’re No. 17.5!

The latest research from the American Legislative Exchange Council offers more cause for optimism.

Tags Economic Development

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Hollywood Handouts! Part Deux

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 6, 2023
3 Comments on Hollywood Handouts! Part Deux

Why are states ignoring New Mexico’s debacle, and reviving studio subsidies?

Tags Corporate Welfare, Hollywood

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Boomtown U.S.A.

The American Southwest’s population growth is en fuego — well, with two exceptions.

Tags Demographics, Economic Development, Population Growth