An Economic/Cultural Series by the Taos County Chamber of Commerce and the Taos Business Alliance

JANUARY 2005 INDUSTRY SECTOR TOPIC January 7, 2005		Bill Stevens: Retired  from Sandia National Laboratory, Bill has been looking at Economic Development in Taos, as a hobby, since the late 1980's. He produces the Taos Economic Report.       Click here to view Bill's 10 minute presentation Summary points of Bill Steven's presentation More misinformation per square foot in Taos than anywhere else. Also more inaccurate folklore.         We need more discussion, with more groups on the County Economic Plan         Tourism is not driving the economy as much as in-migration         A think tank tackled the problem of affordable housing and came up with modular homes as a solution. This is already being done in Taos by Viviendas, LLC                          _______________________		Return to First Friday Forum Home Page Links to Microsoft Media Player for other speakers David Witt Morris Witten Barry Crossno Gayle Martinez (TV interview)