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Sophia entered the room full of curiosity and an energy that made you want to hand her the keys to the city. We talked about her University of New Mexico research on entrepreneurship in New Mexico 鈥� risks, opportunities, the whole messy, hopeful picture. As I (Julie) listened to her questions, I marveled at a level of sophistication that felt far beyond her 21 years.

We discussed the tremendous opportunities in New Mexico 鈥� a deep bench of science expertise, a unique creative economy, quality-of-life other states envy, advanced energy leadership that could power the next wave of jobs, and the nation鈥檚 two largest national labs.

We鈥檝e got capital too, fueled in part by the state鈥檚 sovereign wealth fund, and real momentum from recent job announcements 鈥� BlackVe, NTx Bio, Pacific Fusion, Quantinuum, Mantis Space. Not to mention support from policymakers and state leaders, which has played a crucial role in clearing the path for an innovation economy.

But we talked through the harder truths too: New Mexico鈥檚 job creation is gaining momentum, but still lags behind national growth. Albuquerque is a top three large U.S. city for loss of residents under 18, and we face a staggering number of 鈥渄isconnected youth鈥� who are neither in school nor working, roughly 32,000 鈥� yet 82% say they鈥檇 like to work if given the right support. Sophia feels all of it: 鈥淚 love New Mexico. I grew up here and I鈥檓 glad I go to college here, but I鈥檓 not sure our state has the right jobs for me, as much as I want to stay.鈥�

That moment, looking into the eyes of someone with so much talent and drive who loves this place yet isn鈥檛 sure she can build a life here, is exactly why now is the moment for big ideas.

Enter the CAMINO Collaborative. A new innovation campus taking shape at Eubank and Central, built on the strength of CAMINO, a Sandia National Laboratories鈥� advanced manufacturing center of excellence and $100 million infrastructure investment. This new, publicly-accessible campus will accelerate the priority science and technology sectors where New Mexico can win: advanced energy, quantum technologies, aerospace and national security. Imagine an ecosystem where entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and students 鈥� from high school to Ph.D. 鈥� can plug directly into the world鈥恈lass engineering expertise next door at Sandia. There will be no other campus quite like this in the country.

This is a proven model, where Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee showed that when you build infrastructure, talent and partnerships, companies follow with billions of dollars of investment. The CAMINO Collaborative borrows that lesson but adapts it: We鈥檒l build with New Mexico鈥檚 culture, communities and natural resources in mind. Advanced manufacturing is inherently more sustainable than legacy processes, using fewer raw materials, less energy and less water while producing higher鈥恦alue products.

A few practical pieces matter. First, the sheer power of advanced manufacturing jobs 鈥� the kind that pay well, come with benefits, and most don鈥檛 require a four鈥恲ear degree. They create stability for families, upward paths for young people and help current workers move into higher鈥恠kill roles. And while people worry, understandably, about artificial intelligence wiping out whole categories of work, technician jobs aren鈥檛 going anywhere. They鈥檙e immediate, hands-on and in high demand, with thousands of openings statewide and millions nationally. Central New Mexico Community College will lead this work, coordinating closely with community colleges across the state to build the technician workforce New Mexico needs.

Second, let鈥檚 treat collaboration, cooperation and abundance as a real economic strategy as a state. The CAMINO Collaborative is built on that alignment: entrepreneurs, companies, schools, colleges and national labs working side鈥恇y鈥恠ide instead of in separate lanes. It鈥檚 cooperation at a scale we really need, and exactly what鈥檚 required if we want to shift from being catchers of whatever opportunities come our way to pitchers who actively shape the economy we want. It鈥檚 a public鈥恜rivate partnership with real muscle and an invitation for all of us to champion the companies and innovators who should grow here.

Leaders from different parties can agree on one simple thing: Keeping our kids here isn鈥檛 partisan 鈥� it鈥檚 personal. When we invest in training that leads to real jobs, when we connect students to internships at businesses across the state, when we make capital accessible to founders who want to build here, we鈥檙e doing the work that keeps Sophia, and thousands like her, from packing up. We want her to build here, hire here and raise a family here if she chooses. Can we keep the next generation in the place they love?

Let鈥檚 make sure the answer is yes.

Dale Dekker is founding principal of Dekker Design. Julie Heinrich is CEO of Heinrich Consulting Group.