Reelz Channel Ready to Do Business

Stan Hubbard came prepared for his New Mexico welcome by wearing the official state neckware, a bolo tie, complete with silver clasp.

Hubbard is the CEO of ReelzChannel, which is moving its corporate headquarters to Albuquerque Studios from Minneapolis. The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce hosted a lunch to formally introduce him to the business community.

Hubbard credited Mike Burgess, general manager of KOB-TV, Channel 4, which is owned by Hubbard Media Group, with encouraging him to move the company to New Mexico.

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New Member Update for The Week of 3.2

We' like to give a great warm welcome to the newest members of the New Mexico Film Directory on crewnewmexico.com. We're extremely proud to have nearly 300 cast, crew, and film vendors/film serving businesses, and 6,000 visitors to our site per month! Contact us at membership@crewnewmexico.com if you have any questions about getting listed.

• Welcome to the folks at Aquila Travel - if you've flown in or out of New Mexico for a production, these are the guys you booked you! One of New Mexico's leading film vendors!
  
• Big welcome to A-List resort and spa - The Encantado Resort. Just north of Santa Fe, this Auberge resort offers immaculate accommodations, fine dining, and levels of privacy and service not found elsewhere in New Mexico.
  
• Big welcome to Crossroads Rodeo Company - Animal wranglers, livestock coordinators, animal rentals, specialty (western) props!
  
• Welcome Steve Watson and Reel Chefs Catering to crewnewmexico.com. They're cooking Book of Eli right now!
  
• We welcome the talented photographer R. David Marks - Headshots, Set Stills, Commercial Photography: http://www.crewnewmexico.com/davidmarks
  
• crewnewmexico.com welcomes Suhanna Gibson and The Chalk Farm Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe - Art Dealers, Art Consultants, and Specialty Props for the New Mexico Film Industry!
• crewnewmexcio.com welcomes Amazing Placitas furnished rentals for productions and film folks! Casa Placitas!
• We welcome Santa Fe Realtor Gene Bourne and his nearly 3,000 square foot Santa Fe Home - huge footprint, excellent price, in south Santa Fe.
  

The Latest from crewnewmexico.com

We're glad to have so many new visitors from our cover story on the New Mexico Business Weekly. We appreciate all of your inquiries, and we're looking forward to welcoming all of you to crewnewmexico.com in the following weeks. Meantime, here's just a few highlights of what's new on crewnewmexico.com

• We have nearly 6,000 unique visitors to our site per month.
• Our Podcast Radio interviews and news reports are streamed by listeners far and wide every day!
  
• We now have nearly 300 members in our directory.
  
• We welcome crew and vendors whether they are affiliated with a union or not. Many of our members are local union affiliates (about 75 of you), however many work in unrelated support businesses or crafts. We offer occasional discounts to union members - inquire within!
• Our crew skill list is over 150 skills long, and we support listings for over 500 business types!
  
• We're working with local chambers of commerce and business support groups to increase vendor awareness about the film industry, and to promote your local film region/locations.
  
• We support the local economy. In fact, our partnership with the Santa Fe Alliance added nearly 30 small Santa Fe businesses to our directory just last month.
• Our New Mexico film forum and discussion board is only 5 weeks old, but already has nearly 100 members and lots of postings. Create an account and contribute!
  
• We're flexible - do you have a skill or business type that you don't see available on our site? Don't worry - contact us and we'll add it for you!
• Do you have a large group of individuals or businesses you'd like to list in our directory? Interested in learning how we can help highlight your economic region and businesses in your area? Simply contact us at membership@crewnewmexico.com!