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March 13, local leaders, business owners, and community members gathered for a meeting hosted by NCNMEDD. This critical discussion was part of a broader initiative to shape the economic future of the NCNMEDD region.

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Community leaders, business owners and educators were invited to city hall on Tuesday to share a meal as well as ideas on how Las Vegas’ economy can be supported for the next five years.

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Richard Simmons’ decisions over the past couple of decades put him in and out of the prison system more than a half dozen times and led to his addiction. But on Thursday, sitting in a corner of the New Mexico Reentry Center, a nonprofit focused on housing and job placement for formerly incarcerated people, Simmons had a revelation. “I went to prison my senior year in high school. Finding a job with a record (like mine) feels impossible,” said Simmons, 55, tears in his eyes. “But I don’t have another one in me to go back. I’ve been seven times.”