By Rachel Sams, Editor-in-Chief of Albuquerque Business First:

Nominations for the award tabbed this person and organization as having the most impressive list of deals completed in the state in the past year.

Goodman's $3.4M Winrock water plans

If you follow Albuquerque developer Gary Goodman, you know his ideas for bringing sustainability to his projects have big scope. Blake Driver has the scoop on the latest: Goodman's negotiating toward an agreement with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority for a $3.4 million, 200,000-gallon water reclamation plant for the site.

New way to get fit heads for Albuquerque

Fitness franchises are definitely gearing up for the January deluge of people seeking to keep their health New Year's resolutions. The latest to come to town is Orangetheory Fitness, a national franchise company that will be making its New Mexico debut. Leading the way here for Orangetheory is Lorraine Higgins.Stephanie Guzman reports.

Though Trojahn's moving on, she's not ready for retirement

Last week, Sal Christ broke the news that Lynn Trojahn, Accion New Mexico's longtime vice president of advancement, would be stepping down. Christ caught up with Trojahn this week to learn more about her plans. While it's a different "cadence in life" for Trojahn, New Mexicans will still be seeing her around.

What happens after DOJ intervenes in police departments

Frontline and the Washington Post teamed up to investigate what happens after the federal Department of Justice steps in to force reform at police departments. Albuquerque is operating under a settlement with the DOJ over police use of force. The reporters found that after the DOJ stepped in at departments nationwide, they typically had better policies and training, but results on use-of-force issues were mixed after DOJ intervention. This is a must-read for anyone who's following Albuquerque police reform.

New ABF event manager sets record

Many of you know event pro Tiffany Ficklin, a Business First 40 Under Forty alum. Monday was her first day on the job as Business First's event manager. Ficklin set up and decorated her office in record time (glitter was involved) and launched right into preparing some exciting new things for our events.