TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A local run distillery in Taos was awarded $50,000 in funding from the state to add jobs and relocate it’s manufacturing to a new facility.
“Giving growth-driving businesses like this a chance to thrive makes a huge impact on the community,” said New Mexico Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Rob Black. “Every job in these rural markets creates a ripple effect that supports families and strengthens our local economies.”
The NM Local Economic Development Act pledged the funding to Rolling Still and the money will distributed by Taos County as the company meets construction and hiring benchmarks.
The distillery currently operates a manufacturing facility and two retail lounges in Taos County and distributes spirits in the state and to Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
According to NMEDD, Rolling Still plans to use the funds to hire 26 employee and move its manufacturing to a 5,500-square-foot warehouse at 1310 Paseo del Pueblo Norte in Taos. The warehouse was formerly a gas station and the building has been abandoned for 17 years. The company plans to rehabilitate the facility.
“As a woman-owned business in a small rural community, support from programs like LEDA helps make big, meaningful projects — like bringing new life to a long-abandoned warehouse — possible,” said Rolling Still Co-Owner Liza Barrett. “This kind of funding gives us the chance to grow, create jobs, and invest in our community in a way that we couldn’t do alone.”
In addition to the funding, Rolling Still was awarded state Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) funds in FY25 for up to five new trainees to grow its Taos-based staff.
JTIP is an EDD program that can reimburse a company for at least 50% of wages during the training period.
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