EDD Secretary Matt Geisel Announces Second Street Brewery Expanding, Creating 35 New Jobs

Brewery Investing $1.8 Million in Expansion 

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, EDD Secretary Matt Geisel announced that Second Street Brewery will open a new Santa Fe location to expand their operations, creating at least 5 new manufacturing jobs and 30 service jobs supported by the new brewing and packaging operation. This expansion will allow Second Street to dramatically increase production allowing them to distribute their award-winning beer across the state and lays the groundwork for national distribution in the future.

“Helping our homegrown companies with our powerful incentives has helped diversify and grow our economy – in spite of the recession, federal sequestration and the downturn in oil and gas,” said Economic Development Secretary Matt Geisel. “We will continue to support our New Mexico breweries and distilleries as they manufacture their products for distribution across New Mexico, the country and the world.”

With the assistance of LEDA funding, Second Street will now open a new, expanded tap room and a packaging facility that will allow them to distribute their products across the state. Second Street will invest $1.8 million for the expansion.

“We’re very excited to expand our Santa Fe operations and begin canning our beer for distribution throughout New Mexico,” said Second Street Brewery owner Rod Tweet. “Thanks to the LEDA funding we’re able to complete the production, brewing, and packaging area of our new taproom and brewery on Rufina.”

New Mexico will provide $100,000 for the expansion through the state’s closing fund, known as LEDA. LEDA helps recruit new businesses to our state while helping those that are already here grow and thrive. Nearly zeroed out when Governor Martinez took office, she fought to grow this important tool to more than $56 million.

Second Street Brewery was founded in Santa Fe in 1996 as one of New Mexico’s earliest breweries and the first in the City of Santa Fe. Serving over 60 beer varieties at their three Santa Fe locations, Second Street’s first distributed beer will be their 2920 IPA. For more information on Second Street Brewery visit, secondstreetbrewery.com.