The Full Form of VIVA is‍ Vision Investment Vitality and Action.

  VIVA stands for vision, investment, vitality, and action, according to the group. Each year, ACI recognizes businesses that demonstrate their unique vision or corporate philosophy, their investment in company employees and the surrounding community, their vitality through the organization’s growth or financial strength, and their action to make New Mexico a better place to live.
        This year’s honorees are:
        • TS&S Eateries dba Taco Box, Clovis and Portales; Tom and Gail Martin.
        • Las Cruces Toyota; Paul & Susan Vescovo.
        • Three Rivers Brewing Co., Farmington; John Silva and Bob & Cindy Beckley.
        • La Jicarita Telephone Co-Op, Mora; Danny Gray, general manager, Michael J. Leyba, operations manager.
        • Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Albuquerque; Angel Gonzalez, plant manager.
        • The Bell Group/Rio Grande, Albuquerque; Hugh Bell, president.
        • N.M. Coalition of MainStreet Communities; Elizabeth Eisenberg-Phelps, Farmington, president.
        Cost for the luncheon is $50 per person or $500 for a table of 10. To RSVP, call 505-842-0644.
        ACI is the unified voice of New Mexico business. For more information on the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry, visit the ACI website at www.aci-nm.org.