▁author ▁Tony ▁Hill erman , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁editor ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Mexican ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁sq . ▁ft . ▁production ▁building ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁first ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁New ▁Mexican ▁newspaper ▁produced ▁off ▁the ▁new ▁K BA ▁Com et ▁press ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁production ▁plant ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁One ▁New ▁Mexican ▁Pla za ▁in ▁Santa ▁Fe . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁The ▁New ▁Mexican ▁purchased ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Th rif ty ▁Nick el ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁publication . ▁The ▁Th rif ty ▁Nick el ▁publish es ▁every ▁Th urs day ▁for ▁Northern ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁The ▁New ▁Mexican ▁had ▁won ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁color ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁In land ▁Press ▁Association ' s ▁Print ▁Cont est . ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁the ▁IP A ▁group . ▁The ▁New ▁Mexican ▁won ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁division ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Mexican ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁national ▁printing ▁sites . ▁The ▁New ▁Mexican ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁commercial ▁printer ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico ▁printing ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁other ▁products