Albuquerque Health Care Company to Open Regional Headquarters in Las Cruces

By Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – Gov. Susana Martinez said she loves the sunlight and warmth of her hometown of Las Cruces because Santa Fe can still be chilly this time of year. She said she also loves visiting southern New Mexico to help announce economic development, a task she undertook Tuesday. [...]

New Mexico Border Ports of Entry Saw Record Breaking Commercial Crossing Numbers in 2012

SANTA FE – Numbers in today from the New Mexico Border Authority report that in 2012 the Santa Teresa Port of Entry processed 81,339 commercial trucks – 13 percent higher than any year on record. The Columbus Port of Entry processed 10,627 commercial trucks with 18 percent more crossings than any year on record as [...]

Bi-National Economic Initiative

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin Business leaders from Las Cruces, El Paso and Cuidad Juárez met last week in El Paso to hear plans for the Borderplex Bi-National Economic Alliance, a new region-wide economic development organization. The alliance will include two groups that are merging, El Paso’s Regional Economic Development Corporation (REDCo) and Paso [...]

Job Losses Looming, Barela Warns

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES — Jon Barela said that there is a lot of good news for the state of New Mexico, but he would be remiss if he didn’t also raise awareness of what potentially awaits. “There’s a dark storm gathering on the horizon,” the state’s secretary [...]

MVEDA’s Efforts Bring Jobs

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp A job a day. That was the goal of the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance for Fiscal Year 2012, to add a job a day to Doña Ana County, or 365 over 12 months. So how about 504? That’s the number of jobs MVEDA was able [...]

Future Construction Contracts Soar in Las Cruces

Courtesy of the New Mexico Business Weekly by Steve Ginsberg, Reporter Based on McGraw-Hill Construction’s report on July contracts for future construction, Las Cruces is the strongest market in New Mexico, while Farmington is the softest. For the first seven months of 2012, Las Cruces had more than $180 million in construction contracts, a 44 [...]

Warming In the Incubator

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp One company provides technology to remotely monitor and distribute water to cattle on New Mexico ranches. One company offers online assistance to new parents concerned about their child’s development. One company provides secure “cloud” data storage. What does this diverse set of businesses have in common? [...]

Sapphire Updates MVEDA

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp On 100 acres in southern Luna County, Bryn Davis and his colleagues are trying to start a revolution. The revolution is based on one of the humblest living things on the planet – algae. If everything goes as planned, however, Sapphire will be able to provide [...]

Bringing $1 Billion to Mesilla Valley

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Samantha Roberts On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance guests filled the Tuscany Room at Lorenzo’s de Mesilla during the organization’s monthly luncheon. During the luncheon, Davin Lopez, MVEDA CEO and president, gave a mid-year update on MVEDA’s activities. “The past six months has had [...]

Las Cruces Gains Manufacturing Momentum – Will It Last?

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger/Sun-News Business Editor LAS CRUCES – “Las Cruces, manufacturing hub!” Well, southern New Mexico’s largest city might not gain that moniker anytime soon, but the reality of an operating Spaceport America north of town and the start of construction on a $400 million Union Pacific Railroad [...]