Several nationally recognized speakers will address current economic development trends during the MVEDA Regional Economic Development Forum on Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces. Issues critical to site selection decision making will be explored ranging from incentives and financing to tax policy and workforce readiness. [...]
Read MoreThe Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) and El Paso Electric will host the annual MVEDA Regional Economic Development Forum on Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The event will bring together an impressive list of speakers who will address current trends and influential factors that impact [...]
Read MoreTuesday at the Business in the Borderplex Luncheon, MVEDA hosted its annual Commercial Real Estate Update. A new addition to this year’s event included an update on the commercial real estate activities taking place in El Paso which was presented by Bob Ayoub, President of MIMCO, Inc. Representing the Las Cruces and Doña Ana County [...]
Read MoreThe May meeting of the MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2012 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will begin with a hot entree buffet. The meeting will feature local commercial real estate brokers and developers [...]
Read MoreBy Alta LeCompte, Las Cruces Bulletin New Mexico’s looming water crisis will top the state’s economic development agenda in the coming year, Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela told a Las Cruces audience on Tuesday, April 2. Barela addressed a hometown crowd that packed two banquet rooms at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces for the Mesilla [...]
Read MoreNew Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela will be the featured speaker at the April MVEDA Business in the Borderplex luncheon. Secretary Barela will deliver an update on New Mexico’s economic development landscape and future opportunities. During his tenure, Barela has been praised for his work to reduce the regulatory burden on job creators. He [...]
Read MoreDavin Lopez, President/CEO of the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) will provide a mid-year update on MVEDA’s activities during the March 5 Business in the Borderplex luncheon. Lopez will also discuss the status of some of the legislation before the New Mexico Legislature that relates to economic development. The luncheon will be held on [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES – Christopher Erickson was at a gathering to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday when he struck up a conversation with a friend who works in government. The friend’s news was bleak. “Federal employees are being told to prepare for layoffs,” said Erickson, who [...]
Read MoreChristopher A. Erickson, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics at New Mexico State University will be the featured speaker at the February MVEDA Business in the Borderplex luncheon. Dr. Erickson is the executive editor of the New Mexico Business Outlook and writes a weekly column in the Las Cruces Bulletin. Dr. Erickson has served on the [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp With or without a fiscal cliff, New Mexico, one of the nation’s per-capita leaders in federal jobs, may lose at least some of those jobs both in the near and long terms. “The federal government can no longer be considered a growth industry in New Mexico,” [...]
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