By Todd G. Dickson, Las Cruces Bulletin When Cathy Holloway heard on the news that Convergys in Las Cruces was hiring 300 new workers, she grabbed her résumé and collected her letters of references to apply Tuesday, March 26. She moved here from Seattle a couple of weeks ago, but unlike many of the other [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger The Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance is finding a “nice balance” in the current fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. A public/private organization, MVEDA is an economic development arm for all of Doña Ana County and works to not only attract companies [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Alta LeCompte Squinting in the late afternoon sun, friends of Positive Energy Solar watched a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Oct. 26, making official the company’s new solar-powered Las Cruces headquarters at 510 S. Main. “Not only can we eat Downtown, many of us can walk to work. And [...]
Read MoreThe Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) will host its annual Regional Economic Development Forum on May 17, 2012 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 East University Avenue. This year’s event is entitled “TechNext – Transitioning to Technology Growth Economic Development” and will focus on the resources necessary to develop a stronger technology-based economy. [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Samantha Roberts Union Pacific, which recently began construction of an all-new rail facility outside Santa Teresa, announced a $100,000 donation to Doña Ana Community College as part of Las Cruces Day in Santa Fe during a press conference Monday, Jan. 30, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson With Virgin Galactic developing its spaceliner and new launch testing at Spaceport America, the first jobs created by the spaceport are coming, members of a panel said. At the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce community update forum Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Doña [...]
Read MoreSpaceport Community Forum – Save the Date! Activity at Spaceport America in 2012 will be up over 2011, and new opportunities for local businesses will be available. On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, Spaceport America, Virgin Galactic, and key site operations contractors will provide a briefing on upcoming activities as the Commercial Space Committee of the [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson Technology is increasingly more common in the battlefield while the future of government funding is becoming more unknown, said White Sands Missile Range’s new Commander Col. John Ferrari. Speaking at the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce annual military update luncheon Thursday, Dec. 15, [...]
Read MoreNew Mexico Public Education Department Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera and New Mexico Higher Education Department Cabinet Secretary Dr. Jose Z. Garcia will be the featured presenters at the January MVEDA Business in the Borderplex luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of the NMSU News Center WRITER: Janet Perez, 575-646-4120, perezjm@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Sara Sanders, 575-646-7036, npirayes@nmsu.edu New name. New attitude. That sums up the revamp of an annual small business and entrepreneur conference hosted by New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center. Once called the Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Symposium, the name of the Nov. [...]
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