Positive Energy Solar Arrives Downtown

Courtesy 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 [...]

Talking Jobs at the White House

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts On Friday, Sept. 16, a common topic of discussion was addressed at the White House – jobs. But participants of the discussion were not as common; instead, they were “Champions of Change,” selected members of the southwest handpicked to talk about the status of jobs. [...]

Hispano Chamber to Host Small Business Lending Fair Aug. 5

Release courtesy of the Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces Las Cruces, N.M. – Local bank representatives and business counselors will join the Hispano Chamber of Commerce and the City of Las Cruces to distribute information and answer questions from the public during the inaugural Small Business Lending Fair, set for 9 a.m. to [...]

Mexican Investors to Visit

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts More than two dozen Mexican investors will visit Las Cruces as part of a Foreign Investment Trade Mission organized by the Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces and New Mexico Economic Development Department Office of Mexican Affairs from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, March [...]

Hispano Chamber to Host Reverse Trade Mission

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin Bulletin Staff Report About two dozen Mexican investors will meet with local business owners and industry experts during the Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces’ Reverse Trade Mission Friday, March 18, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. According to the Hispano chamber, the [...]

Legislative Coalition Briefs Area Legislators

On Monday, January 10th, the Dona Ana County Legislative Coalition (DACLC) briefed Dona Ana County legislators on the Coalition’s 2011 legislative priorities. The event, sponsored by El Paso Electric (EPE), was held at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces. Garrey Carruthers, Dean of the NMSU College of Business and former New Mexico Governor, moderated the [...]

MVEDA Office Packed During Open House

The new MVEDA office in the First Community Bank Tower was packed Wednesday evening for an open house and ribbon cutting. MVEDA moved from its previous location to the new offices on the third floor of the bank in September thanks to a generous in-kind contribution from MVEDA’s “Double Platinum Partner” First Community Bank. Prior [...]

Las Cruces Named One of ‘Best-Performing Cities’

Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES – The economy may not be great, but compared to other parts of the country, the Las Cruces area has fared well. For the second straight year, the Las Cruces area has been placed in the top 10 of the Milken Institute’s 2010 Best-Performing [...]