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. [...]

MVEDA Works to Attract, Expand Job Opportunities

Courtesy 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 [...]

NMSU Professor Warns That Federal Job Cuts Could Cost State Hundreds of Millions in Payroll

Courtesy 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 [...]

Canadian Company Buys Majority Stake in Verde Realty

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Diana Alba Soular LAS CRUCES — A recent change in ownership for a major landholder in the Santa Teresa area may be another sign of booming interest in the cross-border economy of southern Doña Ana County. Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian company with projects worldwide, paid $886 [...]

Convergys Seeks 200 Employees in Las Cruces

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – Convergys Corporation announced that it is hiring 200 full-time on-site positions for its contact center in Las Cruces at 4201 Del Rey Blvd. Interested candidates are asked apply online at convergys.com/careers. According to a release, new employees will provide service and sales support to customers of [...]

U.S., Mexico Take Steps toward Binational Park

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES — Imagine an industrial park where the national border runs right through the middle. That’s the hope for southern Doña Ana County where a master plan for such a facility could be completed within 100 days. “The most unique thing is we can locate [...]

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 [...]

Will Las Cruces Be The Winner? Pegasus Announcement to Come ‘Pretty Soon’

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES — Will Las Cruces be selected as the site for the Center for Innovation, Technology and Testing — a $1 billion privately funded mock city to be used for scientific research? That announcement will come before the end of the year, Pegasus Global Holdings [...]

Governor Promises Continued Support for Space Industry in N.M.

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES — Gov. Susana Martinez admitted Thursday she was preaching to the choir — a standing-room-only crowd of more than 500 people attending the eighth annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. It was a [...]

Favorable First Impressions Made at Space Symposium

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES — First impressions mean a lot, and those were favorable at today’s International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight for Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham and Lori Garver. Bingham, who became commander of White Sands Missile Range about a month ago, made her first public [...]