Two of MVEDA’s valued private sector partners recently received recognition for their work in their respective fields. Ed Camden, President of Southwest Steel Coil in Santa Teresa, has been selected the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Exporter of the Year for Region VI. The Exporter of the Year award is given to individuals who have [...]
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 MoreBy Todd G. Dickson, Las Cruces Bulletin Over the next 33 months, Heritage Home Healthcare and Hospice will add 100 new jobs to its Las Cruces operations, which will become its regional headquarters. Heritage CEO Len Trainor said he and his wife Liz started the company in 1993 out of their rental home in Albuquerque. [...]
Read MoreBy 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. [...]
Read MoreBy 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 Bulletin, by David Salcido Will she or won’t she? That was the question facing New Mexico filmmakers as the 60-day legislative session wound to a close Friday, March 15, and HB379 sat on Gov. Susana Martinez’s desk awaiting a signature. When news broke that Martinez had vetoed the bill, however, [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the NMSU News Center, by Justin Bannister A number of clients from New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center are preparing to present their concepts at the upcoming HD3 Discovery Day, March 21. The event supports economic development by providing an opportunity for startups to turn their bright ideas into profitable products and ventures. [...]
Read MoreAll innovators, entrepreneurs, and technologists throughout New Mexico and the southern Borderplex/El Paso region are encouraged to apply to present their “discovery” to a panel comprised of seasoned and veteran entrepreneurs, business trailblazers, management professionals, investors, and others involved with the HD3 Entrepreneurs Forum™. The purpose of the HD3 Discovery Day is to offer New [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the NMSU News Center, by Art Ruiloba New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center added a new partner to the center’s technology incubator. Accion is an award-winning, nonprofit organization that provides financial resources and training for self-employed entrepreneurs and small companies. Garrey Carruthers, dean of the NMSU College of Business and vice president for [...]
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 [...]
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