New Mexico merchandise exports to Mexico are at an all-time high coming in at $617,609,684 – 50 percent higher than 2011 exports which stood at $464,454,999 according to numbers released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (OIT). “We have been proactively working with one of our most natural trade partners,” said Economic [...]
Read MoreSANTA FE – Numbers in today from the New Mexico Border Authority report that in 2012 the Santa Teresa Port of Entry processed 81,339 commercial trucks – 13 percent higher than any year on record. The Columbus Port of Entry processed 10,627 commercial trucks with 18 percent more crossings than any year on record as [...]
Read MoreArticle 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 [...]
Read MoreCourtesy 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 [...]
Read MoreThe Summer 2012 edition of the New Mexico Partnership newsletter highlighted the Interceramic ribbon cutting in Santa Teresa and the very successful AUVSI conference that MVEDA staff attended in August. These reprints are courtesy of the New Mexico Partnership. New Mexico News In July, Interceramic, one of the largest tile manufacturers in North America, held [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp Can Las Cruces be the hub of an economically booming high-technology center? The Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance attempted to find answers to that question at its Regional Economic Development Forum Thursday, May 17, at the Las Cruces Convention Center. “If you want to go after [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp No matter what business opportunity you have in mind, there’s a way to make it happen in Doña Ana County. At the Business in the Borderplex luncheon Tuesday, May 1, three speakers gave updates on development and plans at Arrowhead Business and Research Park, the West [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela, on his “32nd trip to Las Cruces and Doña Ana County since I joined the administration,” announced Tuesday, March 6, that Interceramic, a Chihuahua, Mexico-based manufacturer of ceramic tile, will establish a warehousing and distribution operation in Santa Teresa in the Santa [...]
Read MoreRelease courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez announced today that Interceramic, a Chihuahua City-based manufacturer of ceramic tile, will establish a warehousing and distribution operation in Santa Teresa, New Mexico in the Santa Teresa Business Center. Interceramic, which was founded in 1979, is one of the largest [...]
Read MoreArticle of courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES – The country on the other side of the United States’ international border has long been a source of commerce and business. No, not just the one about 50 or so miles south of Las Cruces, but the one about 1,500 miles [...]
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