SANTA 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 MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson Coming off a fiscal year that saw healthy job growth in Doña Ana County, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Davin Lopez said MVEDA is well on its way to creating more jobs in the current fiscal year. Lopez said more than 250 jobs [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger SANTA TERESA — Three companies are moving into the Santa Teresa area and another is expanding, which will create a total of about 137 jobs. “All I can say is wow,’” said Davin Lopez, president and CEO of the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance at an [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA TERESA – Today, Governor Susana Martinez and Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the location of three new companies to Santa Teresa and the expansion of one existing Santa Teresa company. These companies are expected to create about 120 new direct jobs in New Mexico’s border [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Samantha Roberts On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance guests filled the Tuscany Room at Lorenzo’s de Mesilla during the organization’s monthly luncheon. During the luncheon, Davin Lopez, MVEDA CEO and president, gave a mid-year update on MVEDA’s activities. “The past six months has had [...]
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 MoreIt is with a great deal of excitement that I present to you MVEDA’s First Quarter results of the 2011-’12 Fiscal Year. It seemed it would be very difficult to match the performance level and results of our last fiscal year, one of MVEDA’s best years ever. In the last fiscal year we experienced our [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance met with community members to discuss the 2010-11 fiscal year for the organization. Though the economy may be in distress, MVEDA showed growth in the Mesilla Valley. “I am proud to present the results of MVEDA’s 2010-11 fiscal [...]
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