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NASA’s “Driven to Explore” Exhibit at NMSU on Wednesday, January 20th
The NMSU College of Engineering and the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium are sponsoring NASA's "Driven to Explore" exhibit on Wednesday, January 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on the NMSU Campus, between Goddard Hall and Thomas and Brown Hall, adjacent to the Horseshoe. The exhibit is a mobile multimedia experience showcasing the Shuttle Program, the progress of the International Space Station and benefits of space exploration leading into NASA's next major program,...
Spaceport Community Council to Focus on Tourism
Article courtesy of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce The Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce's Commercial Space Committee will hold its first 2010 Dona Ana County Spaceport Community Council Meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, in the commission chambers at the Dona Ana County Government Center, 845 Motel Blvd. The meeting is a free forum that is open to the public to present the newest information available on Spaceport America and the burgeoning aerospace...
Governor Bill Richardson Announces Wind Tower Manufacturing Plant to Create 150 Jobs in Santa Teresa
Release Courtesy of the Governor's Office January 8, 2010 Alarie Ray-Garcia (505) 476-2248 SANTA FE- Governor Bill Richardson today announced Johnson Plate and Tower will build a wind tower manufacturing facility in Santa Teresa. The facility is expected to create dozens of construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. "I am pleased that Johnson Plate and Tower chose New Mexico to build its new wind tower manufacturing plant and plans to create 150 new jobs in our state," Governor Richardson said....
CEO’s Report – January 2010
Happy New Year and welcome to 2010. As we start a new year it is always important to reflect upon the past year's events, both the challenges and the opportunities, and use these experiences to change strategies and/or direction where they are needed to become more productive and successful. We started 2009 with what I believe were a greater amount of "unknowns" than "knowns"; fears following a stock market crash, government bailouts, mass foreclosures, growing unemployment rates, and...
NMSU Career Connections – January 26 & 27, 2010
Career Connections is a two day Career Fair, cosponsored by the College of Engineering and Career Services. It will be held January 26 & 27, 2010 in the Corbett Center Ballrooms from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Tuesday, January 26, offers a forum for discussions between employers and candidates with majors in Business, Agriculture and Liberal Arts. Wednesday, January 27, focuses on Engineering, Science and Technology majors. The event will take place from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on both days. Career...
MVEDA Welcomes Four New Partners
Private sector funding from the businesses and organizations throughout the New Mexico Borderplex is a mainstay of MVEDA's ability to continue in its mission of creating new employment opportunities for area residents. MVEDA is proud to announce four new Partners: Jaynes Corporation; Bohannan Huston, Inc.; The Dwyer Law Firm, LLC; and the Arid Group, LLC. The Jaynes Corporation is the largest general contractor in New Mexico. Their headquarters are in Albuquerque and they have offices in...
January 5, 2010 Business on the Border Forum
The January meeting of the MVEDA Business on the Border Forum will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Day's Inn Columbus Conference Center, 901 Avenida de Mesilla. The meeting will begin with a hot entree buffet, followed by an update by MVEDA staff. Gary Gomes, President of the High Tech Consortium of Southern New Mexico (HTC), will be the featured speaker. The High Tech Consortium of Southern New Mexico is a grass roots non-profit organization...
Paving NMSU’s Road to Future Business Development
Release Courtesy of NMSU Communications & Marketing Services Bulldozers are rolling through a chunk of desert owned by New Mexico State University. The heavy equipment is building a new road and laying utilities to better connect NMSU's Arrowhead Business and Research Park with the rest of campus. The project is also expected to help attract new investments, new clients and eventually thousands of high-paying jobs to the park. The road will extend south for approximately one mile from the...
Union Pacific’s Zoe Richmond Updates MVEDA Partners
Zoe Richmond, Union Pacific's Director Public Affairs, Arizona & New Mexico Corporate Relations, sponsored a breakfast for MVEDA Partners and updated them on the status of the new terminal planned for Strauss (Santa Teresa), New Mexico. The $150M terminal expansion was announced by Union Pacific CEO Jim Young and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson in October, 2006. Richmond's presentation noted that Union Pacific has invested more that $1 billion in projects along the Sunset Corridor...
MountainView Picks New CEO
Article Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin MountainView Regional Medical Center announced last week that health care executive Denten Park has been appointed as its chief executive officer. Park has served as the hospital's chief operating officer since June 2008. "It's been a pleasure to serve this community, medical staff and hospital staff over the past 18 months," Park said in a statement. "We have some of the finest physicians and employees in Las Cruces, and I welcome the opportunity to...
