MVEDA Hosts Annual Meeting

Kiel Hoffman (Pioneer Bank), Chairman of the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) Board of Directors, welcomed a large crowd of MVEDA Partners to its “Annual Report Breakfast” this morning at the Double Eagle de Mesilla. The annual event is MVEDA’s opportunity to thank the 90+ Partners that support MVEDA in its economic development efforts and to release its annual report.

The event began with a 6 minute video featuring recent announcements by Governor Susana Martinez, highlights of some of MVEDA’s events, and testimonials about MVEDA and its impact from a number of community partners and stakeholders.

MVEDA was incorporated in 1994 for the purpose of combining efforts to establish a cohesive economic development program throughout the County. In 2002, the board was reorganized to include more private-sector participation and to redefine its mission to focus on business recruitment and expansion.

Past Chairs Tom Hutchinson (La Posta de Mesilla), Kari Mitchell (Las Cruces Machine and Manufacturing), Bryn Davis (Sapphire Energy) and George Ruth (Citizens Bank) related the events that led to the reorganization and MVEDA’s impact on the economic climate of Doña Ana County over the past 10 years.

New this year was an award aptly named the “Founders Award” was given to those businesses and organizations that have consistently supported MVEDA financially since its reorganization in 2002. Award recipients included:

Terriane Everhart of Chisholm’s LLC Accepts Founders Award

ASA Architects
Bank of the Rio Grande
Chisholm’s LLC
Citizens Bank
City of Las Cruces
Doña Ana Community College
Doña Ana County
El Paso Electric Company
First American Bank
GenCon Corporation
La Posta de Mesilla
Las Cruces Machine & Manufacturing
Manpower, Inc.
Memorial Medical Center
MountainView Regional Medical Center
NAI 1st Valley Realty
New Mexico State University
Northrise Ventures
Pat Campbell Insurance, Inc.
Rehabilitation Hospital of SNM
Road Runner Pecans / David Salopek Farms
Smith & Aguirre Construction
Steinborn & Associates
Telstar Networks
The Las Cruces Economic Forum
Verde Realty