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NMSU Arrowhead Center Launches Accelerator Program Open to Export-based New Mexico Businesses
New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center has a new accelerator program open to all types of export-based businesses that are located in New Mexico. BizSprint is the latest in a series of Arrowhead Accelerator programs being provided by Arrowhead Center, NMSU’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, through funding from New Mexico Gas Company, an Emera Company. “Export-based businesses are critical for developing New Mexico’s economy,” said Kramer Winingham, director of Aggie I-Corps,...
ARCA Space to Display New Rocket at Arrowhead Center
ARCA Space Corporation, a Las Cruces-based aerospace firm, has unveiled a new, single-stage rocket designed to lift 220-pound payloads into low-Earth orbit. The innovative new rocket will be on display at the Arrowhead Center facility, 3655 Research Road on the NMSU campus, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 8:30 – 10:30am. Dumitru Popescu, President of ARCA, said the new rocket is unique in that the single-stage design and advanced composite material construction, along with an engine that is...
Association of Commerce & Industry President Featured at May Forum
Jason Espinoza, president of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI), will be the featured speaker at the May meeting of the MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. ACI is New Mexico’s statewide business advocate. ACI gives businesses a voice to shape policies and make New Mexico a better place to do business by proactively advocating for positive change in the laws and regulations that govern business and industry. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 11:30...
First of Boeing CST-100 Starliner Parachute Drop Tests Successful from Spaceport America
Spaceport America announced a successful Boeing CST-100 Starliner Parachute System Test Launch from Spaceport America’s horizontal launch complex on Monday, March 10, 2017. In collaboration with teams from Boeing and White Sands Missile Range, a giant helium-filled balloon lifted off from Spaceport America in New Mexico, carrying a flight-sized boilerplate Starliner spacecraft up to about 40,000 feet where it floated across the San Andres Mountains for a parachute landing on the other side....
Improving New Mexico’s Economic Development Product Line
As we enter the second, and final half, of what has already been a very challenging legislative session in Santa Fe, I felt it would be an appropriate time to focus on the legislative priorities that are of greatest importance to the economic development community. Now I will preface this discussion by stating that the word “economic development” often gets thrown around loosely. “In the best interest of economic development” seems to be a popular phrase attached to too many bills. When I...
Doña Ana County’s Community and Constituent Services Office to Host Small Business Workshop
GROW SMART: FUNDING & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Register today to learn about funding avenues, connect with resources & network with new and emerging small business owners! The “Grow Smart: Funding & Educational Resources for Small Business” workshop will take place March 30, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. More than 150 participants from the region and our neighboring city of El Paso, Texas are expected to attend. Date and Time: March 30, 2017 8:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M....
New Mexico Partnership CEO Featured at MVEDA Forum
Tim Nitti, CEO of the New Mexico Economic Development Partnership, will be the featured speaker at the March MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. He will give an update on the organization’s efforts to expand the New Mexico economy. The forum will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces. It will begin with a hot entrée buffet followed by an update by MVEDA staff. Advance registration is $25.00 per person, payable by major credit...
NMSU’s Arrowhead Center Launches Program to Support Innovation in Agriculture
The Arrowhead Technology Incubator is launching AgSprint, a five-month venture builder program designed to support innovation in agriculture, early this spring. AgSprint acts as a facilitator, connecting agricultural entrepreneurs to financing, demonstration and validation partners, academic faculty, corporate partners and more. “The ideal candidate would be someone who is very driven, seeking capital, industry connections and/or development partners, and is who is very passionate about...
Thank you Sitel!
Bidding farewell is always very difficult. But in doing so we try to express appreciation towards those who have impacted our lives. When a good friend moves away, we might throw them a going away party. When a great employee leaves a company it is not uncommon for that organization to recognize that person with a show of appreciation. When one passes, we often memorialize the contributions that person made. So when Sitel announced recently that they would be closing down their Las Cruces...
Attend a Free International Trade Conference
Growing New Mexico’s Economy—Exporting to Global Markets Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Networking Coffee and Check-in: 7:30 a.m. Conference: 8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Regional Briefing and Resource Fair: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 The conference will feature presentations from specialists who will share their expertise on executing successful business strategies, finding available resources, and building strong international...
