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El Paso Electric CEO Featured at MVEDA Forum
Mary E. Kipp, CEO of El Paso Electric, will be the featured speaker at the February MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. She will address some of the issues that the energy industry still faces and speak on the impact of a regionally-located company to the community. The forum will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, one week later than the normal meeting date, 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...
Wholesome Valley Farms Announces Major Investment in Berino, New Mexico
Wholesome Valley Farms showcased the progress on its new greenhouses and other value-added agriculture related projects on Monday, January 23, 2017. Wholesome Valley Farms will invest $12 million over 5 years to repurpose the abandoned egg processing plant in Berino, creating hydroponic greenhouses, seed drying rooms, and cotton seed milling. They will create 90 permanent jobs over the same period. Wholesome Valley Farms will also conduct traditional farming operations adjacent to the...
Attend the 2nd Largest Career Fair Held at New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University’s Career Services invites you to attend Career Connections to discuss employment or provide career information to an estimated 800 candidates per day. Tuesday, January 31st is focused on majors in Business, Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Health and Social Services. Wednesday, February 1st is focused on majors in Engineering, Science and Technology. The event takes place from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. each day at NMSU's Corbett...
Valley Cold Storage and Transportation Breaks Ground on Expansion in Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Valley Cold Storage and Transportation, headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, broke ground on a new 105,000 square-foot warehouse today. The company will invest nearly $14 million, and create up to 33 jobs in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. This new facility will be the third major expansion in Santa Teresa's 166-acre Westpark Logistics Center in the last six months. It follows the expansions of MCS Frames and FedEx Ground. Westpark...
Spaceport America CEO Featured at MVEDA Forum
Daniel Hicks, CEO of Spaceport America, will be the featured speaker at the December MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. Dan was named CEO by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority Board of Directors on September 22, 2016 following the retirement of Christine Anderson. The forum will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 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...
Governor Susana Martinez Announces Expansion of X2nSat in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced that X2NSAT, Inc., a wireless and satellite communications company, will expand operations to Las Cruces and create up to 45 new high-tech jobs over the next several years. This announcement comes on the heels of Governor Martinez announcing Facebook’s newest data center being launched in Los Lunas. “This is great news for Las Cruces,” said Governor Martinez. “X2NSAT brings dozens of good,...
MVEDA Releases 2016 Annual Report
On Tuesday, October 4, 2016, the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) released its Annual Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The report was distributed at the monthly Business in the Borderplex luncheon held at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces. The report details MVEDA’s success in business development. Five-year highlights include: 2,765 new economic-based jobs created; $226.5M in new capital investment; $82M in new payroll: and $130.5M in new household spending....
Economic Opportunities of the Life Sciences Industry in the Borderplex
The November MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum will focus on the developing Life Sciences cluster in our region. The forum will feature Wayne Savage, Executive Director of the Arrowhead Research Park at New Mexico State University and Emma W. Schwartz, President of the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation (MCA). The forum will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will begin with a hot entrée...
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine to Hold a Community Open House
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) will host its open house event free to the public on October 15, 2016 from 9 AM to 11:30 AM. BCOM is located at 3501 Arrowhead Drive in Las Cruces on the campus of New Mexico State University. “We are excited to welcome the public to join us for the first BCOM Open House,” said John Hummer, Co-Founder & President of Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine. “It is a major step for us to begin to introduce this, first-of-a-kind, privately-funded...
Aggie Shark Tank Coming on October 19, 2016
The Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University will host the Fall 2016 edition of Aggie Shark Tank at the Las Cruces Convention Center on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Aggie Shark Tank is an opportunity for NMSU student entrepreneurs to pitch their business idea to local Sharks. Participants will have 5 minutes to present their idea, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A from the Sharks. Participants can ask for a monetary investment or any other type of assistance or...
