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Aggies Swim with the Sharks
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 connections to help their business grow. All investment deals are negotiated directly between the Sharks and participants. The audience is not being solicited for investment of any kind.Featured...
“NEW” New Mexico Rankings
New Mexico has some new rankings to talk about. The state just made the top ten six times on two notable lists by Kiplinger and Business Facilities magazine. Check it out...The first is Kiplinger's list of Most Tax-Friendly States in the U.S. where New Mexico came in at #8, sandwiched between Arizona and Nevada. Primarily based on lifestyle, the Kiplinger list points out that with the ability of today's workforce to literally work from anywhere that there are still some common-sense things to...
Hire America Job Fair – October 7, 2015
The New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.A job fair has been scheduled for October 7, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention...
Robotics Subject of High Tech Meeting
The August High Tech Consortium (HTC) of Southern New Mexico membership meeting will feature Tracey O’Neil, program manager for many of the New Mexico State University College of Engineering K-12 outreach efforts. Tracey will discuss the BEST Robotics program, the New Mexico State VEX Robotics Competition, the Pre-freshman Engineering Program and summer camps- all designed to inspire students to pursue degrees in STEM-related fields. In the last year alone, close to 1000 elementary, middle,...
Spaceport America and ARCA Space Corporation Announce Partnership for Space Launch Vehicle and High Altitude Autonomous Aircraft Testing
Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, announced today ARCA Space Corporation has selected Spaceport America as the site for its space launch vehicle and high altitude autonomous aircraft testing.ARCA Space Corporation was founded in the United States in July 2014 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ARCA will engineer, manufacture, test and bring to market innovative and affordable aerospace products such as...
CyraCom Announces 100 New Jobs in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, NM — Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced CyraCom will create up to 100 new jobs in Las Cruces as it expands to meet growing demand. CyraCom hired its first round of new employees this summer and will hire up to a total of 100 new employees in the next few months expanding its Las Cruces operations to 200 employees.“We’re proud to have partners like CyraCom as we continue to diversify New Mexico’s economy,” said Governor Martinez. “As our state becomes more business friendly,...
ARCA Space Corporation Names Chris Lang as Chief Operating Officer
Las Cruces, New Mexico - ARCA Space Corporation, a for-profit US corporation, announced today that it has appointed Chris Lang as chief operating officer. Lang has been a board member since March of 2015, and will now take a central operating role effectively immediately. “I first met Chris Lang seven months ago, while working on a media promotion project for ARCA,” stated Dumitru Popescu, Founder/CEO of ARCA Space Corporation. “I’m passionate about media production and we both noticed an...
MVEDA Meeting Focuses on Commercial Spaceflight
Future opportunities in commercial spaceflight will be the focus of the September MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. A panel of space professionals will discuss what is happening now and what the future may hold for Southern New Mexico. The panel will include Dr. Patricia Hynes of the NM Space Grant Consortium, Dumitru Popescu of ARCA Space Corporation and Christine Anderson of Spaceport America.The forum will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel...
Governor Announces Sitel Expansion and JTIP Funding Award
Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced that Sitel, a leading global customer care provider, will add more than 100 jobs at its Las Cruces facility. The company has operated in Las Cruces since 2007 and is expanding in part due to support provided through New Mexico’s Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y9hFMRWTcw “It is important to have a strong and diverse private sector, and that is why we continue to foster an environment that encourages job creators,...
MVEDA Meeting Features Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela
Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela will be the featured speaker at the August MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. Under Secretary Barela’s leadership, New Mexico leads the nation in export-related job growth and Doña Ana County led the nation in export growth in 2014, growing to $1.3B last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEK4d1h_7_c The forum will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will...
