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Arrowhead Center Spearheads Entrepreneurship and Innovation with $2 Million Grant
Courtesy of the NMSU News Center, by Art Ruiloba New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center will host an award presentation to accept a $1 million check from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, with NMSU and its partners matching the awarded $1 million. The ceremony will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Genesis Center, Building C, on the NMSU campus. The public is invited. U.S. Senator Tom Udall and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce will be...
HD3 Discovery Day™ Application Due Date Extended to February 22
All innovators, entrepreneurs, and technologists throughout New Mexico and the southern Borderplex/El Paso region are encouraged to apply to present their "discovery" to a panel comprised of seasoned and veteran entrepreneurs, business trailblazers, management professionals, investors, and others involved with the HD3 Entrepreneurs Forum™. The purpose of the HD3 Discovery Day is to offer New Mexico innovators the opportunity to present and discuss their innovation or business idea, their...
NMSU’s Arrowhead Center Brings Credit Lending Organization to Technology Incubator
Courtesy of the NMSU News Center, by Art Ruiloba New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center added a new partner to the center's technology incubator. Accion is an award-winning, nonprofit organization that provides financial resources and training for self-employed entrepreneurs and small companies. Garrey Carruthers, dean of the NMSU College of Business and vice president for economic development, said Accion is a proven and reputable organization that has spurred positive economic growth...
High Tech Consortium Meeting Features MVEDA CEO
This month’s High Tech Consortium (HTC) of Southern New Mexico membership meeting will be on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Hotel Encanto from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The featured speaker will be Davin Lopez (President and CEO, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance -- MVEDA). Davin’s presentation will address ongoing MVEDA initiatives to attract technology focused enterprises to the Mesilla Valley. HTC membership meetings are free to the public and anyone interested in growing...
NMSU Professor Warns That Federal Job Cuts Could Cost State Hundreds of Millions in Payroll
Courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES - Christopher Erickson was at a gathering to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday when he struck up a conversation with a friend who works in government. The friend's news was bleak. "Federal employees are being told to prepare for layoffs," said Erickson, who teaches economics and international business at New Mexico State University. "He said that right now, they are planning for 22 days of furloughs. Why 22 days? Apparently...
Arrowhead Center Celebrates Arrowhead Innovation Network Initiative
Arrowhead Center invites you to attend an event in celebration of the Arrowhead Innovation Network (AIN) initiative, an i6 Challenge project, which will leverage $2,000,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and NMSU to accelerate commercialization of regionally-developed technology to build a sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation environment in southern New Mexico and west Texas. Please join us for an AIN Award Ceremony and Reception celebrating regional collaboration and...
News from Spaceport America – February 2013
Spaceport America hosted the 18th spaceport launch on January 5 with the Armadillo Aerospace STIG B reusable suborbital research rocket. This was the third FAA licensed vehicle launch at the spaceport. At the request of the customer the event was unannounced. The flight mission was focused on continued testing of the vehicle. The vehicle failed to achieve the planned altitude but much was learned. We are continuing development of the operational plans that will be used to manage space...
Dona Ana Community College Announces Online Social Media Classes
Mobile or video marketing anyone? Thinking about using social media? Recruiting Gen Y or Gen X? Improving your email communications? These are just a few of the courses that are now available online through DACC Community Education. Learn what social media is and its role in your business and personal life. Discover what motivates Gen X and Y at work, what incentives they respond to, and what messages they value. Gain an understanding of how to improve your email promotions and responses...
Dona Ana Community College Offering Grant Management Workshop
Grant Management and Administration You got a grant…..now what? Learn strategies for negotiating the grant contract, managing due dates, assignments, sub-contracts, and deliverables. The workshop will include information on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs funded by military and civilian agencies of the U.S. Government. Discover ways to position yourself for additional or follow-on funding, how to close out the grant...
Canadian Company Buys Majority Stake in Verde Realty
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Diana Alba Soular LAS CRUCES — A recent change in ownership for a major landholder in the Santa Teresa area may be another sign of booming interest in the cross-border economy of southern Doña Ana County. Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian company with projects worldwide, paid $886 million for a majority stake in the Texas-based Verde Realty company, according to a news release. The deal closed in late December. Verde Realty has been a major...
