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Secretary of Economic Development Jon Barela Signs MOU with the State Of Chihuahua, International Business Organization to Promote Job Creation
Courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA FE – Today Economic Development Department Secretary Jon Barela signed a memorandum of understanding in Juarez, Chihuahua with the Secretary of Economy for the state of Chihuahua, Alberto Chretín, and Jerry Pacheco, executive director of the International Business Accelerator, a division of the New Mexico Small Business Development Center, directed at working mutually together to create international trade opportunities for their...
Study Predicts Growth for Private Space Flight
Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Todd G. Dickson A recent study finds that there not only is an existing market for space tourism, but predicts that market will only grow as more vehicles are developed and the price becomes competitive. The $277,000 study, called “Suborbital Reusable Vehicles: A Ten-Year Forecast of Market Demand,” was paid for by the Federal Aviation Administration. While Virgin Galactic is currently the company close to taking passengers to suborbital space, there are...
New Mexico Space Grant Featured at October Luncheon
Dr. Patricia Hynes, Director of the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, will be the featured speaker at the October MVEDA “Business in the Borderplex” luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 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 entree buffet followed by a brief update from MVEDA staff. The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium (NMSGC) is a member of the congressionally funded National Space Grant...
New Mexico Partnership News
The Summer 2012 edition of the New Mexico Partnership newsletter highlighted the Interceramic ribbon cutting in Santa Teresa and the very successful AUVSI conference that MVEDA staff attended in August. These reprints are courtesy of the New Mexico Partnership. New Mexico News In July, Interceramic, one of the largest tile manufacturers in North America, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new distribution center in the Santa Teresa Business Center. Governor Susana Martinez was on hand in...
Early Bird Registration Closing For ISPCS
Early-bird registration for ISPCS 2012 closes Sept. 14. Register today and save $200 on your ticket to the conference. The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) is the most relevant, high-value commercial space conference of the year, featuring the industry’s top thought leaders and cutting-edge technologies with commercial applications for military, scientific and personal spaceflight. Each year, through two high-impact days of dynamic dialogue and...
The Virtual Office Arrives
Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Alta LeCompte Ousmane Diagne, a Boston resident with investment clients from coast to coast, travels to meet with them several times a year. Whether business takes him to New York, California or points in between, he welcomes clients to a private, well-appointed professional office. The office where he works in for a day or a week is called a virtual office. Diagne soon will be able to host Las Cruces clients and offer them the upscale office amenities...
Sitel to Hire 250 for Las Cruces Operations
Courtesy of the New Mexico Business Weekly by Damon Scott, Editorial Researcher Sitel is planning on hiring 250 for its call center and “Work@Home Solutions” operations in Las Cruces. According to a news release, the positions available are customer service-related sales and technical support positions. It’s the fourth expansion of the center’s workforce in the past two years. The Las Cruces facility handles customer service calls for the banking industry and technical support calls for the...
Growing Green in the Desert
Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp An agricultural renaissance is taking place in a Columbus, N.M, field that had lain fallow for 40 years. The field, which once grew chile, is now growing a different kind of green. “Green crude” is the nickname Sapphire Energy has given to the end product of what it’s growing in the southern New Mexico desert. Other nicknames it’s had over the years are “black gold,” “Texas tea.” We’re talking oil. This oil does not come from the ground,...
Sapphire Energy Featured in Site Selection Magazine
Local algal-fuel producer, Sapphire Energy, is featured in the August Site Selection Energy Report. The report notes that the Senate Finance Committee recommended that the definition of cellulosic biofuel production include algae-based fuel be included in the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. The article includes a detailed description of Sapphire’s Integrated Algal Bio-Refinery which became operational this week.
Governor Susana Martinez and Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela Announce New Century Economy Summit to Be Held in October
Courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA FE – Today Governor Susana Martinez announced the New Century Economy Summit to be held October 2 in Albuquerque and facilitated by New Mexico First, the state’s leading public policy organization that engages people on important issues. The purpose of the summit is to bring business, community and education leaders together to discuss policy recommendations to help position New Mexico for economic growth for the new century....
