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Business and Research Parks Featured at May Business in the Borderplex Forum
The May meeting of the MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 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 by MVEDA staff. Featured speakers are Dr. Kevin Boberg, CEO of the Arrowhead Center, Christine Logan, Economic Development Administrator for the City of Las Cruces, and Jerry Pacheco, Vice President of the Border Industrial Association. They...
Sitel Announces Expansion
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department LAS CRUCES - Sitel, which employees hundreds of people at its Las Cruces' customer service center, announced it will hire 200 more workers. The company said that it is expanding its Las Cruces call center which provides customer service for retail banking and satellite television clients. This marks the third expansion at the facility in 18 months. Sitel and New Mexico Workforce Solutions will conduct an on-site job fair on...
Up Aerospace Conducts Tenth Launch from Spaceport America
Release courtesy of Spaceport America Spaceport America, NM – New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced the tenth launch from Spaceport America by UP Aerospace of Denver, Colorado. The liftoff of the sub-orbital sounding rocket took place from Spaceport America's vertical launch complex at approximately 8:18 a.m. (MST), within the dedicated, five-hour launch window. The rocket reached its sub-orbital altitude of 73 miles or 385,640 feet (117 km), accomplishing a new Spaceport...
Doña Ana County One of Two Finalists for Pegasus Project
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES — Pegasus Global Holdings, the group behind plans to build a $1 billion scientific mock town in New Mexico, said Tuesday it has narrowed its list of potential sites to two: Doña Ana County or Lea County, in eastern New Mexico. The Center for Innovation, Technology and Testing, or CITE, will be built either north and west of Las Cruces, or in Hobbs. Pegasus Global Holdings filed lease applications Tuesday with the State...
NMSU’s Studio G Looks For Students and Alumni with Strong Business Ideas
Release courtesy of the NMSU News Center New Mexico State University students and recent alumni with a small business (or even a good idea for one) are encouraged to apply for a spot in the university's Studio G. Studio G, operated through the Entrepreneurship Institute at NMSU's economic development hub, the Arrowhead Center, is the first business incubator in New Mexico targeted toward college students at any level from all academic disciplines. The incubator was created last year to develop...
NMSU’s Arrowhead Center Accepting Fall Entrepreneur Project Submissions
Release courtesy of the NMSU News Center New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center, the university's economic development hub, is accepting applications from small business owners and entrepreneurs for its Entrepreneur Venture Program taking place this fall. The deadline to submit an application is May 14. Those selected will receive specialized support and resources to help their businesses reach the next level of development. "Small businesses and entrepreneurs are a critical component...
Spaceport America Awards Three Contracts to Companies Located in New Mexico
Release courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has announced three contract awards to companies located in the State of New Mexico. The contracts include Information Technology (IT) Services, Space Operations Services, and the Southern Road Environmental Analysis. Fiore Industries of Albuquerque was selected as the IT Services contractor. Fiore will be tasked with the development of the necessary policies and procedures for operations and...
Commercial Brokers Featured at April Business in the Borderplex Forum
The April meeting of the MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 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. The April Forum will feature local commercial real estate brokers and developers discussing the local commercial real estate market and opportunities in a changing market. Panel members are Kary Bulsterbaum, Steinborn/TCN Commercial Real Estate, and Jake Redfearn,...
Secretary Barela Makes Announcement at MVEDA Meeting
Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela, on his “32nd trip to Las Cruces and Doña Ana County since I joined the administration,” announced Tuesday, March 6, that Interceramic, a Chihuahua, Mexico-based manufacturer of ceramic tile, will establish a warehousing and distribution operation in Santa Teresa in the Santa Teresa Business Center. The company will lease an 80,000-squarefoot facility in Santa Teresa and create 30 jobs at its new...
Chihuahua-Based Interceramic to Establish a Warehousing and Distribution Operation in Santa Teresa
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez announced today that Interceramic, a Chihuahua City-based manufacturer of ceramic tile, will establish a warehousing and distribution operation in Santa Teresa, New Mexico in the Santa Teresa Business Center. Interceramic, which was founded in 1979, is one of the largest tile manufacturers in North America, with a total production capacity of 450 million square feet per year in nine...
