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Spring 2012 Domenici Institute Forum Focuses On Health Care Reform
Release courtesy of the NMSU News Center WRITER: Janet Perez, 575-646-4120, perezjm@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Sara Patricolo, 575-646-2066, spatrico@nmsu.edu Small business owners can learn more about how health care reform affects them at the Spring 2012 Domenici Institute Forum. The forum takes place from 4-5 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the KRWG-TV studios on the campus of New Mexico State University. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Bob Graboyes, senior fellow for health and economics for the...
Early College High School Lands Grant Funding
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson State Higher Education Secretary Jose Garcia and Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera say they intend to make the public schools and higher education work together to provide a better trained work force. Speaking before the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) Tuesday, Jan. 3, Garcia and Skandera said they also will make the educational system more accountable. Their appearance in Las Cruces was...
Virgin Galactic Ramping Up Activity
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana Alba Soular LAS CRUCES - Virgin Galactic recently relocated U.K.-based staff to Las Cruces, advertised some new hiring and announced its leasing office space off Roadrunner Parkway - all signs of an operational ramp up in southern New Mexico that will continue throughout 2012. The moves are in preparation for the start of space tourism flights from Spaceport America just north of Dona Ana County - possibly in 2013. But they're also the most...
2012 Business Opportunities at Spaceport America
Spaceport Community Forum – Save the Date! Activity at Spaceport America in 2012 will be up over 2011, and new opportunities for local businesses will be available. On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, Spaceport America, Virgin Galactic, and key site operations contractors will provide a briefing on upcoming activities as the Commercial Space Committee of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce sponsors the first Spaceport Community Forum of the year. The meeting will be held from 5:30 – 7:00pm...
F&A Adds More Solar
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts As 2011 comes to a close, businesses are rushing to make end-of-the-year deadlines, including renewable energy certificates (REC) for solar that will change in 2012. F&A Dairy Products will be expanding its solar systems, adding four 100kilowatt units to the existing unit the dairy installed in May. “The four additional units will fuel different parts of the complex and will be located next to the existing unit,” said Bob...
Technology, War Changing WSMR
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Todd G. Dickson Technology is increasingly more common in the battlefield while the future of government funding is becoming more unknown, said White Sands Missile Range’s new Commander Col. John Ferrari. Speaking at the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce annual military update luncheon Thursday, Dec. 15, Ferrari said the range’s people are working to keep the range a key player in conducting tests of the new technology while becoming a more...
Education Cabinet Secretaries Featured at January Luncheon
New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera and New Mexico Higher Education Department Cabinet Secretary Dr. Jose Z. Garcia will be the featured presenters at the January MVEDA Business in the Borderplex luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, January 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. MVEDA, the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce, the Hispano Chamber...
Companies Seeking In-State Preference Must Apply with TRD
Release courtesy of the Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI) New Mexico companies or contractors who wish to obtain a five percent bidding advantage on all state contracts are required to obtain a valid resident business certificate or resident contractor certificate issued by the State Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) starting Jan. 1, 2012. The current turn-around time for an application is about 72 hours. TRD has only received about 90 applications to date. TRD Secretary, Demesia...
Armadillo Aerospace Launches Successfully from Spaceport America
Release courtesy of Spaceport America Upham, NM – New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced today a successful launch over the weekend of an advanced sounding rocket designed and built by Armadillo Aerospace. The launch took place from Spaceport America's vertical launch complex on Sun., Dec. 4. The test flight was a non-public, unpublished event at the request of Armadillo Aerospace, as the company is testing proprietary advanced launch technologies. Saturday’s Armadillo...
NMSU’s Arrowhead Center Calls for Spring Project Submissions
Release courtesy of the NMSU News Center WRITER: Janet Perez, 575-646-4120, perezjm@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Sara Pirayesh Sanders, 575-646-7036, npirayes@nmsu.edu If you're a small business owner or entrepreneur in need of assistance, New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center can help. The Arrowhead Center currently is accepting applications from small business owners and entrepreneurs for its Entrepreneur Venture Program taking place this spring. The deadline to submit an application is Jan....
