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Virgin Galactic Selects Las Cruces Office
Article Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin With a building as futuristic as the company itself, Virgin Galactic selected the Green Offices to house its Las Cruces headquarters. John Hummer, owner and Broker of Steinborn & Associates Real Estate , said Jacob Garland, associate broker with Steinborn, represented the project. The office will be located in the new Green Offices, 166 S. Roadrunner Parkway. “Virgin began their office search back in May,” Garland said. “They looked at numerous...
Business Development Manager Leaves MVEDA
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - After more than eight years with the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance, Business Development Manager Fred Shepherd has left the organization. In an e-mail he sent out to MVEDA members, Shepherd reports that he left to perform regional marketing for H&R Block. "Although I was not looking, it was an offer that I felt I could not pass up, however, it was a very difficult decision as it meant leaving MVEDA," Shepherd writes....
Economic Development Department Offering New Mexico 9000 Training Classes
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, in collaboration with the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is offering New Mexico 9000 training classes to prepare New Mexico businesses for ISO 9001 Certification. The first session is scheduled for December 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the New Mexico State University Albuquerque branch, 4501 Indian School Rd. NE. New Mexico 9000 was created by the Economic Development Department to provide training and assistance...
December Business on the Border Forum Features Virgin Galactic Manager
Sean Jodoin, Virgin Galactic Supply Chain Manager, will be the featured speaker at the December meeting of the MVEDA Business on the Border Forum. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 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. Sean focuses on developing a strategic supply chain plan from the ground up for Virgin Galactic. In addition, he is working...
NMSU Ready for Takeoff with 13th Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems Conference
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Janet Perez, 575-646-4120, perezjm@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Steve Hottman, 575-646-9202, shottman@psl.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University is building a stellar international reputation for its work on unmanned aircraft systems, a fact reflected in the continually growing success of its annual UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) Conference. Entering its 13th year, the UAS TAAC Conference is hosted by NMSU's...
Parents, Officials Laud Arrowhead School
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Reyes Mata III LAS CRUCES - Arrowhead Park Early College High School - an ambitious venture to slash dropout rates - heralded a major accomplishment during its ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday at its new campus. "One hundred percent of the sophomore class progressed from ninth grade to 10th grade on time," Principal Jennifer Amis told the crowd of about 450 people who gathered at the New Mexico State University-based high-school campus. Some of...
Las Cruces Gains Manufacturing Momentum – Will It Last?
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger/Sun-News Business Editor LAS CRUCES - "Las Cruces, manufacturing hub!" Well, southern New Mexico's largest city might not gain that moniker anytime soon, but the reality of an operating Spaceport America north of town and the start of construction on a $400 million Union Pacific Railroad facility south of town, has spurred increased interest in Las Cruces among manufacturing and logistics companies. According to a recent...
William “Bill” Mattiace Named Executive Director of the New Mexico Border Authority
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA FE — New Mexico Economic Development Department Secretary Jon Barela announced today that William “Bill” Mattiace was named executive director of the New Mexico Border Authority. Mattiace, who was appointed as deputy director of the New Mexico Border Authority in July, will replace Jim Creek, who retired on November 4. The motion to name Mattiace as director was approved by the New Mexico Border Authority board during its...
CEO’s Report – October 2011
It is with a great deal of excitement that I present to you MVEDA’s First Quarter results of the 2011-’12 Fiscal Year. It seemed it would be very difficult to match the performance level and results of our last fiscal year, one of MVEDA’s best years ever. In the last fiscal year we experienced our second best year ever in terms of job creation. It was by far our best year ever in terms of capital investment made into the region. Additionally, it was our best year ever in terms of average...
Solar Energy Projects On-Line
Two of the three renewable energy projects in Doña Ana County are on-line and producing electricity under a power purchase agreement with El Paso Electric. Construction for the third solar energy project has begun in Las Cruces. NRG Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, completed construction recently on the Roadrunner Solar Generating Facility, which is one of the first large-scale solar projects built in New Mexico. The Roadrunner Solar Generating Facility is located on 210...
