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NMSU Announces Major UAV Project with DARPA, Boeing
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Mark Cramer, 575-646-1957, mwcramer@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Steve Hottman, 575-646-9202, shottman@psl.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University on Sept. 30 announced that its Physical Science Laboratory is partnering with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in developing and testing DARPA's Vulture unmanned aerial vehicle program. The Vulture II Program, a joint venture between DARPA and Boeing, is centered around a new type of UAV with...
Sapphire Continues On With Expansion
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts You have to see it to believe it. The research on algae biofuel at Sapphire Energy could change the world, literally. Research and development measures at the compound could lead to replacing millions of gallons of transportation fuel a year with pond scum. Currently, New Mexico is a leader in the world in terms of algae-based production because of its environmental conditions. “Algae like the hot weather and lots of sunshine,”...
New Mexico Film Office Announces Statewide Film Industry Town Halls
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Economic Development Department SANTA FE—The New Mexico Film Office today announced a series of Town Hall meetings scheduled to take place across the state, beginning with Southern New Mexico in October. Director Nick Maniatis will discuss the state of the New Mexico film industry – including an update about 2011 legislation, the outlook going forward, and opportunities and training available to New Mexicans. The meetings are also intended to provide an...
Southern NM Solar Has Promise
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts When typing “New Mexico green” into a search engine, the first things to come up are websites on green chile. However, the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce is looking to make another green just as popular – green building, green businesses and green living. New Mexico has been rated second best of the 50 states for solar power potential; behind Arizona however, in regard to capitalizing on this usage, the state falls next to...
Talking Jobs at the White House
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts On Friday, Sept. 16, a common topic of discussion was addressed at the White House – jobs. But participants of the discussion were not as common; instead, they were “Champions of Change,” selected members of the southwest handpicked to talk about the status of jobs. Among those champions was Las Crucen John Muñoz, site director of Las Cruces Sitel and president of the Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces. Muñoz was nominated...
L&M Radiator Seeking Employees for Expansion
L&M Radiator, Inc. has completed the relocation of its plant in El Paso, TX, to Las Cruces, NM. L&M is leasing about 52,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space at 2100 South Valley Drive. The move will give L&M twice the manufacturing space of its former facility. L&M Radiator manufactures heavy-duty radiators and heat exchangers under the brand name “MESABI®.” Dan Chisholm, company President, said nearly all the employees from the El Paso plant have chosen to...
NMSA Awards General Services Contract for Spaceport America
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) announced today that Enterprise Advisory Service, Inc. (EASI) has been awarded a contract to provide general services for Spaceport America. EASI has nine operating locations. As part of its operations to fulfill the contract, EASI will have nine New Mexico resident staff members at the spaceport, while 29 local subcontractors - 22 from Las Cruces, five from Albuquerque and two...
Industry Day to Be Hosted at Spaceport America
Release courtesy of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority UPHAM, NM – Virgin Galactic and sister aerospace production company The Spaceship Company (TSC) has announced that they will co-host the first-ever "Industry Day" in cooperation with the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) at Spaceport America on Tuesday, October 18. The NMSA said that the Industry Day event, which is by Virgin Galactic invitation only, is designed to educate potential suppliers on the type of goods and services that...
Southern NM Economic Development Groups Work Together
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger/Business Editor How difficult is economic development in southern New Mexico? For one thing, liqueur licenses are too expensive, some with purchase prices as high as $700,000, said Mike Espiritu, executive director of the Otero County Economic Development Council. "I cannot get a grocery store in Alamogordo because of the price of a liqueur license," Espiritu said. "A liqueur license is an economic development issue, (but) the...
NMSU Conference Connects Technology Entrepreneurs and Researchers to Potential Clients
Article courtesy of the NMSU News Center By Janet Perez The business of ensuring the nation’s security has evolved into a vast and intimidating industry, but that doesn’t mean entrepreneurs and innovative researchers are shut out of the field. The 2011 National Security Technology Conference & Expo, hosted by New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, is committed to helping entrepreneurs and researchers create networks, get valuable advice about venture capital and log face time with...
