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MVEDA: Manufacturing’s On the Comeback Trail
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Brook Stockberger/Sun-News Business Editor LAS CRUCES - Manufacturing is not dead. That was the message Davin Lopez, president and CEO of the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance, gave a breakfast audience at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces on Thursday. MVEDA's annual breakfast allows the private/public entity to give report for the recently completely fiscal year. "It's a tough time to talk about the economy," Lopez said. "(And) we've been...
Cruces Call Center Lays Off Some Workers, Plans to Rehire In The Future
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - National call center company Vangent recently laid off about half of its staff at its Las Cruces call center, but reports that it plans to refill those positions. "Right now, we have 45 still on the job," said Vangent Vice President Doug Divelbiss. "We'll be hiring back the other ones." No timetable for more hiring, though, has been announced. Arlington, Va.-based Vangent opened its Las Cruces call center at 1630 Hickory Loop - the...
Virgin Galactic to Help NASA Carry Researchers
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday it was chosen by NASA to carry scientists and their technology experiments to suborbital space. The space tourism company plans to eventually launch suborbital flights from Spaceport America, just north of Dona Ana County. "This arrangement marks the first time that NASA has contracted with a commercial partner to provide flights into space on a suborbital spacecraft and represents another important...
Debt Crises, National Security, Health Care Take Forefront at Domenici Public Policy Conference
Article courtesy of the NMSU News Center Writer: Janet Perez, 575-646-4120, perezjm@nmsu.edu The nation’s debt crisis, national security and health care reform are the hot-button topics experts will address at the 2011 Domenici Public Policy Conference Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. “Once again, under the leadership of Sen. Pete Domenici and the NMSU Domenici Institute Advisory Committee, we have assembled an outstanding lineup of national leaders...
Gov. Marks Start of Union Pacific Project
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Diana M. Alba SANTA TERESA, N.M. - Amid a backdrop of national uncertainty about the economy, a slate of New Mexico's top elected officials Monday heralded the growth that could originate with a new $400 million Union Pacific project in Santa Teresa. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and three of the state's five congressional representatives - U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman, Democrats, and Rep. Steve Pearce, Republican - were on hand to...
Local Officials Offer Views on Economic Development
Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Richard Coltharp For City Manager Robert Garza, helping guide Las Cruces in the right direction regarding economic development is a little like driving a car cross country. You have to keep an eye on the gauges of your dashboard. Garza spoke Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the monthly Business on the Border luncheon presented by the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces. Also speaking was Chuck McMahon, the economic...
NMSU Part of NSF Water Infrastructure Engineering Research Center
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Linda Fresques, 575-646-7416, lfresque@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Nirmala Khandan, 575-646-5378, nkhandan@nmsu.edu The National Science Foundation has selected a multi-university team from Stanford University, New Mexico State University, Colorado School of Mines and University of California, Berkeley to implement a multi-year Engineering Research Center, with the goal of reinventing America's aging and inadequate water infrastructure. NSF will invest $18.5...
Spaceport America Awards Visitor Experience Contract
Release courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) announced the selection of Integrity Arts & Technology, Inc., d/b/a/ IDEAS as the contractor to develop the Spaceport America Visitor Experience. The company was awarded a two- phase contract of a not-to-exceed value of $7.5 million. IDEAS and their team will oversee the design and development of the Visitor Experience and facilities at Spaceport America, as well as the design, fabrication and...
Union Pacific Seeking NM Vendors for Santa Teresa Project
Union Pacific is currently seeking qualified, New Mexico sub-contractors/vendors for their rail facility project in Santa Teresa. This is the first in a series of contractor identification needs they have and this list will likely expand over the next several years. In this Phase I request they are ONLY searching for companies with work experience in the following areas: • Mechanical - HVAC • Electrical - Industrial Site and Building • Painters - Interiors • Dry wall • Landscapers •...
City/County Managers to Discuss Economic Development
Las Cruces City Manager Robert Garza and Dona Ana County Manager Brian Haines will be the featured speakers at the upcoming Business on the Border Forum. They will discuss the public sector role in economic development and job creation. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 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. Luncheon cost is $20.00 per person,...
