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Spaceport America Issues Operation RFPs
Release courtesy of Spaceport America LAS CRUCES, NM -- The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the day-to-day operations of Spaceport America, announced Rick Homans, Executive Director of the NMSA. “Issuing these RFPs represents another major milestone on the path toward serving commercial spaceflight companies at Spaceport America,” Homans said. “The companies that win these awards will be on the front lines as we establish day-to-day operations...
UAS TAAC Conference Back In New Mexico for 12th Year
Release courtesy of NMSU News Center WRITER: Mark Cramer, 575-646-1957, mwcramer@nmsu.edu CONTACT: Kathryn Hansen, 575-646-5406, Hansen@nmsu.ed The annual UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) Conference, arranged and sponsored by New Mexico State University, takes place Dec. 7-9 at the Tamaya Hyatt Regency in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Between 400 and 500 guests are expected to attend, mainly from federal agencies, aviation user groups, universities and...
Borderplex Employment Continues Rebound
In a Garner Economics, LLC report released today, Las Cruces and El Paso were in the top 25% of 372 metro areas nationwide whose employment was rebounding to near pre-recession levels. The Garner report compared the September 2010 employment to the previous five-year September peak employment. The employment difference for the Las Cruces NM MSA was -0.3% and the El Paso TX MSA was -2.1%. In the report, Las Cruces is the only metro in New Mexico that had a year-over-year employment growth...
4th Annual Digital Media Summit – December 3, 2010
The High Tech Consortium of Southern New Mexico (HTC) presents its “4th Annual Digital Media Summit” in conjunction with the NMSU Creative Media Institute’s showcase of projects and media facilities on Friday, December 3, 2010 at CMI. This year, we are very excited about holding the Summit at the Creative Media Institute (CMI) on the NMSU campus. This allows us to conduct our discussions in the environment where digital media products are created and produced. Discussions will revolve around...
Sitel Hiring 140 New Workers in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES — Sitel announced that it is actively expanding its Las Cruces customer care call center. The call center has started a recruitment drive that will expand its staff by more than 140 associates by August 2011 to work with a new banking client. During the recruitment drive, Sitel will seek both English and Spanish-speaking associates. Sitel provides personalized customer care and the newly hired Las Cruces associates will provide inbound customer care support. Currently the Las Cruces...
Borderplex Featured In Area Development Article
In today’s Area Development Online edition, the Borderplex was included in an article entitled “The Southwest's Emerging Sectors Warm up Recovery.” The article focused on the renewable energy sector in the states surrounding New Mexico and the expansion of New Mexico’s other major clusters including technology, film, aerospace, and digital media. The Borderplex (Las Cruces, El Paso and Ciudad Juarez) and Spaceport America were described as “two major facilities” in the article. Virgin...
CEO’s Report – November 2010
MVEDA just completed another successful Business on the Border Luncheon and we are thankful to everyone who had the opportunity to attend. Our guest speaker on Tuesday was Fred Mondragon, the Cabinet Secretary of Economic Development, who shared some economic data on the status of New Mexico and Southern New Mexico’s economies, and also provided some words of advice as to how we might keep the momentum moving forward in Dona Ana County. The Secretary outlined and highlighted several success...
City Gives Energy Company Option to Buy or Lease Land
Article courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES - To buy or lease? That is the question for SunEdison. The answer could mean at least an additional $1 million profit to the city. In consecutive weeks, SunEdison, a global leader among solar companies, has entered into one-year options with the city of Las Cruces to either buy or lease city land to develop and operate a solar generation plant. Monday, the Las Cruces City Council unanimously approved a proposed sale agreement...
New Mexico Tax Incentive and Accounting 101 Workshop – November 4, 2010
New Mexico offers several business and tax incentives for companies operating within the state. This workshop, sponsored by the New Mexico Small Business Development Center and the Arrowhead Center, will explain the incentives that are relevant to your business and how to apply or register for each. Aspects on Accounting 101 for small businesses will be discussed, including which records you should keep to help you take advantage of the state incentives in the most effective manner. Featured...
MVEDA Office Packed During Open House
The new MVEDA office in the First Community Bank Tower was packed Wednesday evening for an open house and ribbon cutting. MVEDA moved from its previous location to the new offices on the third floor of the bank in September thanks to a generous in-kind contribution from MVEDA’s “Double Platinum Partner” First Community Bank. Prior to the ribbon cutting, Board Chairman George Ruth (right) presented First Community Bank Senior Vice President Karen Bailey (center) with a small token of MVEDA’s...
