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MVEDA VP Named New Mexico Developer of the Year
NMIDEA (New Mexico Industrial Developers Executive Association) met in Bernalillo, New Mexico this week to discuss New Mexico’s economic development initiatives and strategies. Economic developers from all over New Mexico gathered and met for these discussions. On Wednesday New Mexico’s economic developers recognized their peers at an awards luncheon and Eric Montgomery of the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) was recognized as the 2018 New Mexico Developer of the Year for...
Investing in Southern NM Event Scheduled for November 15
Arrowhead Center at NMSU and Coronado Ventures Forum (CVF) are hosting a speaker series called "The New Heat Map: Investing in Southern NM" on November 15. This event will be Coronado Ventures Forum’s first trip to southern New Mexico, and last event of 2018. The Arrowhead Innovation Fund (a New Mexico Catalyst Fund recipient) recently made their first investment in a Las Cruces-based company. According to the release, they “will get into the weeds, identifying what/who the fund is interested...
NMSU Chancellor to Speak at MVEDA Forum
The November meeting of the MVEDA Business in the NM Borderplex Forum will feature New Mexico State University Chancellor Dr. Dan Arvizu. He will discuss the University's role in economic development for our region and the State of New Mexico. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. It will begin with a hot entrée buffet followed by an update by MVEDA staff. Advance registration is $25.00 per person,...
Arrowhead Innovation Fund Makes First investment in a NM Company
The Arrowhead Innovation Fund, an early stage seed capital fund for promising New Mexico startup companies, has announced its first seed investment. The fund, which is a for-profit subsidiary of New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, invested $100,000 in EVUS Inc., a company developing a new, environmentally friendly heating technology based on magnetic induction. An Energy Star-rated technology, EVUS Inc. uses a unique proprietary design that harnesses the power of magnets for use in...
Stampede Meat in Sunland Park, New Mexico Announces Hiring to Begin in September
Stampede Meat, Inc., a leading processor of proteins to national restaurants and retailers across the country, has announced that its Sunland Park, New Mexico facility is projected to open in October 2018. Hiring will begin in September 2018 for select positions. Contact Stampede Meat: Email: NM.Jobs@stampedemeat.com Phone: (800) 465-9737 Internet: www.stampedemeat.com/careers 5701 McNutt Road, Sunland Park, NM 88063
Stampede Meat Announces Major Expansion to Sunland Park, New Mexico
Earlier today, MVEDA joined Stampede Meat CEO Brock Furlong, Governor Susana Martinez, the Economic Development Department, the New Mexico Partnership and officials from the City of Sunland Park, New Mexico, in welcoming Stampede Meat, Inc. to the NM Borderplex region. Stampede Meat, a leading processor of proteins to national restaurants and retailers across the country, announced that they have purchased the former Tyson Foods plant in Sunland Park, will invest more than $36 million in...
Border Market Event for Technology Companies and Innovators – September 20-21, 2018
Border Market Tech is an important binational event for companies that generate technology and innovation in Chihuahua, Texas, and New Mexico. In the inaugural event, Border Market Tech will showcase the region's potential in developing new products and services. Border Market Tech will take place in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua on September 20 – 21, 2018. Click here for more information and to register: http://www.bordermarket-tech.com/EN/
2018 Commercial Real Estate Update Coming on July 10
The July meeting of the MVEDA Business in the NM Borderplex Forum will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2018 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. The meeting will feature a panel of commercial real estate brokers discussing the changing real estate landscape in our area. Speakers include Kary Bulsterbaum of Steinborn/TCN Commercial Real Estate, Jake Redfearn of NAI 1st Valley Real Estate and Lane Gaddy of W Silver Recycling. The meeting will begin with a...
Outdoor Lifestyles Offer Economic Opportunities
Around this time last year, I was invited to Omaha by our partners at Union Pacific to tour their headquarters and their famed Harriman Dispatch Center (HDC), the central command station which monitors the movement of more than 850 trains and over 35,000 miles of track across the United States. Originally a freight depot, the Harriman Dispatch Center was built over 100 years ago. The central command functions are built inside a bunker on the inside of the original brick structure, with over...
Arrowhead Accelerator Programs Subject of June 5th Forum
The community-focused Arrowhead Accelerator Program will be the topic of MVEDA’s June Business in the NM Borderplex Forum. The goal of this program is to accelerate New Mexico startups to drive economic growth. The Forum will feature a panel discussion on the tools and resources that are provided by the program to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing businesses. The panel will include Zetdi Sloan of the Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University, Melissa...
