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Eric Montgomery Wins 40 Under 40 Award in Economic Development
Eric Montgomery, MVEDA Vice President of Business Development, has been announced as a recipient of the 2021 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the biennial award recognizing rising stars under 40 years old in the economic development industry. The awards program is hosted by Development Counsellors International (DCI), a New York-based integrated marketing firm that works with economic development and travel organizations around the globe, and Jorgenson Consulting, a leading national...
County Manager Fernando Macias Receives Ben Lujan Public Servant of the Year Award
Fernando R. Macias, Doña Ana County Manager, was selected as New Mexico IDEA (NMIDEA) “2020 Ben Lujan Public Servant of the Year Award” recipient. Davin Lopez, President and CEO, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) nominated Macias for the distinction. Eric Montgomery, MVEDA Vice President of Business Development and NMIDEA District VII Director and Legislative Committee Chair, presented the award during the Board of County Commissioners’ March 9th meeting. The Ben Lujan...
Las Cruces’ Industrial Park Gets New Name and Logo
The City of Las Cruces is taking a major move forward to attract new businesses to the city’s industrial park located on the West Mesa. At a City Council Work Session on February 22, Senior Real Estate Specialist Cilicia Villegas presented a new name for the industrial area, now called the Las Cruces Innovation & Industrial Park. The new name and a new logo will be used when recruiting businesses throughout the region and nation. “This is a big step forward to tout what we have in Las...
Taiwanese Label Printer Cymmetrik Expanding into the New Mexico Borderplex
New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that a third Taiwanese company has decided to locate a manufacturing operation in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Cymmetrik signed a lease and is set to begin operations in New Mexico in the early part of 2021. Cymmetrik, a Taiwanese family-owned company, is the biggest label printer and converter in China with three factories in Southeast Asia. The expansion of manufacturing to Santa Teresa represents...
Wisconsin Manufacturer Picks New Mexico Borderplex for Expansion
SANTA TERESA, N.M. – Prent Corporation, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of custom plastic, rigid thermoform packaging for the medical, electronics, and consumer industries — will be opening a new manufacturing facility in Santa Teresa, N.M. Prent plans to invest $12.5 million and create 85 new jobs. Headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin, Prent’s global footprint is strategically located to supply many of the world’s leading Fortune 100 companies. In a display of regional...
