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State transportation officials have completed the final design for the NM 139 Border Highway Connector, a planned roadway linking NM 136 and NM 273 to support freight movement and cross-border development.
NMSU’s Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the Bold Idea Conference on Oct. 30, offering students workshops, keynotes and a pitch competition focused on innovation and startup skills.
The Hunt Center at NMSU will host the Hult Prize student-idea competition, giving university teams a chance to pitch their ventures for a $1 million prize and advance to the global stage.
At Negotium 2025, teams from New Mexico State University and partner universities across the border developed business ideas addressing cross-border trade and market innovation.
New Mexico State University and Japan’s Fujitsu will establish an innovation hub at NMSU starting 2027 to test artificial intelligence, edge computing and other advanced technologies in sectors such as agriculture, aerospace and clean energy.
Doña Ana County has appointed Denisse Carter as its new economic development director. She brings more than 17 years of experience in regional business growth, trade and community development.
New Mexico officials have opened a new Economic Development and Tourism office in Mexico City, more than 1,200 miles from the state, to deepen trade and cultural partnerships with Mexico.
New Mexico ranks sixth in manufacturing job growth and fifth in wage gains, outpacing nearby states, according to new data from EDD.
Three Santa Teresa companies will share more than $800K in state job training funds to expand local manufacturing and workforce skills.
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