Business Facilities - June 2008 - (Page 33)

METRO SPOTLIGHT Las Cruces, New Mexico By Jack Rogers ROCKET-POWERED DEVELOPMENT Sante Fe I-40 I-25 BNSF Rail New Mexico BorderPlex— Albuquerque Phoenix Hatch • spaceport Tucson I-10 Nogales #2 #45 #15 Union Pacific Rail Ferromex Rail CITY OF LAS CRUCES I BUSINESS FACILITIES 33 PHOTOS: CITY OF LAS CRUCES??????? he BorderPlex Region, comprised of the Las Cruces NM MSA I Councilors/Commissioners: 6 Elected (Doña Ana County), the El Paso TX MSA and Ciudad Juarez, by district Chihuahua, Mexico is the largest metropolitan area along the I Leadership: Mayor, Elected at large U.S.-Mexico border. I Employees: 1,505 This dynamic area is home to more than 2.7 million people and I Police/Sheriff's Department: offers unlimited opportunities for business location and expansion. Sit164 Officers uated in the middle of the Rio Grande River basin, it offers a superb I Other Law Enforcement: Doña Ana quality of life with more than 330 days of sunshine and a multitude of County Sheriff's Dept., New Mexico recreational and cultural activities. State Police Since 2000, the Las Cruces NM MSA labor force has grown at twice I Fire Department: 123 firefighters the national rate in the U.S., and employment has grown at almost three I Fire Insurance Rating: Class 4 times the national annual average. The Las Cruces area is an aerospace hub that is home to the White Sands Missile Range and Spaceport I Planning Commission: Yes America, a commercial launch facility. I Zoning Regulations: Yes Year-end reported gross receipts (all industries) for 2007 increased 10.2% over 2006 and retail sales gross receipts increased 12% during the same period. ManufacSanta Teresa is a BorderPlex turing and business services led all sectors with Transportation, Trade Hub increases ranging from 19.8% to 46.7%. nion Pacific is developing a new 900-acre terminal and Labor & Employment Las Cruces, NM MSA intermodal facility four miles west of Santa Teresa that 90,000 will handle 100,000 containers annually and connect with 85,000 a Juarez rail by pass and border crossing into Santa Teresa. 80,000 An expansion of the 1,200-acre Santa Teresa Foreign 75,000 Trade Zone will allow manufacturers, suppliers and logistics 70,000 Labor Force suppliers the opportunity to locate on the US-Mexico bor65,000 Employment der adjacent to the Santa Teresa-San Jeronimo Port of 60,000 Entry, near Union Pacific’s intermodal facility. Manufactur55,000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ing firms will be able to establish operations on both sides of the border “within a stone’s throw from each other.” Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics T Type of Government: City Manager, City Council U

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Business Facilities - June 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Metro Spotlight: Austin, TX The Greening of America Winds of Change in the Berkshires Hot Logistics Locales Metro Spotlight: New Mexico Borderplex Hollywood on the Louisiana Bayou Idaho: Gem State's Economy is Glittering Mayor's Reports New Brunswick, Canada's Export Leader Virginia: Where Business and Fun Come Together How Green Is Your Site? Maine's New Maritime Marketing Message Corporate Moves: Alabama Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - June 2008

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