Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) actively promotes the Southern New Mexico Mesilla Valley Area as a location site to new industries. Primary existing potential industrial areas are located in the U.S.-Mexico border region of Southern New Mexico, near Juarez Mexico, the fifth largest city in Mexico.

MVEDA offers a variety of support services such as:

  • Information and Research
  • Industrial sites
  • Transportation
  • Building availability
  • Labor Taxation and utilities
  • Financial Support services
  • Location Services
  • Confidential business location assistance is a major service of MVEDA.
This can include:
Arranging and conducting on-site land and building tours; Arranging meetings with local officials or key business and industry leaders; Providing confidential site analysis; and Assisting as a troubleshooter on land and building issues with public entities prior to move-in.

BORDERPLEX WORK FORCE
When selecting a location for a manufacturing facility, it is important to locate near a large, well-trained and skilled work force. The BorderPlex area is well-situated to provide the labor force needed in today's competitive business environment, with a combined force of 360,000 workers available from Do�a Ana, NM and El Paso, Texas counties adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico border.

TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY

MAQUILADORAS & NAFTA MAQUILADORAS
Many U.S. manufacturers and logistics companies are finding it advantageous to locate in Southern New Mexico in order to supply and service maquiladoras in Mexico. In a move designed to create industry and employment, the Mexican government created the maquiladora program in the mid-1960s (also known as "Maquilas", "Twin Plants" or "in-bond" companies), collectively employing well over 1.1 million workers.

BORDER CROSSING INTO MEXICO
An international agreement between Mexico and the U.S. created a border crossing at Santa Teresa, New Mexico in 1991. This new port of entry was designed to relieve the congestion of international commerce at the older El Paso bridges, and commercial carriers are now crossing in a fraction of the time it used to take. The new $10 million border station is one of the newest, least-congested crossings along the U.S./Mexico border. Due to its proximity to the El Paso/Juarez metropolitan area, the maquiladora program and NAFTA, Santa Teresa has become a vital and burgeoning area of international commercial activity.

Advantages of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry

  • 7-10 minute average commercial crossing time vs. 2-3 hours at El Paso
  • 140 average crossings daily vs. 800 at El Paso
  • Circumvents El Paso-Cd. Juarez urban congestion 24 miles to Cd. Jaurez, 238 miles to Cd. Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Continuing port expansion to facilitate traffic
  • Land crossing - no bridges required for expansion

    INDUSTRIAL PARKS
    New Mexico, and in particular Southern New Mexico, has an abundance of available land for development. Established industrial parks are located throughout Do�a Ana County and a number of new parks are in the planning or development stage. County-wide reports for the year 2000 indicated that the sale prices of developed sites ranged from $.50 to $2.50 per square foot.

    BUSINESS INCENTIVES
    Industrial Revenue Bonds
    The Investment Credit Act
    Industrial Development Training Program

    ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
    Property Tax Exemption
    Gross Receipts & Compensating Tax Deduction
    Double-Weighted Sales-Apportioning Corporate Income Tax
    Research & Development Tax Reduction
    Corporate Child Care Tax Credit
    Cultural Preservation Tax Credit

    STATE SPONSORED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    Block Grants, Loans and Grants
    New Mexico Business Participation Loans
    New Mexico Severance Tax Loan Program
    Community Development Revolving Loan Fund

    START UP/SEED, GROWTH, LATE STAGE & VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING

    MAJOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
    The BorderPlex is uniquely positioned at the junctions of many interstate and international transportation sources, making the movement of goods as effortless as possible.

    AIR
    RAIL
    HIGHWAYS
    Las Cruces
    I-10 (east/west) Direct access - 4 exits
    I-25 (north/south) Direct access - 4 exits
    U.S. 70-82 (northeast)

    Santa Teresa
    Interstate 10 (east/west) direct access via NM 136
    NM 136 "Pete V. Domenici Hwy" (4-lane, limited access connecting US/Mexico border to I-10)
    NM 273 "McNutt Rd." (El Paso,TX - Sunland Park,
    NM - Santa Teresa, NM - Canutillo,TX)
    NM Hwy 9 (Santa Teresa - Columbus, NM - Palomas, MX)
    Mexico Hwy 2 "Casa Grandes Hwy" (Santa Teresa, NM - Cd. Juarez - Cd. Chihuahua, MX)

    Contact
    Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
    Steve Vierck, CEcD-President
    505 S. Main, Suite 134
    P.O. Box 1299
    Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299



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