May 6, 2013 by Julie M. Hughes, NMSU News Center Garrey Carruthers was selected president of New Mexico State University pending contract negotiations during a special meeting of the Board of Regents May 6. Regents Mike Cheney, Kari Mitchell and Jordan Banegas voted to select Carruthers, both Regent Javier Gonzales and Regent Isaac Pino voted against the selection and expressed that they More »

February 27, 2013 by Julie M. Hughes, NMSU News Center The New Mexico Senate has confirmed Jordan Banegas as the next student regent at New Mexico State University. Both were appointed to the board by Gov. Susana Martinez. Banegas, who is the new student regent, will be seated at the Board of Regents meeting Monday, March 11. Mitchell has been serving as a regent since July when she More »

February 5, 2013. Retrieved online February 6, 2013 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - Christopher Erickson was at a gathering to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday when he struck up a conversation with a friend who works in government. The friend's news was bleak. "Federal employees are being told to prepare for layoffs," said Erickson, who teaches economics and interna More »

July 27, 2012 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Earlier today, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Las Cruces businesswoman Kari Mitchell to the New Mexico State University Board of Regents. She is the CEO and owner of Las Cruces Machine, Mfg. & Engineering and serves on the executive committee of the Bridge of Southern New Mexico. “We are proud to welcome Kari to the Board of Re More »

July 6, 2012. Retrieved online July 11, 2012 from Alta LeCompte, Las Cruces Bulletin Engineer, cheerleader, Las Crucen As construction moves toward completion at Spaceport America in Sierra County, project manager Wayne Savage sees the venture as “a game changer for New Mexico.” “In looking back, I think the thing that really excites me is the potential for local economic growth,” More »

July 6, 2012. Retrieved online July 11, 2012 from Richard Coltharp, Las Cruces Bulletin That’s the Way of the World One company provides technology to remotely monitor and distribute water to cattle on New Mexico ranches. One company offers online assistance to new parents concerned about their child’s development. One company provides secure “cloud” data storage. What does th More »

June 8, 2012. Retrieved online June 11, 2012 from Alta LeCompte, Las Cruces Bulletin Chihuahuan visitors explore opportunities The Hispaño Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces on Thursday, June 21, will host four events, including a foreign trade mission starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. Activities will be scheduled throughout the afternoon and ev More »

January 7, 2011. Retrieved online January 12, 2011 from Gabriel Vasquez, Las Cruces Bulletin Local nonprofit boasts state’s first early college high school Higher learning means higher earning, and The Bridge of Southern New Mexico is hoping to drive that message home to students already attending the Arrowhead Park Early College High School (ECHS) on the New Mexico State University campus More »

October 8, 2010. Retrieved online October 11, 2010 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — Maybe it was fate for Jaclyn AaronsCooke to wind up in the Land of Enchantment. Her family was in the midst of a move from Valencia, Calif. — just north of Los Angeles — to Miami when the car broke down in New Mexico, at Thoreau, near Bluewater Lake State Park and the Continental More »