Tag Archives: Department of Commerce

Economic Outlook Under Trump Administration Positive, But Uncertain

By Frank Torres | Published February 21, 2017

KRWG News New Mexico economists, policy makers and students gathered at the Las Cruces Convention Center for the annual New Mexico State University economic outlook conference. Despite the economic forecasts, fears and concerns of economists and commentators, the election of…
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NMSU’s Arrowhead Center receives grant to expand student entrepreneur opportunities

By Frank Torres | Published February 19, 2016

February 18, 2016 by Darrell J. Pehr, NMSU News Center A program that promotes student entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University will receive $368,760 from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand the program to the university’s community colleges. NMSU…
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Startup Weekend winners develop more than just new business ideas

By Frank Torres | Published November 14, 2014

Jacobs, who works as a leasing manager for the federal General Services Administration, describes himself as an idea guy and a jack-of-all-trades in his personal projects. It was his idea for an app to help people organize and visualize their lists that drew teammates Vinney Kelly and Christopher Barentine into the project, which they’re initially calling Uber List. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged AIN, Albuquerque NM, Alumni, Apps, Arrowhead Center, Arrowhead Innovation Network, Beto Pallares, Business Models, Christopher Barentine, Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, El Paso TX, Entrepreneurship, General Services Administration, Government, Grants, GSA, i6 Challenge, Intellectual Property, Kenneth Jacobs, Las Cruces NM, Management, Management Department, Marketing, Patents, Peacock Myers PC, Small Business, Startup Weekend, Technology, Technology Incubators, Uber List App, Venture Capitalists, Vinney Kelly, Zetdi Runyan Sloan | Comments Off

COB 50th Anniversary: WWII Barracks to Domenici Hall 1964-2014

By cobadmin | Published April 17, 2014

April 16, 2014 by COB Staff Published on April 15, 2014 A look back at the NMSU College of Business buildings. 1943: World War II reduces the enrollment at NMSU. The all-time enrollment low in Business Administration occurs in 1943…
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NMSU’s Arrowhead Center announces Launch competition awardees

By cobadmin | Published March 31, 2014

March 28, 2014 by Samuel Horstman, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center has named its 2014 Launch competition grant winners from the university. The NMSU faculty members selected to participate in technology commercialization through the Launch proof…
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Arrowhead Center CEO working to extend innovation hub’s reach statewide

By cobadmin | Published January 14, 2014

NMSUnews: Kathy Hansen: Arrowhead Center CEO NMSUnews Published on Jan 10, 2014 Since becoming the Arrowhead Center’s director and CEO in July, Kathy Hansen has helped shape the innovation hub’s mission to boost economic development in the region and across…
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LC Bulletin: Expanding on campus and into the community

By cobadmin | Published January 6, 2014

December 27, 2013. Retrieved online January 6, 2014 from LC Bulletin Staff, Las Cruces Bulletin Business college adds third building, focuses on tech transfer [Excerpts below reprinted with permission: Read the complete Las Cruces Bulletin article] In 2013, the New…
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New advisory council will help guide NMSU’s Arrowhead Innovation Network

By cobadmin | Published October 8, 2013

Oct 8, 2013 by Amanda Bradford, NMSU News Center A panel of experts from around the region is helping develop the strategy and priorities for Arrowhead Center’s commercialization network, with the goal of strengthening the program’s economic development potential statewide….
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Arrowhead Center at NMSU receives Economic Development Administration grant

By cobadmin | Published September 17, 2013

September 16, 2013 by Amanda Bradford, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center has been awarded a federal grant to support and expand its commercialization efforts in the state. The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…
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Revolutionary solar energy technology turns to Kickstarter to help fund launch

By cobadmin | Published July 22, 2013

July 19, 2013 by Amanda Bradford, NMSU News Center What if we could produce solar power more cheaply than coal power? It sounds too good to be true, of course. But a pair of entrepreneurs at New Mexico State University’s…
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