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Carlsbad MainStreet Names new Executive Director
Carlsbad MainStreet

August 29, 2010 - Carlsbad, NM — A Carlsbad native is coming home, and she's landed a job on Main Street. Amy Barnhart was selected last month as the executive director of the Carlsbad MainStreet Project, from a pool of more than a dozen applicants. Full Article


USDA Rural Development - Peñasco Valley Telecom Receives $9.5 Million in Federal Funds
Penasco Valley Telecom

June 22, 2010 – Albuquerque, NM - USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner honored Peñasco Valley Telecom (PVT) of Artesia for its recent successful application for $9.5 million in funds to be used to expand its broadband services to its customers. Full article


Roxanne Lara to Join National Project to Advance Women's Leadership
Roxanne Lara
May 25, 2010 - Washington, D.C. - More than 1,000 registered to nominate or become Vision 2020 National Delegates, but in the end it came down to 102 extraordinary women who will serve as chief advocates for women's leadership and equality in their home states.

Dr. Arti Prasad and Roxanne Lara have been chosen as delegates for New Mexico.

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Intrepid Potash, Inc. to Proceed with Langbeinite Recovery Improvement Project
Intrepid Potash, Inc.
May 4, 2010 – Denver, Colorado - Intrepid Potash, Inc. (“Intrepid”) (NYSE:IPI) announced its decision today to move forward with the Langbeinite Recovery Improvement Project which is designed to increase Intrepid’s recovery of langbeinite to approximately 50 percent, while, at the same time, reducing process water usage and providing the flexibility to allow Intrepid to sell all of the production into the granular market. Full article

Water Pours at Cascades
Cascades at Carlsbad Outdoor Market Place
April 16, 2010 - Carlsbad, NM – The Carlsbad Department of Development celebrates the start of construction of the first retail/restaurant building at the Cascades at Carlsbad.
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CDOD and City of Carlsbad

March 30, 2010 – Carlsbad, NM – The Carlsbad Department of Development accepted the invitation from Mayor Dale Janway and the City of Carlsbad to assist with the mayor’s “Take Pride in Carlsbad” campaign. Full article


Carlsbad Caverns to Hire Youth Conservation Corps
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
March 5, 2010 - Carlsbad, NM - Building on the success of last three years, Carlsbad Caverns National Park will be fielding a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew this summer. Full article

Council OKs Land Sale to Housing Manufacturer
Carlsbad Current-Argus newsletter
February 10, 2010 - Carlsbad, NM - The Carlsbad City Council approved the sale of 17 acres of land in the airport industrial park to Maxwell Group LLC, a manufacturing company. Full article

CDOD Meets with Governor, Key Legislators
Carlsbad Current-Argus newspaper

February 3, 2010 – Santa Fe, NM - The Carlsbad Department of Development, along with several local elected officials, met with key state legislators and agencies Monday in efforts to strengthen relationships of Carlsbad and Eddy County with state leaders. Notable meetings included talks with Governor Bill Richardson and the Secretary of Economic Development, Fred Mondragón. Full Article


NMSU Receives $44 million Bio Fuels Study Grant
Carlsbad Current-Argus newspaper
January 18, 2010 - Carlsbad, NM - New Mexico State University researchers are part of a consortium of universities and research institutions that has been awarded $44 million to commercialize algae into biofuel. NMSU will use a portion of its grant to continue current research related to algae biofuel at its Agriculture Science Center in north Eddy County. Full article

CDOD to Meet with New Mexico’s Bill Richardson, Diane Denish
Carlsbad and Eddy County Economic Development Agency

January 13, 2010 – Carlsbad, NM – The Carlsbad Department of Development announced it will meet with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Lt Governor Diane Denish, and several NM cabinet secretaries in Santa Fe, NM this February. Full article



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Carlsbad Department of Development
107 W. Mermod • Carlsbad, NM 88220
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