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As of May 3, 2021, the Santa Teresa Port of Entry (STPOE) has been approved to process both the importation and exportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) shipments. Products that are classified as hazmat are required to cross through a certified port of entry that complies with the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. The STPOE established a mobile containment unit which is designed to detect and isolate the release of any hazardous material. With this unit in place, the STPOE is now able to cross hazmat products which can include paint, airbags, batteries, and gaseous fuels.
With this new certification, the STPOE is a much-needed alternative for the region which previously only had one hazmat port. “Ysleta-Zaragoza used to be the only hazmat port in the region. This would make the Santa Teresa Port of Entry the only other hazmat-eligible port. We see that as good potential for the region and an opportunity for us to increase commer
New Mexico State Universitys College of Business will house a new resource hub dedicated to promoting business expansion and economic development along New Mexicos southern border region. New Mexico State University economics professor Christopher Erickson will launch the Center for Border Economic Development, a new resource hub dedicated to promoting business expansion and economic development along New Mexicos southern border region. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
Planning is well underway for the Center for Border Economic Development, or C-BED, a new project spearheaded by longtime NMSU economics professor Christopher Erickson.
C-BED will identify impediments to border business expansion and economic development and bring to bear the resources of NMSU to help overcome those impediments, said Erickson, head of NMSUs Department of Economics, Applied Statistics and International Business.