By city of las cruces
• Mar 4, 2021
The City of Las Cruces is taking a major move forward to attract new businesses to the city’s industrial park located on the West Mesa. At a City Council Work Session on February 22, Senior Real Estate Specialist Cilicia Villegas presented a new name for the industrial area, now called the Las Cruces Innovation & Industrial Park. The new name and a new logo will be used when recruiting businesses throughout the region and nation.
“This is a big step forward to tout what we have in Las Cruces,” said City Manager Ifo Pili who has been a vocal advocate of fostering economic development since he arrived in Las Cruces last year. “We have a gem with this industrial park that can immediately be competitive. We’ll be making improvements and creating incentives, but we have the infrastructure in place right now power, utilities, land to get companies to locate here.”
WATCH: Las Cruces mayor gives State of City Address
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima delivered his annual State of the City Address on Wednesday afternoon.
The speech highlighted Las Cruces’ accomplishments during the past year and will touch on the goals of city government for the coming year.
Below s a transcript of the mayor s remarks. Good afternoon everyone. Bienvenidos todos. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today.
As always, I want to express deep appreciation to my fellow councilors, to our city staff, and to all our residents who are watching this on our CLC-TV cable channel, YouTube, or who are viewing this event online.
Credit Country Club Estates / Las Cruces
The city of Las Cruces was considering an enormous economic incentive to an out-of-state developer who owns the former Las Cruces County Club property.
But when the deal faced scrutiny, the developer withdrew his proposal.
The incentive would have created the Royal Crossing Tax Increment Development District. An analysis of the proposal was recently presented to the Las Cruces City Council.
The proposed Royal Crossing project would have diverted a projected $262 million in future tax dollars toward developing the former Las Cruces Country Club site. While the TIDD request was withdrawn by developer Zach Wiegert in August, some city officials are eager to see a new deal move forward. Councilor Gabe Vasquez says the development would be a much-needed economic boost.