Center for Border Economic Development


 

The Center for Border Economic Development (C-BED) is in a unique position to marshal resources from across New Mexico State University (NMSU) to promote business expansion and economic development in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. An important collaborator in our efforts is Arrowhead Center. Our mission and that of Arrowhead complement each other and this has resulted in a productive partnership.
C-BED seeks to complement existing development efforts along the border by working closely with businesses, governments, NGOs, and other border stakeholders to identify impediments to economic development and to propose solutions to overcome those impediments. Many of the studies conducted since C-BED's founding in 2021 involve economic impact and infrastructure projects including a study for the Border Task Force on the Paso del Norte Region, and an economic impact study of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and Santa Teresa industrial parks.

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New Mexico state treasurer warns against global tariffs

 

"Trump's tariff threats will suffocate our state, national, and global economies, disrupting our way of life," New Mexico State Treasurer Laura Montoya said. Economists like Dr. Chris Erikson at New Mexico State University said, "I would expect that if these tariffs remain in place for a substantial period of time or, you know, potentially permanently, that that will cause a recession in the southern part of the state."

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‘A tax hike on working people’: New Mexico officials react to Trump’s latest tariffs

 

New Mexico officials slammed the sweeping tariffs announced Wednesday by President Donald Trump, including a 10% duty on imports from all countries and even larger retaliatory increases for many of the United States’ biggest trading partners. Trump announced the latest tariffs, which include a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, during an hourlong speech in the White House Rose Garden. He touted the executive order as a way to regenerate a robust manufacturing sector not seen in the U.S. in decades and bring in hundreds of billions in new revenue to the federal government.

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