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 Mexican legislators push for mobile home regulations

 

With cost of living top of mind for voters, New Mexico’s federal, state and local legislators have pushed new regulations of the manufactured home industry in the last year. The manufactured home market is a quasi-captive market, because the cost of moving a manufactured home from a rented pad is very high, said Chris Erickson, New Mexico State University economics professor.

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How does the federal government shutdown affect New Mexico's economy?

 

With a large federal workforce and high dependency on federally funded aid programs, New Mexico is likely to see more negative economic impacts from the government shutdown than other states, according to economists. Federal government shutdowns typically cause a short-term dip in the national economy, then the economy usually gets a boost after the shutdown ends, balancing out the decline.

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