NMSU-led border economic assessment seeks community input for Hidalgo–Luna strategy
An NMSU and Wilson & Company team outlined a strategic assessment to aid Hidalgo and Luna Counties in binational industrial recruitment, tourism and infrastructure planning and urged residents to take a public survey (English and Spanish) open through the end of the month.
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Dr. Christopher Erickson of New Mexico State University briefed the commission on a New Mexico Border Authority-funded assessment for Hidalgo and Luna counties that will inventory local resources, identify infrastructure priorities, analyze target industries and integrate binational stakeholder engagement. Erickson described the project's scope — industrial recruitment, tourism, site-readiness, economic-impact estimates and a near-term tourism study that he said is about 90% complete.
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