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Voice Of The Public: Economic Development In The Mesilla Valley

  To quote the 2016 Statewide Town Hall report on Economic Security and Vitality for New Mexico, “High unemployment, low job creation, high poverty, shrinking population and poor education. These markers comprise what could be called the “Forbidden Five” for any state seeking to build a strong workforce. New Mexico is battling all of them. Tasked to overcome these barriers is Davin Lopez, President and CEO with the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance, MVEDA. Dr. Chris Erickson is Professor of Economics at New Mexico State University and they are both here to discuss economic development in the Mesilla Valley. I’m Edmundo Resendez your host on this special Voice of the Public.