Tour Agenda
Site Selectors Arrive in New Mexico – Welcome!
| 6:00 pm | Dinner at Chilitos |
| 7:20am – 8:00am | Breakfast at Hotel Encanto Garduno’s | Site Selectors Tour Sponsor Invite Only |
| 8:00am – 12:30pm | Sponsored Tour of Spaceport America Participants will meet in the Hotel Encanto lobby at 8am to leave for Spaceport. Group will tour the Spaceport, meet staff, learn about the aerospace industry and opportunities in NM. | Site Selectors Tour Sponsor Invite Only |
| 12:30pm – 2:30pm | NM Partnership Advisory Partners Utility Discussion We will provide lunch at the Hotel Encanto and have an open discussion about utility trends, challenges, opportunities, and how we need to discuss utilities in the early stages of the site selection process. Hotel Encanto Room: San Rafael B | Site Selectors NMP Advisory Board Invite Only |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Break and Event Check-In Community Partners arrive and check in at the event. Hotel Encanto Room: San Rafael A | Open to All |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | New Mexico Overview NM Partnership will provide a state overview highlighting key industry sectors, success stories, and incentives. Hotel Encanto Room: San Rafael A | Open to All |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Community Presentations Communities will give rapid fire presentations about their communities, target industries, and opportunities. Hotel Encanto Room: San Rafael A | Open to All |
| 5:00pm – 6:15pm | Break | |
| 6:15pm – 8:00pm | Dinner with State of New Mexico & Sponsors Sunset Grill, 1274 Golf Club Rd | Site Selectors All Sponsors Invite Only |
| 8:00pm – | Drinks and Networking Join us for informal after-hours drinks and networking at the Hotel Encanto bar. | Open to All |
| 7:00am – 9:15am | Sponsored Morning Mountain Hike Breakfast on the go to be provided. | Site Selectors Tour Sponsor Invite Only |
| 9:30am | Meet in Hotel E lobby to leave for tours | Open to All |
| 9:30am – 1:00pm | Tour Option 1: NMSU Creative Media Institute & Lunch This group will visit the CMI and newly opened Motion Capture Lab. Participants will learn more about NM’s digital media capabilities and opportunities. Lunch: Lorenzos, 1753 E University Ave | Site Selectors Tour Group 1 Open to All |
| 9:30am – 1:00pm | Tour Option 2: Fresh Chile Company & Lunch This group will visit a local salsa manufacturer and learn more about food processing in NM and our capabilities. Lunch: Grounded, 300 N Main St | Site Selectors Tour Group 2 Open to All |
| 9:30am – 1:00pm | Tour Option 3: Rio Grande Winery & Lunch This group will visit a local vineyard and bottling facility. Participants will learn more about NM’s agriculture and value-added agriculture capabilities. Lunch: Salud De Mesilla, 1800 Avenida De Mesilla | Site Selectors Tour Group 3 Open to All |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Break | |
| 1:45pm – 2:35pm | Site Selector Panel Discussion Our visiting Site Selectors will discuss current trends and topics in economic development, opportunities, and open Q&A. Hotel Encanto Room: San Rafael A | Open to All |
| 2:45pm – 4:45pm | Community Presentations Communities will give rapid fire presentations about their communities, target industries, and opportunities. Hotel Encanto Room: San Rafael A | Open to All |
| 4:45pm – 6:15pm | Break | |
| 6:15pm – 8:00pm | Networking Dinner Meet in the Hotel Encanto Lobby at 6:15pm to board the bus for a casual dinner. La Posta | Open to All |
| 8:00pm – | Drinks and Networking Join us for informal after-hours drinks and networking at the Hotel Encanto bar. | Open to All |
7:00am – 7:50am | Networking Breakfast Informal networking breakfast Encanto Hotel Room: San Rafael B | Open to All |
7:50am – 8:00am | Check out of Hotel Meet in the Hotel Encanto Lobby to board the bus to the Santa Teresa and Border Tour | Site Selectors Tour Sponsor |
8:00am – 12:00pm | Sponsor Tour: Santa Teresa, NM and New Mexico/Mexico Border This tour will include a visit to the gummy bear manufacturing plant just over the US/MX border, the NM Borderplex area, and Santa Teresa. Participants will learn about border trade and manufacturing opportunities. | Site Selectors Tour Sponsor Invite Only |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Send off Lunch Informal lunch before heading to the airport. Lunch: BBQ – War Eagles Museum, 8012 Airport Rd. | Site Selectors Tour Sponsor Invite Only |
1:00pm | Leave for El Paso Airport |
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Jessica Craw
Senior Manager, Location Investment, Credits and Incentives at Ernst and Young
Leader of Location Investment, Tax Credits and Incentives Practice for New England market. Expertise includes: identifying federal, state and local incentives, structuring and negotiating incentives packages, and conducting location cost modeling and tax burden analysis; statutory incentives services; and assisting clients to certify and comply with various incentives agreements and commitments in order to recognize anticipated benefits.
Background experience in various industries including distribution, energy, manufacturing, life science, and retail clients. Assisted a wide range of biotechnology clients with expansion or relocation efforts in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Doug Heinz
Manager, Site Selection & Incentives Advisory at Kroll
Doug assist clients throughout the site selection process, providing workforce analysis, identifying available real estate, and negotiating economic development incentives to increase return on investment. If companies are considering a new project, expansion, consolidation, or relocation, Doug can discuss how he and his team at Kroll may help.
Allea Newbold
Principal Credits and Incentives at Ryan
Allea Newbold, negotiates credits and incentives for new and expanding companies nationwide, helping them maximize return on investment. Her tenacity and creativity have built a record of success in property tax abatement, sales tax refunds, cash grants, tax credits and Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Clients of all sizes and industries seek out Ms. Newbold’s almost 20 years of professional expertise.
Her specialties include R&D credit studies and fixed asset capitalization studies.
Her prior experience also includes managing tax compliance and consulting for large and mid-size multinational corporate entities, specializing in federal tax accounting methods and ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109 and FIN 48).
Before joining Ryan, Ms. Newbold was a member of the national tax accounting groups for both Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She also participated in a tour of duty with PwC’s Washington, D.C. national tax office.
Ms. Newbold speaks widely on credits and incentives as well as other emerging tax issues. Recent audiences include IPT, COST, the Florida Institute of CPAs, Florida Tax Executives Institute and the Annual Conference for Women in Accounting.
Megan McNulty
Manager Site Selection and Business Incentives at Ryan
Presents a variety of clients with credit and incentive savings opportunities around the U.S.
– Works as part of a specialized Data Center team within Ryan to assist clients in securing savings.
– Works on state and federal programs including the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation program and various federal clean vehicle opportunities.
– Maintains client relationships and trust through frequent communication and in-person meetings.
– Worked on a team that specialized in the federal Employee Retention Tax Credit opportunity and assisted in securing nearly $20M for clients.
Rudy Piccato
Associate Partner TNP
15 years of experience in Digital, Sales & Marketing in a global automotive company.
Strong skills in project management, thriving in complex environment, I manage cross functional teams and deliver the best results thanks to critical thinking.
Fluent in French and English, with working experience in Europe and life experience in Japan.
I am consistent top performer with an international background, the customer needs and satisfaction are the drivers for the value I deliver.
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces
705 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Chilitos Restaurant and Cantina
3850 Foothills Rd # 10, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Spaceport America
Co Road A021, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
Soledad Canyon Day Use Area
13300 Soledad Canyon Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Sunset Grill
1274 Golf Club Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Lorenzo’s Italian Food
1753 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Tour Option 2:
Fresh Chile Company
1160 El Paseo Rd Suite D7A, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Grounded
300 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Tour Option 3:
Rio Grande Winery
5321 NM-28, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Salud! de Mesilla
1800 Avenida de Mesilla # B, Las Cruces, NM 88005
La Posta de Mesilla
2410 Calle De San Albino, Mesilla, NM 88046
War Eagles Museum
8012 Airport Rd, Santa Teresa, NM 88008
El Paso International Airport
Melinda Allen
President & CEO
(505) 377-4123
Anthony Aldaz
Director of Economic Development Projects and Research
(505) 389-5033
Doreen Avila
Executive Assistant
Paul Dahlgren
Director of Marketing
Justyn Bellitto
Director of Business Development
| Wednesday, May 1 | |
| 3:30 pm | Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) |
| 3:42 pm | Deming |
| 3:54 pm | El Paso Electric |
| 4:06 pm | Break |
| 4:18 pm | Gallup |
| 4:30 pm | Cibola |
| 4:42 pm | Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association |
| Thursday, May 2 | |
| 2:45 pm | Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA) |
| 2:57 pm | Sandoval Economic Alliance (SEA) |
| 3:09 pm | Los Lunas |
| 3:21 pm | Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) |
| 3:33 pm | Break |
| 3:45 pm | Roswell |
| 3:57 pm | Hobbs |
| 4:09 pm | Portales |
| 4:21 pm | Xcel |
