EDC of Lea County celebrates 60 years Jennifer Grassham/EDC president It was the year the computer mouse, push-button telephone, and cassette tapes arrived on the scene. The US Postal Service announced ZIP codes, The Avengers comic was first published, and a new car company, Lamborghini, was founded and debuted its first prototype 350 GTV automobile.   1963 was also the …

Three New Mexico cabinet secretaries in a live remote panel concluded the fourth EnergyPlex Conference last week with discussion of economic development, methane rules and legislative priorities. The Economic Development Corporation of Lea County sponsored and facilitated the conference that included both pre-recorded and live presentations. Economic Development Department Secretary Alicia Keyes credited the current coronavirus pandemic for giving special …

Three New Mexico cabinet secretaries in a live remote panel concluded the fourth EnergyPlex Conference last week with discussion of economic development, methane rules and legislative priorities. The Economic Development Corporation of Lea County sponsored and facilitated the conference that included both pre-recorded and live presentations. Economic Development Department Secretary Alicia Keyes credited the current coronavirus pandemic for giving special …

Attorneys representing the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and Lea County Sheriff Corey Helton fired back at the writ of mandamus petition filed by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas at the end of July. The AG filed the court action hoping to compel the sheriff and deputies to enforce the “Public Health Emergency Orders” created by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 181 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 19 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 3 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 8 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 …

The City of Hobbs and Lea County have always been resilient and capable of weathering economic hardships and coming out stronger on the other side. We know that our current economic climate is unimaginably difficult with the unprecedented one-two punch of the oil and gas downturn and the health concerns around COVID-19. The City of Hobbs and the Economic Development …

Is there a war on oil? As one Capitol news crew writes, recent days in the state Senate briefly resemble “Groundhog Day,” the movie about a befuddled weatherman who relives the same day in the same small town. Sen. Bill Sharer, R-Farmington, stands in the N.M. Senate and praises some aspect of the oil and gas industry, typically discussing how …

EDC head predicts Hobbs retail growth in 2019 While Lea County is the third highest oil-producing county in the nation and climbing, local economic leaders are seeking to expand oil and natural gas-related businesses while diversifying the local economy to better weather the ups and downs of the oil and gas industry. Steve Vierck, president and CEO of the Economic …