New Mexico

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New Mexicos Las Vegas

• WOW!

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Potential Success Opportunity

• Overview of the real Las Vegas
• Local Incentives (ED Ordinance)
• Broadband Access
• Trained, competent, Bilingual Workforce (home
  based)
• Potential Sites
• EDC community role

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Overview of the real Las Vegas

• 1835
• Nuestra Senora de Dolores de Las Vegas Grandes
  (during Mexican Territorial Period)
• West and East meet here
• Santa Fe Trail
• Over 900 structures on national historic registry
  
• 1 of 12 distinct destinations
• Culture and charm without the tourist prices

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Quick tour
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Local Incentives (ED Ordinance)

• Economic Development Ordinance
• City Owned Utilities (Gas, Water, Solid Waste)
• Rent/lease deferment
• Training Trains Program
• Customized University and Community College
  programs
• Property tax deferment
• Performance based incentives (jobs)

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Broadband Access

• Qwest Communications
• (14 miles of fiber in LV T1 and DSL)
• Sprint
• (mobile and data services)
• Genesys
• (Wireless Technologies)
• Rural Telephone CoOps
• Rural DSL

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Workforce

• Underemployment
• 600-700 local employees
• Unemployment rate 6-7
• 900 to 1,000 folks
• Estimated 3,000 employees commute 45 minutes or
  more on a daily basis out of Las Vegas
• Many economic based employees commute to LV from
  Santa Fe
• NMHU students 2,300 and LCC 1,850
• Bilingual workforce - 75-85 of local population
  is Hispanic

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Potential Sites

• Investment opportunity for freestanding retail,
  showrooms, distribution centers, government
  operations center, telemarketing or data centers.
  Additional land available. Existing Pizza Hut
  land and lease available as an out-parcel to this
  site. Price 300,000 Lease Depending on
  build-out and size. Owners will divide space
  according to tenant needs. Lot Size 165,528 /-
  SF Building Size 40,000 /- SF Terms Cash or
  New Financing Zoning Commercial Parking 242
  vehicles Listing agent Phase One Realty, Santa
  Fe, New Mexico 505-988-3883 x 3 Contact David
  Gurule Email gurule_at_phaseonerealty.com,
  www.phaseonerealty.com
• Visit on the web http//www.phaseonerealty.com/w
  hat/k-mart/k-mart.html

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Potential Sites

• This complex currently houses our existing data
  center. It can make the appropriate amount of
  sq. ft. space needed available. Its current
  major tenants include Auto Zone, HR Block,
  Family Dollar, Colortyme, Payless Shoes, The
  Connection (Data Center), Advance America, Eye
  Associates of New Mexico, United States Army, and
  the Foot and Ankle Associates, Inc., Negotiable
  lease terms. Allowance for tenant improvements.
• Largest shopping center in Las Vegas, NM and an
  abundance of employee/customer parking. ASW
  Realty Partners Contact Marty Gerber Phone
  [phone]
• Fax [phone] Cell [phone] E- Mail
  mgerber_at_aswsf.com
• Total 118,000 sq. ft. Spaces starting at 550 sq.
  ft. (3,500 sq. ft. pad - perfect for drive-thru)
  Available for lease immediately Visit on the
  web http//www.lvsmedc.org/cp1.htm

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EDC community role

• Make it happen
• Fast local buy in by working with us
• Clearing house for economic development
  incentives
• All government relations
• Membership is broad and inclusive

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New Mexicos Las Vegas

• NOW!