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Mimbres Valley Authority / Enterprise Community

Luna county was designated an Enterprise Community in January 1999. USDA Rural Development State Director Stephanie Gonzales presented a plaque to City and County Officials on February 12th at the Garcia Civic Center, officially designating Deming/Luna County an Enterprise Community. In making the presentation Gonzales said "This is an honor for me to make the presentation on behalf of President Clinton and Vice President Gore." She Added " The white house made the decision three weeks ago to make Deming and Luna County an Enterprise Community. This is real important because it will now be easier to attract businesses to the area which in turn will create new jobs." This designation will make Deming and Luna County eligible for special economic assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is one of 20 new rural Enterprise Communities in the U.S..

The Enterprise Communities Initiative allows communities to implement their own economic development plan. In other words instead of the government telling the community what to do, the Deming/Luna County Enterprise Community will be charting its own economic future. The strategic plan submitted by Deming and Luna County states it will create partnerships between all levels of government, private business, community groups and local residents to bring new economic life to southwestern New Mexico.

For information on benchmarks and Goals of Deming's Enterprise Community:

For more information, contact:

Linda Smrkovsky
Mimbres Valley Authority Director
2300 E. Pine
Deming, New Mexico, USA 88030
Phone: 505/546-6594
FAX: 505/546-0938

Send questions and comments to mva@cityofdeming.org.