Las Cruces City officials have shared details on the Las Cruces Innovation and Industrial Park (LCIIP) to New Mexico legislature’s Interim Economic Development and Policy Committee, as part of an effort to enhance the state’s economy.

During a meeting with the committee, City Manager Ifo Pili and Business Development Administrator Elizabeth Teeters urged considering a rework on state statutes to enhance New Mexico’s capability to attract businesses.

“The LCIIP Master Plan was unanimously adopted by the Las Cruces City Council on July 19, and the Economic Development Department is currently working on a site certification program, a marketing campaign for the Innovation and Industrial Park, and fast-track permitting,” according to the City of Las Cruces in a removed press release.

They told the interim committee that the current state statutes “disincentivize innovation at the local level” and likewise “hamper[s] the process for municipally owned land to be sold,” the news stated.

At a meeting with the committee, Pili and Teeters presented to them the programs that were created during the COVID-19 pandemic by Economic Development, in collaboration with city partners.

It included the upcoming Paseos Verdes mixed-use redevelopment projects as part of the El Paseo Road and South Solano Drive Corridor revitalization.

Teeters underscored that there are numerous measures in New Mexico that impedes the state’s economic growth, the City of Las Cruces news reported.