It’s official.
Last week, President Obama signed the “Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act” which allows taxpayers to deduct charitable donations to the Haiti earthquake recovery efforts on their 2009 income tax returns.
To be eligible for the new deduction, donations have to be in cash (i.e., you can’t donate goods) and must be made after January [...]

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow a deduction against 2009 income taxes for charitable contributions that are made in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Normally, charitable contributions are only deductible in the year they are made.
If the Senate passes the bill and President Obama signs it into law, charitable contributions [...]

Las Cruces has been named one of the best cities in the United States for business. Again.
While not immune from the recent economic challenges, Las Cruces has continued to be recognized as a great place for “creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth.” Las Cruces is #9 on the 2009 Best-Performing Cities Index, according to [...]

Many thanks to the fine folks over at MVEDA (the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance) for the warm welcome on the MVEDA Blog and the informative Business on the Border Forum today.
Featuring a presentation by Gary Gomes, President of the High Tech Consortium of Southern New Mexico, the Forum provided an opportunity to meet business [...]