Press Releases
08-21-2008 | Mesa del Sol Welcomes Molina Healthcare
Mesa del Sol officials welcomed Molina Healthcare to Innovation Park with a groundbreaking ceremony today held for the company’s 25,000 square-foot IT Center. The IT Center is being relocated from the company’s headquarters in Long Beach, California. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction of the company’s new building, which joins Advent Solar, SCHOTT Solar, Fidelity Investments and ABQ Studios at Mesa del Sol. Read More
06-12-2008 | Mesa del Sol Water Tank to be Hoisted in Place
When crews finish lifting the water tank to the top of the tower at Mesa del Sol this week, the community will have a 175-foot landmark that is unique and incorporates the city’s native surroundings. Crews hoisted the tank on to the tower on June 12, 2008. Read More
06-06-2008 | Mesa del Sol to Discuss Transformational Approach
Mesa del Sol Director of Economic Development Mark Lautman will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Latest Trends in Urban and Mixed-Use Development” on Monday, June 9 from 3:45 to 5 p.m. at the IEDC summer show June 8-10 at the Westin Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, NC. Read More
06-03-2008 | Mesa del Sol Selects PB&J for Community Day
Mesa del Sol’s employees will leave their offices behind and join a volunteer effort as part of the annual Forest City Enterprises’ Community Celebration. FCE is the developer of the Mesa del Sol community. Employees will spend the day lending a helping hand and celebrating the company’s core values of sustainability and community involvement by giving back to the community in which they live and work. Read More
04-22-2008 | Mesa del Sol Signs Pact for Plants with South Valley Economic Development
With the stroke of a pen, Mesa del Sol will secure a local source for drought-tolerant, low-water use and native plants while at the same time help a fledging economic group begin an economic venture aimed at retaining the South Valley’s rich agricultural and cultural heritage. Read More
04-22-2008 | Mesa del Sol Celebrates Earth Day
Mesa del Sol celebrated Earth Day by hosting a morning LEED® “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” certification plaque presentation and reception at Advent Solar, 5600 University Blvd., SE. Read More
03-03-2008 | SCHOTT Solar Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
March 3, 2008 – Mesa del Sol officials early this morning joined Dr. Udo Ungeheuer, chairman of SCHOTT’s board of management and a host of New Mexicans including Gov. Bill Richardson and Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez, to break ground on SCHOTT Solar’s new 200,000 square foot solar manufacturing site. Read More
02-21-2008 | Workforce Focus of Waste Management Panel
Mesa del Sol officials have assembled a panel of national thought leaders that will examine the challenges of the coming changes in the government workforce as it relates to national security and waste management communities. The panel will convene during the 2008 Waste Management Symposium, which will be held in Phoenix from February 24th through the 28th. Read More
01-23-2008 | LEED Certification for Advent SolarMesa del Sol announced today that its first building, leased and occupied by tenant Advent Solar, has been awarded LEED® "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" Certification for Environmental Sustainability by the U.S. Green Building Council. The building is one of a handful of buildings in Albuquerque to earn LEED Certification and the first at Mesa del Sol. Read More
01-17-2008 | 1,250 New Jobs at Mesa del Sol
Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest providers of financial services, has chosen Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol as the site of its new 210,000 square foot operations center. The company is expected to create 1,250 jobs in Albuquerque. The announcement was made today in Santa Fe by Gov. Bill Richardson. Read More Fidelity Location map
01-17-2008 | Forest City Mesa del Sol's Economic Momentum
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) announced today that Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest providers of financial services, will locate a new 210,000-square-foot operations center at Mesa del Sol, a 12,900-acre, mixed-use project in Albuquerque, NM. Read More
01-14-2008 | New Solar Manufacturing Plant Announced
Mesa del Sol announced today that SCHOTT AG, a global leader in glass and optics and one of the largest solar technology manufacturers in the world, will build a 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility for SCHOTT Solar, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, on 80 acres at Innovation Park. SCHOTT brings an initial 350 jobs and as many as 1,500 jobs when all phases of the plant are complete. Read More SCHOTT Solar Location Map
09-26-2007 | Mesa del Sol Featured in NY Times Article
A 25-square-mile stretch of flat acreage here with sweeping views of the Sandia Mountains — said to be the largest tract of undeveloped land in the United States within one city's limits — is being transformed into a master-planned community that may take 30 years to build...
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06-25-2007 | Mesa del Sol Site of Groundbreaking Held for Sony Pictures Imageworks
Mesa del Sol was the site for the groundbreaking of the new 100,000 square-foot Sony Pictures Imageworks digital production facility at Albuquerque Studios, June 25, 2007...
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05-23-2007 | Mesa del Sol Welcomes Sony Pictures Imageworks
The developer of Mesa del Sol, Forest City Covington, NM, LLC, today welcomed Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc., an Academy Award winning, state-of-the-art digital production studio... Read More
04-30-2007 | Mesa del Sol Selects Antoine Predock, AIA to design $10 Million Town Center
Great news for Albuquerque business! Mesa del Sol has selected world-renowned architect Antoine Predock, AIA, of Albuquerque to design the new 78,000 square foot mixed-use town center building... Read More
01-11-2007 | City Council Approves Mesa del Sol Tax Financing Proposal
The Albuquerque City Council in a special meeting Wednesday night, officially approved a proposal by Forest City Covington N.M., LLC, the master developer of Mesa del Sol, to allow future gross receipts and property tax revenues to pay for infrastructure at the Albuquerque development... Read More
01-11-2007 | Environmental Planning Commission Approves MdS Level B Master Plan
Forest City Covington NM, LLC, today received approval from the Albuquerque Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) for its Level B Plan for 3,082 acres at Mesa del Sol... Read More
07-24-2006 | Premier Independent Production Film and Television Studio to Locate at MdS
Touch down in Albuquerque and start shooting film within the hour. It’s not a film producer’s daydream—it’s reality for movies, television and music videos, as Forest City Covington NM, LLC, welcomes a new tenant; the owners and managers of California's historic Culver Studios, who plan to develop 50 acres at Mesa del Sol. The new studio will be called Albuquerque Studios... Read More
01-14-2006 | Groundbreaking held for Advent Solar Building
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held today for the 87,596 square-foot new home of Albuquerque-based Advent Solar, Inc. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction of the Advent Solar research, development and manufacturing plant, the first structure to be built at Mesa del Sol...
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