Joule Unlimited: Joule is the pioneer of Liquid Fuel from the Sun, enabling direct, continuous conversion of sunlight and waste CO2 to infrastructure-ready fuels and chemicals at virtually unlimited scale and stable, competitive costs. They currently employ between 20-30 people. http://www.jouleunlimited.com/ Intercontinental Potash Corporation (ICP): A world-class potash find has been identified in Lea County. ICP has completed their environmental impact analysis. When at full scale operations, this mine could employ up to 400-450 full time employees. http://www.icpotash.com/ United Airlines: Daily flights via United Airlines are available from the Lea County Regional Airport in Hobbs (HOB). These flights are within a 90 minute connection time of over 350 world-wide destinations. The county and airport management are currently exploring additional flight service options to Albuquerque and other westward locations. http:// www.flyhobbs.com/ Exelon/Wild Cat Wind: Exelon and Wild Cat wind recently complete a wind turbine array in the Lovington area. The power will feed into Lea County Electric Cooperative’s power grid. Eldorado Bio-Fuels: Eldorado Bio-Fuels is a leading company in the areas of industrial waste water treatment, algae cultivation and bio-fuel production. Eldorado has a demonstration facility in the EnergyPlex and hopes to commercialize their production in the near future. http://www.eldoradobiofuels.com/ URENCO USA National Enrichment Facility: URENCO USA is a nuclear-related facility that enriches uranium to be used as fuel in nuclear power plants all over the world. URENCO employs approximately 350 employees and supports between 600-900 ongoing construction jobs. http://www.urenco.com/ SunEdison: SunEdison completed work on a 50MW photovoltaic solar deployment in Lea and Eddy Counties. Each of the 5 sites has a 10 MW solar array, with four sites in Lea County and one site in Eddy County. The solar arrays will generate enough energy to power more than 192,000 homes for a year. This project has put Lea County on the World’s solar map. http://www.sunedison.com/ International Isotopes, Inc (INIS): INIS will build a Depleted Uranium Deconversion and Fluorine Extraction. Their products can be used in petroleum operations, photovoltaic solar cells, and refrigerant and aluminum production. This facility will employ between 125-150 full-time employees plus additional construction jobs. http://www.intisoid.com/ Petroleum Industry Expansions: Due to advances in hydrofracking and horizontal drilling, the Permian Basin is experiencing a resurgence of petroleum activities. Several companies, including international manufacturers are exploring the potential of locating new or expanding existing facilities in the EnergyPlex. New Housing Developments: Ledgestone Apartments, Western States Development, Windscape Apartment Expansion, Gold Creek Homes NEW RETAIL: NEW RESTAURANTS: NEW HOTELS: HomeGoods – (open) Denny’s – (open) Zia Park Hotel – (open) Allen Theaters expansion (completed) Buffalo Wild Wings – (open) Baymont Inn & Suites – (open) Steele’s – (open) Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse – (open) Marriott TownePlace Suites – (open) Bloom Clothing – (open) Taco Bell 2 – (open) Value Place Inn – (open) Dollar General 2 – (open) Starbucks – (open) Hilton Garden Inn – (under construcTractor Supply – (open) Papa John’s – (open) tion) Hibbett Sports (open) Dickey’s BBQ – (open) U-Haul (under construction) Rosa’s Cafe – (under construction)