Free Manufacturing and Innovation Expo in Los Lunas March 6

The Village of Los Lunas Economic Development Division is hosting a no-cost Central New Mexico Manufacturing & Innovation Expo in the Train Station / Rail Runner auditorium at 101 Courthouse Rd SE, Los Lunas, offering manufacturers direct access to workforce programs, export assistance, state and federal incentives and logistics experts. The one-day event runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, and is listed on Eventbrite and on the U.S. Small Business Administration events page.

Organizers named Crating International and ICAT Logistics as private-sector collaborators alongside New Mexico MEP, the New Mexico Economic Development Department, the International Trade Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The SBA page that also lists the expo shows "Host organization: SBA" and an organizer field that appears as "brown,shelley," reflecting the agency’s role as a participating partner on the federal events platform.

Program copy published on SBA and Eventbrite and reproduced in local promotion outlines practical benefits for manufacturers. "Local manufacturers will gain direct access to workforce programs, state and federal incentives, export assistance, logistics experts, R&D support, and regional economic development partners," the promotional text states. Event listings also promise that "participants will also benefit from networking with other manufacturers and hands-on introductions to resources they can use immediately — many of which are free or previously unknown."

Sunlandpark’s announcement of the expo frames the day as industry-focused learning on trade, incentives, logistics, supply-chain optimization and manufacturing innovation, and says attendees will receive updates on best practices and competitive advantages within New Mexico’s manufacturing sector. Organizers have not published a full agenda; Sunlandpark and Eventbrite pages indicate keynote speakers and session schedules will be released through organizers’ communication channels before the expo.

Practical details in listings identify the venue as the Los Lunas Transportation Center / Train Station auditorium at 101 Courthouse Road, Los Lunas, NM 87031. Registration is described as no-cost and Eventbrite is the apparent registration platform, although the specific registration URL was not captured in event listings available to reporters. For inquiries, the SBA listing provides ICAT Logistics at 505-842-2003 and Crating International at 505-301-0133; the SBA page also contains a malformed ICAT string ("505-842-200 ext.") that appears on the federal event page.

The expo is pitched specifically to manufacturers in Valencia County and surrounding counties and to any New Mexico company that builds, fabricates, assembles or produces goods and seeks to grow, improve operations or enter new markets. Nearby, UNM Rainforest Innovations is hosting a separate technology showcase on March 3; its contact information (505-272-7900, Info@innovations.unm.edu) appears on adjacent event listings. Organizers of the March 6 expo plan to circulate the final agenda and speaker names through their channels in the coming days, giving local manufacturers a short window to register and plan visits to the Los Lunas Train Station auditorium.