If you are considering a move to the southwest be sure and check out beautiful, sunny Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Nestled in the fertile Mesilla Valley between the majestic Organ Mountains and the meandering Rio Grande, this city provides a relaxed lifestyle where you can enjoy golf, unique special events, historic attractions such as Old Mesilla, and beautiful desert hiking trails.

All of this and more can be enjoyed year-round thanks to our superb weather with 350 days of sunshine per year!

Money magazine picked this college town as one of the top five best places to retire in 2005. Forbes has ranked the city as one of the best small metro areas for business and careers. In 2006 AARP's The Magazine ranked Las Cruces as one of the top five dream towns to retire.

This year, Inc. Magazine has ranked Las Cruces 15th on its "BOOMTOWNS 2007" list. It ranks cities of all sizes and has almost 400 cities on the list. In addition, the magazine ranked Las Cruces 9th on its list of "Top 20 Small Cities for Doing Business." Las Cruces was ranked 31st last year on that list.

Contributed by Jack Hadley