A thriving tortilla production company is planning to expand its Sunland Park facilities.
La Primera Tortilla Factory will double its current facility space, located at 102 Palomas Place.
The company is receiving up to $50,000 in funding through a Local Economic Development Act grant for the project.
That funding is awarded though the New Mexico Department of Economic Development.
Altogether, La Primera expects to invest some $2.7 million in the expansion of its facilities, while also adding on to its staff.
Launched as a family-owned grocery store in 1984, La Primera initially delivered its products to neighborhood restaurants and stores in southern New Mexico, growing into a multi-million dollar business with a strong regional customer base.
The company regularly produces well over 1.2 million corn tortillas per week, as well as tostada chips and pork rinds, among more than a dozen offerings.
In a statement, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said the LEDA funding for La Primera’s expansion “shows that the State stands ready to support businesses of all sizes as they grow and create jobs.”
By Garry Boulard
