Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

46 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 and types of commercial developments already in place and slated for further construction. “I also have three awesome industrial parts that are right off the interstate that provide economic base, high quality, great paying, offering great benefits, types of jobs,” Gamboa highlights. One particular investment that has added immense value to the town is the Meta (Facebook) Datacenter Campus which represents $2.2 billion worth of investment. “They [Meta Facebook Campus Datacenter] just announced in October of last year that they were adding two additional buildings for a total of 3.8 million square feet,” Gamboa reports. Having the Meta Datacenter Campus on Los Lunas’s doorstep has only benefited the tight-knit community and created growth opportunities moving forward. “Meta has honestly been the most amazing community partner and they try to invest and come up with great ideas to bring the community closer together,” Gamboa reflects. Not to stop there, Gamboa is also excited about the addition of the Amazon distribution center to the ranks of Los Luna’s burgeoning commercial infrastructure initiatives. “The Amazon distribution center was my first big project,” Gamboa illustrates. “It’s a 1.3 million square foot distribution center that will be operational at the beginning of next year. Construction started September of last year, and it’s an investment of $235 million.” On the production side, Los Lunas will also be gaining a strong industrial presence with the recent announcement of Manna Capital Partners which will see the rollout of an aluminum rolling mill that will bring with it an estimated 950 jobs added to the local economy. “We are extremely excited about their [Manna Capital Partners] claim to be renewable. About 85% of their product will come from recycled aluminum,” Gamboa says.