Editing Artesia, New Mexico (section)

==Economy==
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The principal economic activities which support Artesia are the oil and gas industry, agriculture, and dairy. Prominent local oil and gas businesses include Wilbanks Trucking Services, EOG Resources, Mack Energy Corporation, and Marbob Energy Corp.<ref name="RWM-3">{{Cite web|title=Artesia, the Little City that Could|publisher=Roswell Web Magazine|issue=3|url=http://roswellwebmagazine.com/page.php?15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630183811/http://roswellwebmagazine.com/page.php?15|archive-date=June 30, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> In the fall of 2010, Concho Resources acquired most of Marbob Energy Corp's assets for nearly $1.6&nbsp;billion. [[HF Sinclair Corporation|HFSinclair Corporation]] also operates the Navajo Refinery, the largest refinery in New Mexico, at the corner of 1st and Main Street.

Artesia is home to the former [[Abo Elementary School]], identified by ''One Nation Underground'' ({{ISBN|0-8147-7522-5}}) as the first and most likely only public school which is entirely underground and equipped to function as a [[fallout shelter]]. The school, completed in 1962, had a [[concrete slab]] roof which served as the school's playground. It contained a large storage facility with room for supplies for 2000 people in the event of [[nuclear warfare]]. The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999 and is located at 1802 W Centre Ave.

The city has one of the few residential training sites of the [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers]], mostly for the [[United States Border Patrol]], [[Bureau of Indian Affairs Police|BIA Police]], and the [[Federal Air Marshal Service|US Air Marshals]]. The center is located on the former campus of the [[College of Artesia]], which operated from 1966 to 1971.

Artesia has a [[high-voltage direct current]] back-to-back station which connects the eastern and western electric grids in Eddy County. This tie, built by [[General Electric]] in 1983, can transfer a maximum power of 200 megawatts. The used voltage is 82 kV.

The Artesia Restaurant and Hotel is prominently featured as a location in the film [[The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)|''The Man Who Fell to Earth'']] starring [[David Bowie]].

===Immigration===
Artesia was the site of the Artesia Detention Center, that was responsible for individuals entering the US illegally and going through proper dockets that are in compliance with current US immigration laws. This location had incidents of humanitarian issues, for example a US citizen child was detained<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-na-citizen-detained-20140815-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Child's detention despite citizenship reveals immigration case woes - LA Times|date=15 August 2014 |access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> and legal issues due to its remoteness and the extent of this immigration issue. It was closed in December 2014.