Hobbs officials hope $64.5M project attracts visitors, new residents

HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico city is betting on a $60 million project. They want to build a community center that not only attracts visitors, but also convinces people to move there.
Now a year into construction, city leaders hope the Center of Recreational Excellence, or CORE for short, will make Hobbs a destination.
“There’s not another place like this, there’s certainly not one in New Mexico,” said City Manager J.J. Murphy.
After touring the country and