Fly to Space from New Mexico

Apparently I have been sleeping under a rock. I just saw this on Gizmodo. A honest to goodness SpacePort is being built in New Mexico. The Gizmodo post reads as if it has been mentioned before, but it is news to me.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/rocket-man/worlds-first-spaceport-designed-construction-starts-2008-296464.php