Associated Press - Thu September 12, 2019
New Mexico Eyes Airport Expansion for Its Booming Oil Region
LOVINGTON, N.M. (AP) Officials in southeastern New Mexico's booming oil and gas region want to expand their regional airport. The Hobbs News-Sun reported Lea County commissioners voted the week of Aug....
Associated Press - Sat August 18, 2018
Contractor Makes Progress on New N.M. Border Fence
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) Construction workers have completed more than half of a new barrier along a desolate stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico as part of President Donald Trump's fight against drug trafficking and illegal immigration....
Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich - Wed August 15, 2018
USAF Lands $20M for Holloman Facility
United States Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Air Force that it will build a $20 million Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications War Reserve Material Storage and Shipment facility at Holloman Air Force Base....
Associated Press - Wed July 18, 2018
Nuclear Sec. Admin. Begins Work on New Mexico Complex
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The head of the U.S. agency that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons cache and key deterrence initiatives around the globe describes working conditions at one of its largest hubs as untenable, saying that the National Nuclear Security Administration finally has funding to address the problems....
Tue July 03, 2018
Construction on Carlsbad Cavern to Begin in August
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Work to fill a giant, man-made cavern that is on the verge of collapse in southern New Mexico is expected to begin in August. The state hired the engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler to design and implement the project to shore up the brine well on the edge of Carlsbad, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported....
Associated Press - Wed June 20, 2018
Economist Projects New Mexico to Reap Oil, Natural Gas Benefits
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A legislative economist has projected that growth in the production of oil and natural gas in southeast New Mexico will continue to drive up revenues for the state. Economist Dawn Iglesias presented the revenue outlook to members of the state Finance Legislative Committee at a meeting in Carlsbad, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported ....
Emily Buenzle - Thu June 07, 2018
Oil Boom Brings High-Paying Industry Jobs to Area
The shale-oil boom in the Permian Basin, located in Texas and New Mexico, is luring workers from all sorts of industries with high-paying jobs. This is currently the nation's busiest oil area, with the rig count increasing by one-third over the past year, Bloomberg reported....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
NMDOT Won't Cave in to Sinkholes on U.S. 82
When it comes to road construction, engineers and construction crews must be prepared for anything, including the possibility that the road will be there one day and gone the next. Fortunately, on U.S....
Susan Montoya Bryan – The Associated Press - Wed April 25, 2018
New Mexico Considering Approval for $2B SunZia Transmission Project
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) Developers of a $2 billion project that will serve as a path to get renewable energy from New Mexico and Arizona to large markets in the American Southwest are looking to clear another regulatory hurdle as they move toward starting construction on two massive transmission lines and other infrastructure....
The Associated Press - Wed April 25, 2018
Nuclear Agency Authorizes Construction on New Mexico Complex
The National Nuclear Security Administration is beginning work on a multimillion-dollar complex in New Mexico that will serve as a new workspace for some 1,200 employees. The agency says construction was recently authorized to begin....
