By Collin Krabbe – Technology reporter , Albuquerque Business First September 24th, 2018 – An Albuquerque manufacturer is relocating and adding over a dozen jobs. Kevothermal, which builds vacuum insulation panels for packaging, refrigeration, electronics and insulation, is receiving $4 million from its North Carolina-based parent company, Sealed Air Corp., for the expansion. The new facility is…
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By Collin Krabbe – Technology reporter , Albuquerque Business First September 19th, 2018 – The Albuquerque International Sunport just landed a top 10 ranking in a study of the best airports for customer satisfaction. In J.D. Power’s 2018 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, the Sunport came in eighth place for the mid-sized airport category, scoring…
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By: KRQE Media September 18th, 2018 – A local tech company is expanding and adding 80 new jobs. RS21, a company focused on data analytics and visualization technologies says business is booming and so they’re expanding and hiring for more high paying jobs. It will also invest more than $2 million to expand…
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By Tim Henderson – TNS September 11th, 2018 – An oil and gas bonanza in Southwestern states may be helping to drive the continuing national economic boom. The nation’s 4.2 percent growth in gross domestic product, estimated last month by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, is the highest quarterly growth since 2014. State…
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By Ron Davis – Reporter, Albuquerque Business First September 10th, 2018 – A branch of Intel Corp. is relocating to Rio Rancho. On Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Intel’s 3D XPoint technology development will be relocating to its Rio Rancho facility, bringing over 100 additional jobs to the site. In 2015, Intel and Boise, Idaho-based…
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By John Guzzon and Karen Weil September 6th, 2018 – The Southwest construction job market continues to sizzle. According to analysis by the Associated General Contractors. Month-over-month in Nevada, 1,600 jobs were added, 1.8%, good enough for No. 2 in the nation. Arizona only added 300 construction jobs month-over month, No. 26 in the…
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By Maddy Hayden / Journal Staff Writer September 3rd, 2018 – Even the strongest metals eventually wear down given enough time and friction. But researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have engineered what they believe is the most wear-resistant metal in existence – by a long shot. Made of platinum and gold, they say…
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By TAYLOR WILLIAMS September 4th, 2018 – New Mexico’s office market has held steady along with the rest of the country throughout 2017. New development in areas outside of metro Albuquerque, like the Facebook development in Los Lunas, is attracting retail- and service-related businesses. While it remains to be seen what this…
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August 29th, 2018 – Officials in southeastern New Mexico‘s booming oil and gas region want to expand their regional airport. The Hobbs News-Sun reports Lea County commissioners voted last week to seek a construction contractor to start expansion at the Lea County Regional Airport. Officials say the current 4,800-square-foot facility contains a…
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By BRITTANY COSTELLO August 28th, 2018 – There appears to be a business boom in Albuquerque, La Cumbre taproom opened a week ago on Albuquerque’s Westside. “We really just liked the buildout that the development had done here,” said Jeffrey Erway, the President of La Cumbre Brewing. “We thought it was…
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