1. Latest Business News

Artfest Brings In Aid for Nonprofits

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2. Independent Auditor Examines PNM's Power, Fuel Buys

An independent audit focused on PNM's fuel and power purchases during the past fiscal year should soon be in the hands of state regulators, with more planned for the state's other public utilities.

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3. Private E-Mail Raises Concerns

FARMINGTON - A city councilman e-mailed developers, the mayor and another councilman about La Plata Ranch, angering two other councilors who said they should have discussed the development publicly.

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4. N.M. Falls Hard Into Recession

The mood of business in New Mexico is grim, and for good reason, a Federal Reserve System official said in Albuquerque on Thursday.

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5. Program Checks on Immigrant Status

WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department will give a "seal of approval" to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers' immigration status.

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6. Cash for Clunkers Program Helped Slash Inventories; New 2010 Models Costlier

The government's Cash for Clunkers program offered a lot of Americans great deals on new cars. Now, those falling prices have shifted into reverse.

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7. Cruces Delays Opening of New City Hall

LAS CRUCES - The opening of the new Las Cruces City Hall has been delayed a month until February so contractor Jaynes Corp. can install $450,000 worth of new cameras, microphones and flat-screen televisions that will be used to broadcast, and Web cas

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8. Private MVD Contractor Reinstated After Suspension

SANTA FE - The state has reinstated an Albuquerque-based private Motor Vehicle Department contractor that was temporarily suspended after an employee was suspected of issuing titles and registrations for stolen vehicles.

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9. Hole Lot of Love

Good news, Albuquerque: Your Krispy Kreme indulgence is coming back to town.

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10. Corporation Filings Go Electronic

Registering new corporations or filing annual reports should get considerably easier in the next few months.

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11. Ford, Subaru, VW on Top of Safety List

WASHINGTON - Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms.

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12. UNM Counsel Apodaca Replaces Ortiz at PNM

PNM Resources announced Wednesday that University of New Mexico counsel Patrick Apodaca will succeed Patrick Ortiz as the company's senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

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13. Judge: Allstate Violated Claims Practices Act

SANTA FE -- A Santa Fe judge has ruled that Allstate Insurance Co. engaged in "malicious abuse" of the judicial process and that she intends to award punitive damages to four plaintiffs in an amount meant to "deter" the insurance giant from future wr

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14. Latest Business News

Albuquerque Taxes Highest in State

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15. Thousands Reveal Offshore Accounts

MIAMI - More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Revenue Service program allowing most to avoid criminal prosecution as long as they pay what they owe, IRS

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16. Zanios Sold But Stays Locally Run

Zanios Foods isn't locally owned anymore - but it remains locally run.

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17. Late Weather Glitch Pinched Harvest of Green Chile

LAS CRUCES - This year's chile-farming season would have been near-perfect were it not for a glitch at the end.

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18. Spaceport Board Awards $3M Road Contract

LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority board has awarded a $3 million contract to a company that will build roads at Spaceport America.

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19. Top Stories From Business Outlook

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20. Southwest Airlines Gaining Market Share

CHICAGO - Southwest Airlines is landing new customers with its "bags fly free" strategy, even as passenger volume declines at other airlines.

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21. Pecan Processors Eager for Harvest

CARLSBAD - Although pecan trees are dropping a few nuts, it's going to take a hard freeze for pecan trees in Eddy County to shed their leaves and cause all the nuts to fall. But at Pecos Valley Pecans, the machines are already in gear and ready f

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22. N.M. Ag Producers Can Apply For Grants

There is still time for New Mexico agricultural producers to apply for millions of dollars in matching federal grants that support feasibility studies, marketing and business plans, and for working capital, USDA Rural Development State Director Terry

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23. Tres Amigas Principals Meet

GRADY - Phil Harris, CEO and founder of Tres Amigas superstation project, recently met with the Frio Ridge Energy Development Association seeking support from the group's 137 member landowners who hold property from as far north as the Caprock to

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24. Off-Base Housing Growing Scarce

PORTALES - If anyone asks "What's the 801?" it doesn't have anything to do with an area code or an information service but it does have to do with running out of room.

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25. Latest Business News

Award Recognizes Law Professor

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26. Cruces Moves Up to No. 9; Albuquerque, Santa Fe Slip

Las Cruces, Albuquerque and Santa Fe all made the Milken Institute's annual list of Best-Performing Cities with Las Cruces moving up substantially to make the top 10 of small cities measured in the survey.

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27. Chip Giant Settles Antitrust Charges Brought by AMD

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. is paying much smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel's sales tactics, a rift that led to antitrust charges against Intel in several countries and was headed toward

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28. Programs Helping Stem Foreclosures

NEW YORK - The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes dipped in October, the third straight monthly decline, as foreclosure prevention programs helped more borrowers.

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29. Kokesh Faces SEC Fraud Charges

Santa Fe businessman Charles Kokesh has been charged with misappropriating about $45 million of investor funds.

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30. Utility Tests Latest Communications Tool for Customers

PNM has joined the Twitter generation.

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31. Anemic Recovery To Limit Hiring

WASHINGTON - Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday.

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32. Web Page Compares Insurance Premiums

There's a new Web page that allows New Mexico consumers to compare premiums for auto and homeowners insurance that can be customized for personal needs and situations, the insurance division of the state Public Regulation Commission announced Tue

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33. Sales Climb, Prices Slip

Home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year but sales continued their climb, with quarterly sales outpacing the second quarter and the previous year's figures, the National Association of Realtors said

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34. Businesses Slam Gas-Cap Plan

A proposal before state environmental regulators to place strict limits on greenhouse emissions could send energy costs soaring and severely hamper the state's economy and its ability to attract new business, according to opponents including majo

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35. Santa Fe Officials Mum on Booze Bill

SANTA FE - It appears at least $10,000 was spent on alcohol for the four-day Santa Fe International Conference on Creative Tourism sponsored by the city of Santa Fe last year, and city officials have refused to say who paid for it.

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36. Western Refining To Close Bloomfield Refinery, Shift Output to Gallup

Western Refining said Monday it plans to close its Bloomfield refinery and consolidate the operations of its two northwestern New Mexico plants at its Gallup refinery in a move that will help save the business $25 million a year.

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37. Farmington Suffers Tax-Receipts Slump

FARMINGTON - Tax revenue paid by businesses to the city fell more than 17 percent during the first quarter of the budget year versus the same period last year.

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38. Zangara Tried Gambling In Failed Bid To Save Business

Faced with a deepening recession and problems getting credit for his dealership, iconic auto pitch man Ken Zangara decided to roll the dice late last year in an attempt to salvage the business.

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39. Carlsbad, Eddy County Work To Avert Brine Well Collapse

CARLSBAD - The City Council and Eddy County Commission joined together this week in a special joint meeting to take the unusual step of pre-emptively declaring a state of emergency in regard to the possible brine well collapse on the south edge of th

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40. Jobless Rate at 10.2 Percent Highest Since '83

WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.

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41. Latest Business News

AG Cuts Off New Zangara Complaints

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42. 3 N.M. Architectural Firms Share Award, Prize for Modern Designs

Three New Mexico architectural firms - responsible, respectively, for mixed-use studios, an elementary school and a single-family home - share this year's Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture and its $10,000 prize.

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43. Dow Roars Over 10,000 On Reports

NEW YORK - The Dow zoomed back above 10,000 Thursday as all markets rallied on three economic reports that showed a drop in unemployment claims, improved retail sales and a major jump in productivity.

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44. Mesa Air To Shut Down Pilot Training Program

FARMINGTON - Mesa Air Group has abruptly canceled its pilot training program at San Juan College due the poor economy, ending a 20-year partnership. The college's aviation department will cease operations at the conclusion of the fall semester.

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45. Garduno's, State Reach Tax Agreement

Garduño's and the state announced Thursday that they have reached a payment plan agreement over the restaurant's $953,000 tax debt and that Garduño's will remain open.

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46. Renovated Rink Ready To Roll

Albuquerque's only roller skating rink - shuttered last April - is coming back to life.

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47. Swaps for Pickups Frequently Dodged Cash for Clunkers' Fuel Economy Goals

WASHINGTON - The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, a

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48. Antitrust Suit Filed Against Intel

NEW YORK - New York's attorney general slapped Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors following a similar case by Eu

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49. Comcast Reports 22 Percent Increase in Earnings

PHILADELPHIA - Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings Wednesday after stepping up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans.

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50. Grants Restaurant Overwhelmed Since Win at State Fair

GRANTS - What many Cibola County locals have known since April is now official. Badlands Burgers are bad, in a good way.

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