Feds: Brakes Not Applied in Crash
HARRISON, N.Y. — Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.
(Saturday, March 20, 2010)
Spring Break Visitors Pack Ski Apache, Ruidoso
RUIDOSO — "I think everybody's happy," says Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce office manager Becky Brooks about a town full of visitors this spring break week.
(Saturday, March 20, 2010)
Continental Asks for Exemption
DALLAS — Continental Airlines Inc. has asked regulators for an exemption from new rules to punish airlines for long tarmac delays, saying construction at New York's Kennedy Airport will slow operations at two other nearby airports.
(Saturday, March 20, 2010)
China Wants D.C. To Ease Pressure Over Yuan
BEIJING — China is sending a Cabinet official to Washington in a bid to defuse trade tensions, the government said Friday, as it called on U.S. leaders to cool the "politicization and emotionalization" of a currency dispute.
(Saturday, March 20, 2010)
Power Project Loses Tax Credits
The estimated $100 million Estancia Basin Power Project has officially lost its state renewable energy tax credits worth $27.4 million over 10 years, putting the biomass plant in jeopardy.
(Saturday, March 20, 2010)
Officials Support IRB for $3.3Bil Kirtland, N.M., plan still has "red flags"
AZTEC — The San Juan County Commission unanimously approved a resolution this week promising support for a $3.3 billion Industrial Revenue Bond to support construction of a proposed 150-bed medical facility in Kirtland that may end up affiliated with the Veterans Administration.
(Thursday, March 18, 2010)
Clovis Sees a Major Slowdown
CLOVIS — Whether it's the soured economy or tightened lending, there is a slowdown in local commercial development.
(Thursday, March 18, 2010)
AROUND N.M.
Castillo To Be GM At Continental Co-op
(Thursday, March 18, 2010)
UNMH: Job Cuts Tied To Medicaid
University of New Mexico Hospital plans to eliminate 24 jobs by May 8 although the hospital's medical staff overall is expected to grow this year, a UNMH spokesman said.
(Wednesday, March 17, 2010)
AROUND N.M.
Open Pit Cleanup Is Under Way
(Wednesday, March 17, 2010)
Intel's New Xeon Chip Taking Flight
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp., the world's largest semiconductor maker, said it already has shipped more than 100,000 units of its Xeon 5600, a server chip that officially went on sale Tuesday.
(Wednesday, March 17, 2010)
Proposed $3B Project Tied to New VA Hospital
FARMINGTON — A proposed but speculative veterans complex in Kirtland, N.M., centered around a new VA hospital, would cost an estimated $3.3 billion and could create thousands of jobs.
(Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
Southern Co. & Turner Buy Vermejo Ranch Solar Plant
The firm that will build the 30-megawatt Cimarron I solar project in northeast New Mexico has sold the project to a large Georgia-based utility and a company founded by Ted Turner.
(Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
AROUND NEW MEXICO
MVD Offering New Online Service
(Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
Hospital work progresses
RIO RANCHO — Although cranes have been visible since Thanksgiving week, most of the construction on Presbyterian Healthcare Services' new $165 million Rio Rancho hospital has been below ground level.
(Monday, March 15, 2010)
2010 Flying 40 deadline approaches
There is still time to join one of the biggest annual celebrations of technology-based businesses in New Mexico by applying for 2010 New Mexico Technology Flying 40 program.
(Monday, March 15, 2010)
R&D name of the game at LRRI
After an hour's conversation with Robert W. Rubin you wouldn't be surprised if he offered to sell you the enormous potted plants in his Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute office. It seems that almost everything else at LRRI is for sale, from the software the institute developed to track experiments to its expertise in handling very dangerous biological and chemical toxins.
(Monday, March 15, 2010)
Restaurant Inspections
These are summaries of Albuquerque Environmental Health restaurant inspections. Restaurants with violations have 10 days to make corrections.
(Monday, March 15, 2010)
Freedom Award nominees named
Seventeen New Mexico Guard and Reserve service members have nominated their employers for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given to employers for outstanding support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.
(Monday, March 15, 2010)
Nominees sought for SAGE award
SAGE magazine wants to recognize high school senior girls who are making a difference in their communities. Nominate a young woman you know for the 2010 Making a Difference award.
(Monday, March 15, 2010)
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