Cindy Riley - Wed December 06, 2017
$40M Entertainment Hub Rises in Albuquerque
Designed to bring vibrancy to the downtown area, a $40 million entertainment hub is taking shape in Albuquerque, N.M. When complete, the facility will feature approximately 39,000 sq. ft. of mixed-use space, along with 60 residential market-rate apartment units....
Thu November 16, 2017
Gov. Susana Martinez Announces Latest Expansion of Facebook's Los Lunas Data Center
On Nov. 14, Gov. Susana Martinez and Facebook announced the latest expansion of the Los Lunas Data Center, bringing Facebook's total investment in the project to more than $1 billion. Facebook will add four more buildings to the Los Lunas campus, in addition to the two already under construction....
Wed November 08, 2017
Grant Will Cover Construction of N.M. Veterans' Cemetery
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) Gallup is getting its own veterans cemetery after a multi-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich along with Rep. Ben Ray Lujan said that the grant of $6.7 million will fund construction....
Wed November 08, 2017
N.M. County Selects Contractor to Build Road to Spaceport America
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Dona Ana County officials have chosen a contractor to build an improved road to Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that county commissioners selected Mountain Slates Construction to build the nearly 24-mi....
Wed October 25, 2017
N.M. Plans Nearly $27M of WIPP Route Road Improvements
Gov. Susana Martinez announced nearly $27 million of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) route road improvements between Carlsbad and Vaughn, as part of the state's 2014 settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy....
Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 25, 2017
U.S. Nuke Waste Repository in New Mexico Will Expand
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Workers are expected to begin mining operations at the U.S. nuclear waste dump in New Mexico for the first time in three years following a radiation release that contaminated part of the underground repository, the Energy Department said on Oct....
Wed October 25, 2017
NASA Awards Multiple Construction Contracts
NASA has awarded 24 Multiple Award Construction Contract Two (MACC-II) contracts to 20 small businesses and four large firms for general construction services at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Bay St....
Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017
$85M GSA Project Upgrades New Mexico Port of Entry
Crews will construct larger, more modern inspection and operational facilities as part of an $85 million upgrade under way at the land port of entry in Columbus, N.M. The new buildings will be built north of the existing 14.72-acre site, allowing the existing facility to continue its operation as construction is in progress....
Wed October 11, 2017
Historic San Juan River Bridge to Be Decommissioned
SHIPROCK, NM (AP) An historic bridge that spans the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico is slated to be decommissioned now that it has been deemed structurally deficient. The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration held a meeting on Sept....
Thu September 14, 2017
FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....
