Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Uncategorized

State Briefs

Health providers announce diabetes initiative The state Department of Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Service, and the University of New Mexico’s Project ECHO yesterday announced a series of programs aimed at the approximately 255,000 New Mexicans with diabetes, along with the 587,000 people who are prediabetic. According to a news release, each organization received five-year funding through […]

Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County

Data: Sandoval County’s Local Economy is Booming

Laborers in Sandoval County are back at work in record numbers and making more money than ever. At least that is what payroll data from the county’s 3,075 employers shows. 33,458 workers took home paychecks from Sandoval County employers this summer and their average weekly wage is up to $1,059 per week across all industries, […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, rio-rancho

PRC Regulators Get Earful at Natural Gas Facility Hearing

Chambers of commerce throughout the state expressed full support for a proposed $180 million Liquid Natural Gas storage facility that would be built west of Rio Rancho during the first half of a public hearing before Public Regulation Commissioners on Monday (Nov. 20).  But there was plenty of opposition from residents and ratepayers of New […]