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Albuquerque International Sunport, where a federal grant of up to $18.5 million will help fund upgrades to the Sunport Rail Spur to improve freight service and give local businesses another way to move goods. (CABQ)

Albuquerque’s Sunport rail spur is getting a multimillion-dollar federal boost

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — From construction materials to industrial supplies, businesses could have an easier way to move goods in and out of the Duke City after the city was selected for a multimillion-dollar federal grant to upgrade six miles of the Sunport Rail Spur. The city was selected to receive up to […]

Health care led New Mexico’s job growth, adding 3,700 jobs over the past year. Pictured: UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho.

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Working overtime: New Mexico ranks 7th in job growth, but jobless rate climbs, too

By Kevin Hendricks — New Mexico employers added 11,200 jobs over the past year, outpacing all but six states. But the help-wanted signs didn’t shrink the line of job seekers. The state’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.7 percent in September. New Mexico’s 1.3 percent year-over-year job growth ranks 7th nationally and runs more than four […]

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signs a deal Thursday with Tokyo-based Fujitsu, one of the world's largest technology companies, to establish a quantum computing research center in New Mexico. (Courtesy of the governor's office)

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Governor’s Japan trade mission returns with a quantum souvenir: Fujitsu research center

by Kevin Hendricks October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

By Kevin Hendricks New Mexico college students chasing quantum computing careers may soon find internships and research jobs closer to home. Tokyo-based Fujitsu, one of the world’s largest tech companies, will set up a quantum computing research center in the state, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday. The center will work on quantum hardware, software, […]

Hot air balloons fill the sky over Albuquerque during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The annual event draws hundreds of thousands of guest visits and generates millions of dollars in economic activity for the city. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/City Desk ABQ.

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When the green flag flies, Albuquerque’s economy gets a lift

by Jesse Jones October 8, 2026October 22, 2026

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For nine days each October, hot air balloons fill Albuquerque’s morning sky as visitors pack hotels, restaurants and businesses across the city. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings hundreds of thousands of visitors, boosting the local economy. As the 2026 event continues, its full economic impact is still taking […]

A map of the proposed pipeline Energy Transfer submitted in its early 2026 application to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (Photo courtesy of FERC)

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New Mexico AG challenges federal commission’s review of proposed Project Jupiter gas pipeline

By Joshua Bowling, Source New Mexico — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is pushing back against the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s review of a proposed gas pipeline intended to power the Project Jupiter data center, calling it “inadequate.” Texas-based Energy Transfer early this year asked federal regulatory officials to approve construction of a […]

The Station Corrales is a new community-minded retail & gathering space to the village. Some of the stores open now are The Village Refinery, Moonflower Botanicals, The Enchanted Boxcar as well as the Stationary. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales for the Paper

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A love letter to Corrales: Historic property transformed into family-friendly destination

by Rodd Cayton September 29, 2026September 29, 2026

By Rodd Cayton There are no trains stopping at The Station Corrales, but it’s still a destination. The long-vacant Corrales property, which includes some historic Santa Fe Railway buildings, recently hosted a grand opening celebrating its first tenants. Those business owners and one of the project founders spoke with the Corrales Comment about what visitors […]

New Mexico's quantum startups no longer have to ship hardware across the country to test a single part. They can now do it in Albuquerque, where state officials and Roadrunner Venture Studios opened the Roadrunner Quantum Lab on Tuesday.

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Beep beep: Roadrunner Quantum Lab opens in the Innovation District

by Kevin Hendricks September 29, 2026October 22, 2026

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s quantum startups no longer have to ship hardware across the country to test a single part. They can now do it in Albuquerque, where state officials and Roadrunner Venture Studios opened the Roadrunner Quantum Lab on Tuesday. The 35,000-square-foot shared facility in Albuquerque’s Innovation District gives startups, industry […]

State Rep. Alan Martinez will host the free New Mexico Future Jobs Summit from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Sandoval County Administration Building, joined by Reps. Josh Hernandez and Catherine Cullen and Sens. Jay Block and Craig Brandt. A panel discussion kicks off at 5:30 p.m.

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Quantum leap: Future Jobs Summit brings AI, space and tech employers to Bernalillo

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexicans wondering whether tomorrow’s jobs will need them — or a robot — can ask the employers directly Thursday in Bernalillo. State Rep. Alan Martinez will host the free New Mexico Future Jobs Summit from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Sandoval County Administration Building, joined by […]

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New: Blackstone to offer $300 million in incentives, more transparency in new bid to acquire PNM

By Pat Davis, New Mexico Political Report – Blackstone is asking the PRC to accept an amended offer to buy PNM, upping the ante with more than $300 million in rate credits and low-income bill payments, among other incentives, and offering to create a New Mexico-run board, in an effort to win approval from the […]

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Project Ranger named NM’s top collaborative economic development project

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Project Ranger, Castelion’s hypersonic missile manufacturing campus in Sandoval County, was named 2026 Collaborative Impact Project of the Year at the New Mexico IDEA Economic Development Excellence Awards, held during the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development at Isleta Resort & Casino last week. The award recognizes the 1,000-acre campus as […]