Last week, 82 candidates signed up to vie for a New Mexico Senate seat for the first statewide election since redistricting scrambled the Legislature’s district maps two years ago. The once-a-decade redistricting process created two new open Senate seats, and several incumbents chose not to seek re-election. Eight of the 42 Senate districts have no incumbents running. […]
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How Much Noise Is Too Much Noise?
How much noise is too much noise? That’s what the City of Rio Rancho wants to know. During the Thursday, March 14 Rio Rancho City Council meeting, the governing body postponed any action on the current noise ordinance until the April 11 meeting, allowing citizens to propose suggested language into the ordinance. Rio Rancho’s official […]
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Video: See inside Intel’s Rio Rancho Fab 9 and Fab 11x plants under construction
Video footage from January 2024 shows Intel New Mexico’s Fab 9 and Fab 11X in Rio Rancho. In January 2024, Intel celebrated the opening of Fab 9, part of the company’s previously announced $3.5 billion investment to equip its New Mexico operations for the manufacturing of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies. The Fab 9 and Fab […]
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Intel Secures $8.5 Billion and Loans From Biden Administration For Chip Production, Including in Rio Rancho
President Biden’s push to expand domestic production of logic chips could net Intel $8.5 billion from the federal government to help Intel’s Rio Rancho campus complete the modernization of two fabs into advanced packaging facilities and support additional Intel projects in Arizona, Oregon and Ohio. The company and the Biden-Harris administration have reached a “preliminary […]
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PRC Denies Application for Rio Rancho Liquified Natural Gas Facility
In a unanimous vote Thursday, New Mexico utility regulators denied a permit for a proposed liquified natural gas storage facility in Rio Rancho. Public regulation commissioners said the projected $180 million price tag outweighed the potential benefits. “It just doesn’t seem to me that the costs justify the benefits that you get from the project,” […]
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New Mexico and Ireland Partnering for Business Success This Saint Patrick’s Day
Commentary This column was submitted as a guest column by the listed author. Have an opinion? Add your comments below or submit your own response here. Guest commentary by Ivan Houlihan, IDA Ireland As New Mexico continues to ramp up its semiconductor industry, some companies in the state are turning to Ireland as a new […]
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Commission Plans Expansion of Rio Rancho Estates
There was plenty to cheer for in a jam-packed Sandoval County Commission meeting on Feb. 28 before the important county business. Daniel Beaman, the Director of Planning and Zoning for Sandoval County, presented a motion to the Commission to approve and amend the Sandoval County Comprehensive Plan. The Commission unanimously voted to approve the proposed […]
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Cirque du Soleil Returns to Rio Rancho, on Ice
Cirque fans will get the opportunity to watch the acrobatics of the newest show to come out of the international juggernaut franchise. Cirque du Soleil:Crystal is in Rio Rancho, is planning multiple shows through March 10 at the Rio Rancho Events Center. Each new show often travels through Rio Rancho because organizers cluster events in […]
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Local Elections Results Draw Winners, Runoffs and Recounts
Key midterm municipal elections were held around the county on Tuesday, March 5, in Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Cuba and Jemez Springs. While the election ended at 7 p.m., some results are still up in the air. Town of Bernalillo Residents of the Town of Bernalillo cast their votes to determine which two candidates would represent them […]
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Rio Rancho Nonprofit Receives National Grant
A Rio Rancho nonprofit that creates STEM programs for underserved children was recently awarded a $5,000 grant. R4 Creating received the grant from Sparklight, a national broadband communications provider, who awarded 29 nonprofits around the country through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The grants totaled more than $125,000 during the most recent award period. R4 Creating […]