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We’re Number 1 (Again!)
ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque has once again been named the No. 1 “Best Places to Live and Work as a MovieMaker in North America” by MovieMaker Magazine. Albuquerque has consistently dominated these prestigious rankings for seven years running, including four consecutive years at No. 1 (2019-2022). Since the magazine launched the list in 2001, no other…
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Ookla® Research Shows that Xfinity Mobile Download Speeds Have Skyrocketed 150 Percent
Xfinity Mobile Consistently Ranks Faster Than Competitors in Comcast Markets Albuquerque, New Mexico – January 17, 2025 – Ookla’s latest Speedtest Intelligence® research credits Xfinity Mobile’s PowerBoost for delivering customers 150 percent faster speeds since the innovative feature launched in 2024. PowerBoost delivers speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) over WiFi at home or at millions of…
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State Supreme Court rejects challenges by utilities to community solar program rules
SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court issued an opinion today upholding regulations for a program allowing electric utility customers to buy power from community solar projects. In a unanimous opinion, the Court rejected arguments by Southwestern Public Service Company, Public Service Company of New Mexico and El Paso Electric Company that a rule adopted…
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Sandia’s economic impact soars to $5.2B in 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories achieved a record-breaking economic impact of $5.2 billion for 2024, surpassing the previous year’s figure by more than $423 million. This total includes the salaries of the 16,900 people employed by Sandia in 2024, including 1,900 student interns, as well as the $1.08 billion paid to small business suppliers…
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Boosting Local Agriculture with Best of Class CBD Processing
MORIARTY, N.M. – The New Mexico State Economic Development Department (EDD) and NewBridge Global Ventures (NewBridge) announced Monday, January 13, the Ag Tech company is planning a major expansion in Moriarity to grow and integrate its farming, processing, manufacturing and distribution businesses centered around industrial-scale hemp and CBD. San Francisco-based NewBridge utilizes a patented technology…
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NewBridge to expand production operations in Estancia Valley
MORIARTY, N.M. — The New Mexico Economic Development Department and NewBridge Global Ventures (NewBridge) announced today that the Ag Tech company is planning a major expansion in the Estancia Valley to grow and integrate its farming, processing, manufacturing, and distribution businesses centered around industrial-scale hemp and CBD. “The Economic Development Department supports this initiative that…
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New Mexico students create floating future city
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — What could cities of the future look like? How will they sustain growing populations? Could they even float on water? These are the questions students from across New Mexico are tackling in the annual Future City Competition. Sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, the event is part of a national program that encourages…
