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Arizona among those to benefit from CHIPS Act to boost semiconductor industry

ARIZONA - The passage of the CHIPS for America Act by the US Senate could help boost Arizona's semiconductor research and development potential, said Governor Doug Ducey The Arizona government said that with the passage of the new law, a broad...

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County of San Diego breaks ground on new senior housing complex

SAN DIEGO, CA - San Diego County broke ground on a new housing complex for homeless seniors The 74-unit project in the Nestor area will benefit city residents age 55 and older who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless While all...

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Texas border cities see new drop in unemployment rate

TEXAS - During the month of June 2022, border cities such as El Paso, Brownsville, Laredo and McAllen posted an annualized decrease of nearly 225% in their unemployment rate, according to data from the Texas Labor Commission (TWC) Texas added...

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El Paso Participates in White House Initiative Latino Economic Summit

EL PASO, TX - The White House Initiative to Advance Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics and the Aspen Institute hosted a Latino Economic Summit in El Paso, featuring US Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and Department...

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Raven opens new engineering center in Arizona

ARIZONA - Raven Industries recently opened a new 15,000-square-foot engineering center office in Scottsdale, Arizona to support the advancement of automated and driverless agricultural technology The new office, located in SkySong, employs...

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JTA program awarded funding for third year of operations in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Job Training Albuquerque (JTA), a workforce development program developed by the City Council in partnership with CNM, has received funding for a third year of operations for job creation through local skills enhancement "Job...

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New Mexico plans to invest US$38 million in electric vehicle charging stations

NEW MEXICO - New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has unveiled a state plan to execute US$38 million in federal funding to expand electric vehicle charger infrastructure "New Mexico is leading the nation in driving the future of greener...

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TWC awards more than US$200,000 to South Texas College for student training program

MCALLEN, TX - The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) awarded South Texas College, located in the McAllen area, a $204,058 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant to help the school purchase and install equipment to better train its...

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Las Cruces Approves Internal Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2023

LAS CRUCES, NM - The Las Cruces City Council adopted a Resolution approving the City's Internal Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2023 The City's Internal Audit Office has prepared a risk-based Internal Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2023 The draft...

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EPWater plans to acquire debt of up to US$441 million

EL PASO, TX - The Public Service Board (PSB), which oversees El Paso Water, unanimously authorized a request submitted by the company to ask the City Council to grant additional bonds to cover future construction projects During the PSB meeting,...

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