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UTEP gets US$964,000 in federal support to boost local manufacturing

EL PASO, TX - The University of Texas at El Paso and two other El Paso Makes collaborators will use a $964,000 federal grant to help local manufacturing companies develop proposals for US Department of Defense contracts, which in turn, will lead to...

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Nearly one million people have not received COVID-19 booster in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA - Nearly one million people in San Diego have yet to receive their booster dose, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced According to officials, of the 2 million 182,257 San Diegans eligible to receive their booster,...

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Phoenix ranks fifth best city for small business wage growth

PHOENIX AZ - The city of Phoenix ranked fifth in the US for wage growth with a 47 percent average increase in weekly earnings for small businesses, Paychex IHS Markit's Small Business Employment Watch referred to in its March 2022...

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El Paso County Public Health Financial Statements Recognized

EL PASO, TX - For the third consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada recognized El Paso County Public Health with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial...

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U.S. Deputy Assistant minister for Narcotics and Law Enforcement visits Juarez

CIUDAD JUAREZ - The Deputy Assistant minister of the US State Department's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section (INL), Heide Fulton, visited Ciudad Juarez to hold a series of meetings with personnel from the Supreme Court of...

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El Paso to begin administering second COVID-19 boosters

EL PASO, TX - Following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement of the authorization of a fourth dose of COVID-19, the City of El Paso announced that it will be providing second boosters to people over 50 years of age or those who are...

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Arizona reports rebound in exports during 2021

ARIZONA - Exports by Arizona companies increased by more than 20% during 2021, reaching near record levels set before the pandemic, the Commerce Authority released in its most recent trade report The trade body said exports reached US$241...

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El Paso begins compensation for family of young man killed by police in 2015

EL PASO, TX - The El Paso City Council has approved a settlement agreement to resolve the lawsuit filed by the Salas-Sanchez family, initiating a process of compensation to those affected and the implementation of improvements to law...

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Las Cruces Prepares for the Start of the Cannabis Industry

LAS CRUCES, NM - The Las Cruces City Council reviewed the conditions and restrictions that will be enforced in the state of New Mexico, ahead of the start of the adult-use cannabis industry, which will be launched in the entity as of April 1,...

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Local Artists Called to Decorate San Diego’s Southeastern Live Well Center

SAN DIEGO, CA - A few months away from the completion of the Southeastern Live Well Center in San Diego, local artists have been invited by the County to participate in shaping the creative vision of the building The space will serve as a...

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