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California unemployment rate falls by 6.9% in November

CALIFORNIA - California's unemployment rate fell by 69% in November, which represented the generation of 45,700 new non-farm jobs, according to data released by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) The economic agency indicated...

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UTEP to test 3D-printed biological tissue in space flight

EL PASO - The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) announced that tests of a 3D printed biological tissue produced by researchers at the university have been completed, and the model could be integrated into a neural sensing device to be tested on...

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El Paso home sales decrease during November

EL PASO - Although jobs in the city of El Paso, Texas, increased on an annualized basis by 272% during the month of November, residential home sales volume showed a 012% decrease during the same period, according to the Real Estate Research Center...

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UTEP seeks to strengthen cybersecurity in the border region

EL PASO - The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has renewed a partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve cybersecurity workforce capacity in the border region and...

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DHS to extend U.S. temporary work visa limit during first half of 2022

UNITED STATES - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the forthcoming publication of a rule to make available an additional 20,000 H-2B nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2022 These visas...

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El Paso reports 1.3% increase in employment during November

EL PASO, TX - During the month of November, employment in El Paso, Texas increased by an annualized 13%, which translated into 343 additional jobs, as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) The employment gains were driven...

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Texan spending returns to pre-pandemic levels

TEXAS - Texans' spending during the month of November presented an improvement in relation to the numbers reached in 2020, as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) The agency detailed that relative to January 2020 levels,...

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ICE prepares to implement body cameras

UNITED STATES - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the implementation of a pilot program in select cities for agents to wear body cameras during planned operations "With its body camera pilot program, ICE is making an...

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El Paso Electric Prepares Metering System Modernization

EL PASO - El Paso Electric (EPE) announced that it has reached an agreement with the City of El Paso and other stakeholders to begin its deployment of the Advanced Metering System (AMS) The system will provide EPE with instant notifications when...

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Taylor Energy Co. to pay more than US$432 million after oil spill

MEXICO - Taylor Energy Company LLC (Taylor Energy) has agreed to turn over all of its remaining assets to the United States upon liquidation to resolve its liability for the oil spill at its former offshore input production facility in the Gulf of...

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