US – The White House’s decision to limit visas for seasonal farmworkers in order to limit the chances of spreading the coronavirus has the agricultural industry worried that they soon may not have enough workers to pick crops “Over half of...
TEXAS – A promising 2020 for the Texas cotton industry has quickly gone sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic In the short term, the going will be tough for cotton producers, said Texas cotton farmer Steve Newsom, who farms 4,000 acres in the...
NEW MEXICO – A New Mexico startup has landed US$5 million in private equity from investors to accelerate the marketing of super-fast cell-screening and analysis technology The Albuquerque Journal reports that BennuBio Inc won the funding from...
ARIZONA – With Arizona eateries restricted from operating dining rooms during the coronavirus outbreak, there is a big push by the Arizona Restaurant Association to move to takeout Following the same model as Arizona Restaurant Week, the ARA...
TUCSON – German conglomerate Bayer has unveiled a new greenhouse complex on seven acres north of Tucson that will serve as a development and production site focused solely on corn seeds Midwestern states such as Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska lead...
ALBUQUERQUE – Oil prices are plummeting because of the coronavirus, which is drastically impacting gas and oil production in New Mexico The price for a barrel of oil dropped from about US$50 to US$31, which is the worst the industry has seen...
TUCSON – JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the US$84 million sale of Tucson Spectrum, a 716,704-square-foot, Class A, market-leading, grocery-anchored retail center situated in an infill location in Tucson, Arizona JLL...
ARIZONA – Self-driving truck developer TuSimple has expanded its partnership with shipping giant UPS to run more routes as it develops its technology at its main testing facility in Tucson, Arizona The company pointed out, that it will double...
ARIZONA – Zoned Properties, Inc, an Arizona-based real estate company in the cannabis industry, announced it has become the first organization focused on the regulated cannabis industry to achieve carbon neutrality via validation by the United...
TEXAS – The Texas dairy industry contributes US$33 billion to the total economic impact for the country, but the bankruptcies from two major US dairy companies has led to concerns that the industry might be on shaky ground But despite struggles...