ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 9 -- The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2024: The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA) today announced its Board of Directors for 2024. At the start of its third year of a 5-year strategic plan, AREA - recently renamed and converted to a 501c3 public charity to better serve its mission - is welcoming new leadership to its board and enjoying continued support of its critical initiatives by many long-time organiz  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Jan. 12 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: The Department of Energy, in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Texas A&M University, will conduct a biweekly webinar series aimed at providing a broad overview of nuclear waste management and disposal in the United States as well as the latest research activities. The target audience is undergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, policy, sociotechnical, and soci  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 10 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The Albuquerque City Council took no action on Mayor Tim Keller's veto of R-23-197, which aimed to bring the Council and Commission together to find a way forward for air quality. Newly elected Council President Dan Lewis stated that there was no need for an override and no need for the Veto in the first place. "The Mayor's veto of R-176 was a petty attempt by the mayor to have it both ways. He wants to be   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Sandia National Laboratories' economic impact for fiscal year 2023 reached an all-time high of nearly $4.8 billion, which was $559 million more than in 2022. The impact is evident in the 1,200 new jobs added in the last year, the $114 million in gross receipts taxes paid to the state and the $1.08 billion paid to the small business suppliers who h  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Sandia National Laboratories' economic impact for fiscal year 2023 reached an all-time high of nearly $4.8 billion, surpassing the previous year by $559 million. That impact is evident in the 1,200 new jobs added in the last year, the $114 million in gross receipts taxes paid to the state of New Mexico, and the $1.08 billion paid to the small busine  more